AZ Alkmaar have travelled here for an engaging battle against the home side Heracles. Get ready for the fixture with this full Eredivisie preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This football field has the surface artifical turf, unlike AZ Alkmaar's home ground. The last twelve games by the away side on artifical turf have seen 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Heracles form and stats
Heracles have less points than they have played home games in the Eredivisie so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. Heracles are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Erve Asito, having lost their two previous games here.
Heracles's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus NEC (placed 6th). Ruben Roosken, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Roosken won 10 of 14 duels.
Before that, Heracles played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Sparta Rotterdam.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Heracles as they are travelling to their away game against SC Cambuur in the Eredivisie. That match is four days after this one.
Heracles has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eredivisie, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eredivisie home defeat versus PSV with 0-3 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Fredrik Midtsjø was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.05/10. Midtsjø hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 53 successful passes (of 58 total).
Prior to that result Alkmaar won their away game at SC Heerenveen. The scoreline was 3-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the AZ Alkmaar manager P. Jansen as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against FC Twente.
AZ Alkmaar have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - zero - nine (Heracles wins - draws - AZ Alkmaar wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Burgzorg 1 goals |   D. de Wit 1 goals |  V. Pavlidis 1 goals |
Heracles missing players
AZ Alkmaar missing players
| Heracles | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 6 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 5.3 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 16.5 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| Heracles | Last season | AZ Alkmaar | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 29 | Scored | S | 36 | 75 | ||
| 53 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 56% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 47% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 12% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10.1 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Willem II | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Heracles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 79 | 88 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 72 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 71 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 61 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 59 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Heracles | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 41 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -28 | 31 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 30 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -48 | 23 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -47 | 22 |