Eredivisie·Regular Season - 27Full time
VenueAFAS Stadion
RefereeRobin Hensgens, Netherlands
Kickoff
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
AZ Alkmaar0′—90′Match timelineHeracles
5'
45'
74'
84'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 84'I. JensenGoal · Normal Goal
- 82'Damon MiraniYellow
- 76'Isak Steiner JensenVAR · Goal confirmed
- 76'
- 76'
- 74'M. de Witassist T. Parrott
- 71'
- 70'Sem SchepermanYellow
- 60'
- 60'
- 56'Lequincio ZeefuikYellow
- 56'
- 46'
- 46'
- 45'S. Mijnansassist T. Parrott
- 43'Jannes WieckhoffYellow
- 32'
- 22'Jannes WieckhoffVAR · Goal cancelled
- 5'T. Parrottassist M. de Wit
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats52%
Possession
AZ Alkmaar52|48Heracles
Shots on goal
7goals
AZ Alkmaar
2goals
Heracles
Total shots
14shots
AZ Alkmaar
6shots
Heracles
- 14Total shots6
- 7Shots on goal2
- 4Shots off goal1
- 11Shots inside box3
- 427Total passes396
- 80%Pass accuracy78%
- 7Corners3
- 10Fouls19
- 0Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 3Offsides1
- 3Blocked shots3
- 3Shots outside box3
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 343Passes accurate309
- 3.28Expected goals (xG)0.66
- 0.28Goals prevented0.28
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Winner : AZ Alkmaar
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
AZ Alkmaar45%
Draw45%
Heracles10%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
88%
13%
Attack
78%
22%
Defense
63%
37%
Goals model
76%
24%
Head-to-head
50%
50%
AZ Alkmaar · league form
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Heracles · league form
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Lineups
4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar4-3-3Leeroy Echteld
vs
Heracles4-2-3-1Ernest Faber
AZ Alkmaar bench
12
D. DeenGoalkeeper31
J. SchipperGoalkeeper71
D. KasiusDefender30
R. IchiharaDefender18
A. OufkirForward24
J. HornkampForward19
I. SadiqForward11
I. JensenForward⚽ 84′17
M. SinMidfielder33
M. MeerdinkForward35
A. NataliDefender14
K. BoogaardMidfielder20
Heracles bench
11
R. MantelGoalkeeper30
T. JansinkGoalkeeper16
T. BrunsMidfielder10
S. CesticDefender6
B. LimbombeForward7
M. BenitaDefender2
D. van der KustDefender5
Y. Borges SanchesForward21
S. SchepermanMidfielderyel 70′32
T. van GilstForward17
T. HamamiogluForward41
Recent form
Last 5 matches
AZ AlkmaarL0-3
W3-0
D2-2
W5-1
D0-0
HeraclesL0-2
L0-3
L1-4
D1-1
L0-4
Head-to-head
10 previous meetings10 previous meetingsAZ Alkmaar leads 5-3
AZ Alkmaar5wins
Drawn
2draws
Heracles3wins
50%20%30%
Aggregate goals10 matches
18
15
Recent meetings
5- 15 Mar 26AZ Alkmaar4–0HeraclesEredivisie
- 14 Sept 25Heracles1–2AZ AlkmaarEredivisie
- 13 Apr 25Heracles1–0AZ AlkmaarEredivisie
- 27 Feb 25Heracles2–2AZ AlkmaarKNVB Beker
- 01 Dec 24AZ Alkmaar1–0HeraclesEredivisie
Injuries & suspensions
10 reportedAZ Alkmaar
5
M. Chavez GarciaInjuryOut
J. ClasieAnkle InjuryOut
S. MaikumaInjuryOut
PenetraYellow CardsOut
J. ZoetInactiveOut
Heracles
5
L. KulenovicInactiveOut
W. Ould ChikhInactiveOut
J. Reine-AdelaideKnee InjuryOut
F. de KeijzerInactiveOut
M. te WierikInactiveOut
Standings
Eredivisie 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ajax | 31 | 14-12-5 | +22 | 54 |
| 5 |  Twente | 31 | 14-12-5 | +19 | 54 |
| 6 | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 14-7-10 | +7 | 49 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 31 | 13-8-10 | +4 | 47 |
| 8 |  Utrecht | 31 | 12-8-11 | +8 | 44 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 31 | 12-6-13 | +3 | 42 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 12-6-13 | -17 | 42 |
| 11 | GO Ahead Eagles | 31 | 8-13-10 | +5 | 37 |
| 12 |  Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 10-6-15 | -12 | 36 |
| 13 |  PEC Zwolle | 31 | 8-10-13 | -25 | 34 |
| 14 | Excelsior | 31 | 8-7-16 | -15 | 31 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 31 | 8-7-16 | -17 | 31 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 31 | 7-9-15 | -10 | 30 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 31 | 5-10-16 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Heracles | 31 | 5-4-22 | -45 | 19 |