The host team, AZ, should be favourites in this match, but Heracles Almelo have shown both skill and heroism. Read more about the fixture!
- AZ have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie
- Heracles Almelo have the fewest points (2) away in Eredivisie
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Heracles Almelo have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-5-18 (win-draw-loss) from 26 matches.
This could be an engaging game with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
AZ form and stats
AZ have performed here at AFAS Stadion this season with 7 wins from 10 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. AZ has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Feyenoord defeat 104 days ago.
Happy days for AZ in their previous game, a fixture away at Go Ahead Eagles (placed 14th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Beukema, defender, was given a rating of 9.01/10 in that game, top of the team. Beukema scored two goals and won 4 of 8 duels.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for AZ home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
The AZ manager Jansen has got the team scoring with 24 from 10 home games in the league.
Heracles Almelo form and stats
Heracles Almelo have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 0-2-8 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Heracles have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Sparta Rotterdam game.
Heracles Almelo had fun at their own home (AFAS Stadion) last time out, beating FC Utrecht 1-0. Sierhuis scored. Blaswich was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.21. The agile goalkeeper Blaswich topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, the Heracles Almelo manager Wormuth faced defeat when travelling to Ajax and losing 0-3.The attacking power of Heracles when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Heracles Almelo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H match ended Heracles Almelo - AZ 3-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - zero - two (AZ wins - draws - Heracles Almelo wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Karlsson 9 goals |  V. Pavlidis 9 goals |  D. de Wit 7 goals |
AZ missing players
Heracles Almelo missing players
| AZ | Heracles Almelo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 43 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 30 |
| 91% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 77% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 59% |
| 68% | 70% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 41% |
| 45% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 27% | 40% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 18% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 27% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 9.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.4 | 14.6 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 11.1 | 13.5 |
| 5.1 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 10.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 15 | 12.9 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
- AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heracles Almelo have scored away.
- AZ have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie
- AZ have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Heracles Almelo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Heracles Almelo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heracles Almelo have the fewest points (2) away in Eredivisie
- Heracles Almelo have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Eredivisie
- Heracles Almelo have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 64 | 54 |
| 2 | PSV | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 48 |
| 4 | AZ | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -9 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | NEC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Heracles Almelo | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | Willem II | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 19 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -19 | 16 |
