It's advantage SC Heerenveen so far with their 5th position in the Eredivisie table, welcoming AZ Alkmaar who are placed 9th.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa League game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Real Sociedad. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
As mentioned below, SC Heerenveen are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Eredivisie games.
A good away victory last time out for SC Heerenveen, who won 4-1 against Sparta Rotterdam (placed 13th). Ahead of that match, Heerenveen won a home game hosting FC Oss (3-1).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Heerenveen's attacking play is working. Defensively Heerenveen have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eredivisie, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). It's three draws from Alkmaar's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Alkmaar lost away at Real Sociedad (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against RKC Waalwijk in the Eredivisie.
It's a bit worrying for Alkmaar that their goalkeeper Marco Bizot made eight saves in the Real Sociedad game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Alkmaar alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (9 from 3 played). There are big problems for the Alkmaar defense as they have conceded 9 goals in 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: SC Heerenveen won three, AZ Alkmaar won six and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.SC Heerenveen missing players
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| SC Heerenveen | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 57% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 43% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 82 | 41 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 51 | 103 |
| 37 | 20 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| 43% | 35% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 36% |
- AZ Alkmaar have not yet lost a game.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ Alkmaar have yet to win a game away.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of AZ Alkmaar's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- SC Heerenveen has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Eredivisie
- SC Heerenveen has the most clean sheets (3) at home in Eredivisie
- SC Heerenveen have scored in all their matches so far.
- SC Heerenveen have won all their matches at home so far.
- SC Heerenveen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 18 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | PSV | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Feyenoord | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Heracles | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -13 | 8 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Willem II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 5 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 3 |