Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
1-2
Asito Stadium, Almelo
Going into the match, Heracles had won 2, drawn 0, lost 8 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; AZ Alkmaar had won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 in 10, scoring 2.5. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Heracles 2 wins, AZ Alkmaar 2 wins, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 0, lost 8 (L L L L L). 0.8 scored per game, 2.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 4-0 at Groningen · 29 Aug 2025
- L 2-0 at Ajax · 24 Aug 2025
- L 1-4 vs Nijmegen · 16 Aug 2025
- L 4-0 at Utrecht · 10 Aug 2025
- L 1-2 vs Nijmegen · 18 May 2025
- L 4-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 14 May 2025
Away form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 (W D W W W). 2.5 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at NAC Breda · 31 Aug 2025
- D 2-2 at Volendam · 17 Aug 2025
- W 4-1 vs Groningen · 10 Aug 2025
- W 3-2 vs Twente · 25 May 2025
- W 4-1 vs Heerenveen · 22 May 2025
- D 1-1 vs Almere City · 18 May 2025
Head-to-head: Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar
- AZ Alkmaar 4-0 Heracles · 15 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 1-0 AZ Alkmaar · 13 Apr 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
- 9' Normal Goal — Penetra (AZ Alkmaar)
- 29' Normal Goal — D. Mirani (Heracles)
- 77' Normal Goal — M. Meerdink (AZ Alkmaar)
Match statistics
| Heracles | Metric | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 0.76 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.18 |
| 19 | Total shots | 25 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 9 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 13 |
| 11 | Attempts outside box | 12 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 399 | Total passes | 375 |
| 335 | Accurate passes | 319 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 12 | Key passes | 16 |
| 110 | Duels | 110 |
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 |