Football betting preview: AZ Alkmaar favourites when SC Heerenveen visits

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 19.October
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Stadion (17082 seats)

3rd position in the Eredivisie table for AZ Alkmaar so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed SC Heerenveen visits AFAS Stadion.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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AZ Alkmaar form and stats

When playing at home in the Eredivisie, AZ Alkmaar, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Eredivisie, have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Two home wins in a row for AZ Alkmaar bring valid hopes of a third.

AZ Alkmaar manager A. Slot and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Willem II (placed 10th) in the Eredivisie. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Manchester United that ended 0-0.

AZ Alkmaar are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at AFAS Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 11 goals in 4 attempts. AZ Alkmaar have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, SC Heerenveen have produced an overall stat of 2-0-2 so far.

SC Heerenveen won their last game, 1-0 versus PEC Zwolle played at home. Prior to that result SC Heerenveen won their away game at VVV-Venlo. The scoreline was 3-0.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, SC Heerenveen are regular goalscorers on their travels. SC Heerenveen have conceded 6 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: AZ Alkmaar won 6, SC Heerenveen won 3 and 1 draw. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

O. Idrissi
6 goals
T. Koopmeiners
5 goals
M. Boadu
4 goals / 3 assists

AZ Alkmaar missing players

SC Heerenveen missing players

AZ Alkmaar SC Heerenveen
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 1 4 9
6 3 1 Won W 0 2 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 4
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
19 11 2 Scored S 1 8 12
4 1 0 Conceded C 4 6 9
89% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
78% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 78%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 33%
22% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 22%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 11%
33% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 44%
67% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 44%
11% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
7.3 9.2 7 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4 5.6
4 3.2 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 11 7.2 5.7
1.6 0.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • AZ Alkmaar have not yet lost a game at home.
  • AZ Alkmaar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • AZ Alkmaar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • AZ Alkmaar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • All of SC Heerenveen's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SC Heerenveen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SC Heerenveen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

AZ Alkmaar
All Eredivisie Europa League Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
22-09-19 ER ADO Den Haag 0 - 1 AZ Alkmaar
26-09-19 ER Feyenoord 0 - 3 AZ Alkmaar
29-09-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0 Heracles
03-10-19 EL AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0 Manchester United
06-10-19 ER Willem II 1 - 1 AZ Alkmaar
19-10-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 16:30 SC Heerenveen
24-10-19 EL AZ Alkmaar 16:55 Astana
27-10-19 ER PSV 13:30 AZ Alkmaar
02-11-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 19:45 FC Twente
07-11-19 EL Astana 15:50 AZ Alkmaar
SC Heerenveen
All Eredivisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
31-08-19 ER SC Heerenveen 1 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
14-09-19 ER Ajax 4 - 1 SC Heerenveen
22-09-19 ER SC Heerenveen 1 - 1 FC Utrecht
28-09-19 ER VVV-Venlo 0 - 3 SC Heerenveen
05-10-19 ER SC Heerenveen 1 - 0 PEC Zwolle
19-10-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 16:30 SC Heerenveen
27-10-19 ER SC Heerenveen 11:15 FC Groningen
30-10-19 KB Excelsior Maassluis 18:45 SC Heerenveen
03-11-19 ER ADO Den Haag 15:45 SC Heerenveen
09-11-19 ER SC Heerenveen 17:30 Sparta Rotterdam

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 9 7 2 0 29 6 4 4 0 0 16 1 5 3 2 0 13 5 23 23
2 PSV 9 7 2 0 26 6 5 4 1 0 16 4 4 3 1 0 10 2 20 23
3 AZ Alkmaar 9 6 2 1 19 4 4 3 1 0 11 1 5 3 1 1 8 3 15 20
4 Vitesse 9 6 2 1 18 13 5 4 1 0 13 6 4 2 1 1 5 7 5 20
5 Sparta Rotterdam 9 4 3 2 18 16 4 3 0 1 11 6 5 1 3 1 7 10 2 15
6 FC Utrecht 9 4 2 3 17 13 4 3 0 1 9 4 5 1 2 2 8 9 4 14
7 Heracles 9 4 2 3 13 14 5 2 1 2 7 8 4 2 1 1 6 6 -1 14
8 SC Heerenveen 9 3 4 2 12 9 5 1 4 0 4 3 4 2 0 2 8 6 3 13
9 Feyenoord 9 3 4 2 18 17 5 2 2 1 11 9 4 1 2 1 7 8 1 13
10 Willem II 9 4 1 4 11 14 5 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 0 2 7 9 -3 13
11 FC Twente 9 3 3 3 17 18 4 1 2 1 9 8 5 2 1 2 8 10 -1 12
12 FC Groningen 9 3 1 5 10 12 4 2 0 2 7 5 5 1 1 3 3 7 -2 10
13 VVV-Venlo 9 3 0 6 10 20 4 2 0 2 6 9 5 1 0 4 4 11 -10 9
14 PEC Zwolle 9 2 1 6 13 21 4 1 1 2 9 11 5 1 0 4 4 10 -8 7
15 FC Emmen 9 2 1 6 11 19 5 2 1 2 9 7 4 0 0 4 2 12 -8 7
16 ADO Den Haag 9 2 0 7 10 18 5 1 0 4 4 9 4 1 0 3 6 9 -8 6
17 Fortuna Sittard 9 1 3 5 12 23 5 1 2 2 9 9 4 0 1 3 3 14 -11 6
18 RKC Waalwijk 9 0 1 8 8 29 4 0 0 4 2 10 5 0 1 4 6 19 -21 1

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