Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
3-1
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Going into the match, Heerenveen had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; AZ Alkmaar had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 6 times in our records: Heerenveen 1 win, AZ Alkmaar 4 wins, 1 drawn. Heerenveen are 12th in the Eredivisie on 5 points; AZ Alkmaar are 1st on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D D D L L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at PEC Zwolle · 16 Feb 2025
- D 3-3 vs Twente · 9 Feb 2025
- D 2-2 vs For Sittard · 1 Feb 2025
- L 1-0 at Groningen · 25 Jan 2025
- L 0-2 vs Ajax · 19 Jan 2025
- W 2-4 at NAC Breda · 12 Jan 2025
Away form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W D W W W). 1.7 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs For Sittard · 23 Feb 2025
- D 2-2 at Galatasaray · 20 Feb 2025
- W 4-1 vs Galatasaray · 13 Feb 2025
- W 2-0 vs Zwolle · 9 Feb 2025
- W 0-2 at Willem II · 2 Feb 2025
- L 1-2 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 26 Jan 2025
Head-to-head: Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar
- Heerenveen 2-3 AZ Alkmaar · 6 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 3-0 Heerenveen · 12 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 3-1 AZ Alkmaar · 23 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Heerenveen · 22 May 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 9-1 Heerenveen · 14 Sept 2024 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 2-2 AZ Alkmaar · 28 Jan 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 5' Normal Goal — M. Luković (Heerenveen)
- 57' Normal Goal — I. Sebaoui (Heerenveen)
- 76' Normal Goal — Z. Buurmeester (AZ Alkmaar)
- 92' Missed Penalty — Miloš Luković (Heerenveen)
- 94' Normal Goal — M. Linday (Heerenveen)
Match statistics
| Heerenveen | Metric | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 42 | Ball possession | 58 |
| 1.92 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.14 |
| 10 | Total shots | 10 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 370 | Total passes | 525 |
| 272 | Accurate passes | 433 |
| 74 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 4 | Key passes | 7 |
| 115 | Duels | 115 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |