Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
1-0
Asito Stadion, Almelo
Going into the match, Heracles had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; AZ Alkmaar had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Heracles 1 win, AZ Alkmaar 3 wins, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (D W D L W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Waalwijk · 6 Apr 2025
- W 2-1 vs Twente · 30 Mar 2025
- D 1-1 at Heerenveen · 15 Mar 2025
- L 1-0 at Fortuna Sittard · 8 Mar 2025
- W 4-2 vs Zwolle · 2 Mar 2025
- L 4-0 at Ajax · 16 Feb 2025
Away form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L D D D L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Feyenoord · 5 Apr 2025
- D 2-2 vs Waalwijk · 1 Apr 2025
- D 3-3 at NEC Nijmegen · 29 Mar 2025
- D 2-2 at Ajax · 16 Mar 2025
- L 3-1 at Tottenham · 13 Mar 2025
- W 1-0 vs Tottenham · 6 Mar 2025
Head-to-head: Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar
- AZ Alkmaar 4-0 Heracles · 15 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 1-2 AZ Alkmaar · 14 Sept 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Heracles · 1 Dec 2024 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 5-0 AZ Alkmaar · 3 Apr 2024 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Heracles · 28 Sept 2023 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 47' Normal Goal — J. Hornkamp (Heracles)
Match statistics
| Heracles | Metric | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 1.42 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.57 |
| 7 | Total shots | 10 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 384 | Total passes | 391 |
| 328 | Accurate passes | 325 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 5 | Key passes | 10 |
| 95 | Duels | 95 |
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 |