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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
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FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 14
Dec 1, 2024 at 1.30pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Heracles Almelo

AZ
1 - 0
Heracles

Lahdo (89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Scheperman (75'), Hornkamp (79'), Bruns (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Heracles, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

AZ Alkmaar

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 1-1 Galatasaray
Thursday, November 28 at 5.45pm in Europa League

Heracles

All competitions
Last Game: Heracles 2-2 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, November 23 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Heracles

 With both teams conceding goals at will of late, we are expecting an entertaining clash between two parties who should fancy their chances of claiming all three points.   Having said that, we can also see AZ fending off their visitors to come out on top at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 78.64%. A draw had a probability of 13.7% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 7.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.57%) and 1-0 (8.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.44%), while for a Heracles win it was 0-1 (2.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeracles
78.64% (0.182 0.18) 13.66% (-0.104 -0.1) 7.7% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)
Both teams to score 48.45% (-0.012 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.47% (0.199 0.2)33.53% (-0.201 -0.2)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.66% (0.227 0.23)55.33% (-0.22799999999999 -0.23)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.21% (0.078000000000003 0.08)6.79% (-0.08 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.94% (0.212 0.21)25.06% (-0.214 -0.21)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
51.99% (-0.058 -0.06)48.01% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.76% (-0.041999999999998 -0.04)83.24% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 78.63%
    Heracles 7.7%
    Draw 13.66%
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeracles
2-0 @ 11.79% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
3-0 @ 10.57% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
1-0 @ 8.77% (-0.053999999999998 -0.05)
2-1 @ 8.65% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-1 @ 7.76% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
4-0 @ 7.11% (0.048 0.05)
4-1 @ 5.22% (0.027 0.03)
5-0 @ 3.82% (0.042 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.85% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 2.81% (0.027 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.91% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.71% (0.027 0.03)
6-1 @ 1.26% (0.017 0.02)
5-2 @ 1.03% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.38%
Total : 78.63%
1-1 @ 6.44% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
0-0 @ 3.26% (-0.035 -0.03)
2-2 @ 3.17% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 0.79%
Total : 13.66%
0-1 @ 2.39% (-0.029 -0.03)
1-2 @ 2.36% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 2.95%
Total : 7.7%

How you voted: AZ vs Heracles

AZ Alkmaar
80.0%
Draw
20.0%
Heracles
0.0%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237
> Eredivisie Full Table


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