Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
3-1
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Going into the match, Heerenveen had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; AZ Alkmaar had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Heerenveen 1 win, AZ Alkmaar 4 wins. Heerenveen are 8th in the Eredivisie on 12 points; AZ Alkmaar are 2nd on 20.
Match report
Home form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (L D W D W). 1.9 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Fortuna Sittard · 8 Nov 2025
- D 1-1 at Ajax · 1 Nov 2025
- W 0-3 at VVV Venlo · 28 Oct 2025
- D 3-3 vs NAC Breda · 24 Oct 2025
- W 2-3 at Telstar · 19 Oct 2025
- W 2-1 vs Excelsior · 4 Oct 2025
Away form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L L W W W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-5 vs PSV Eindhoven · 9 Nov 2025
- L 3-1 at Crystal Palace · 6 Nov 2025
- W 0-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 2 Nov 2025
- W 4-1 vs Utrecht · 26 Oct 2025
- W 1-0 vs Slovan Bratislava · 23 Oct 2025
- W 0-2 at Ajax · 18 Oct 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
- AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Heerenveen · 22 May 2025 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 3-1 AZ Alkmaar · 2 Mar 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 9-1 Heerenveen · 14 Sept 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 38' Normal Goal — D. Vente (Heerenveen)
- 40' Normal Goal — J. van Overeem (Heerenveen)
- 75' Normal Goal — T. Parrott (AZ Alkmaar)
- 79' Normal Goal — L. Brouwers (Heerenveen)
Match statistics
| Heerenveen | Metric | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 3.14 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.17 |
| 21 | Total shots | 9 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 469 | Total passes | 532 |
| 375 | Accurate passes | 441 |
| 80 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 20 | Key passes | 9 |
| 97 | Duels | 97 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |