AZ vs Heracles Almelo

AZ beat Heracles Almelo 4-0 in the Netherlands Eredivisie on Sunday 15 March 2026, 2-0 at half-time. In their last 12 meetings, including this one, AZ Alkmaar won 7, Heracles Almelo won 3 and 2 were drawn.

Netherlands Eredivisie Sun 15 Mar 2026, 13:30 Save

HT 2-0

Heracles Almelo

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar Robin Hensgens

AZ vs Heracles Almelo timeline

5' Troy Parrott 1-0 Goal · Assist Mees de Wit · Left foot shot, AZ
22' Jannes Wieckhoff VAR · Goal disallowed, Heracles Almelo
43' Jannes Wieckhoff Yellow card · Foul, Heracles Almelo
45+1' Sven Mijnans 2-0 Goal · Assist Troy Parrott · Left foot shot, AZ
56' Lequincio Zeefuik Yellow card · Argument, Heracles Almelo
70' Sem Scheperman Yellow card · Foul, Heracles Almelo
74' Mees de Wit 3-0 Goal · Assist Troy Parrott · Right foot shot, AZ
76' Mees de Wit VAR · Goal awarded, AZ
82' Damon Mirani Yellow card · Foul, Heracles Almelo
84' Isak Jensen 4-0 Goal · Free Kick, AZ

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AZ vs Heracles Almelo stats

1st Half 2nd Half

AZHeracles Almelo

2.58 Expected goals (xG) 0.53

3.00 xG on target 0.37

52% Possession 48%

116 Attacks 84

53 Dang. Attacks 30

14 Shots 6

7 Shots On Target 2

5 Big Chances 1

7 Corners 3

81% Pass Accuracy 79%

2 Saves 3

10 Fouls 19

0 Yellow Cards 4

3 Offsides 1

2.58 Expected goals (xG) 0.53

3.00 xG on target 0.37

116 Attacks 84

53 Dang. Attacks 30

14 Shots 6

7 Shots On Target 2

4 Shots Off Target 1

3 Shots Blocked 3

11 Shots Inside Box 3

3 Shots Outside Box 3

10 Goal Attempts 2

5 Big Chances 1

2 Big Chances Missed 1

7 Corners 3

18 Dribbles 13

5 Successful Dribbles 7

28% Dribble Success 54%

3 Offsides 1

AZ vs Heracles Almelo lineups

Confirmed

AZ 4-3-3

12 Hobie Verhulst

22 Elijah Dijkstra
3 Wouter Goes
23 Billy van Duijl
34 Mees de Wit

26 Kees Smit
6 Peer Koopmeiners
10 Sven Mijnans

7 Weslley Patati
9 Troy Parrott
27 Ro-Zangelo Daal

Substitutes

11 Ibrahim Sadiq 60'
14 Andrea Natali
17 Isak Jensen 32'
18 Rion Ichihara
19 Jizz Hornkamp
20 Kasper Boogaard 76'
24 Ayoub Oufkir
30 Denso Kasius 60'
31 Daniël Virginio Deen
33 Matej Sin
35 Mexx Meerdink 76'
71 Jur Schipper

Heracles Almelo 4-2-3-1

22 Remko Pasveer

24 Ivan Mesik
18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
4 Damon Mirani
3 Jannes Wieckhoff

20 Rhys Bozinovski
13 Jan Zamburek

9 Naci Ünüvar
70 Ajdin Hrustic
14 Erik Ahlstrand

25 Lequincio Zeefuik

Substitutes

2 Mimeirhel Benita 46'
5 Djevencio van der Kust
6 Sava-Arangel Cestic
7 Bryan Limbombe
10 Thomas Bruns 71'
16 Timo Jansink
17 Tristan van Gilst 56'
21 Yvandro Borges Sanches
30 Robin Mantel
32 Sem Scheperman 46'
41 Tarik Hamamioglu

AZ and Heracles Almelo player stats

AZ player stats

12 Hobie Verhulst GK	90	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
3 Wouter Goes DEF	90	0	0	0	0	54	2	0	0	54	2
23 Billy van Duijl DEF	90	0	0	1	0	59	0	1	0	59	0
34 Mees de Wit DEF	90	1	1	1	1	40	0	1	1	40	0
22 Elijah Dijkstra DEF	60	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
10 Sven Mijnans MID	90	1	0	5	3	35	0	5	3	35	0
26 Kees Smit MID	90	0	0	1	0	65	1	1	0	65	1
6 Peer Koopmeiners MID	76	0	0	0	0	51	2	0	0	51	2
9 Troy Parrott FWD	76	1	2	4	2	16	1	4	2	16	1
7 Weslley Patati FWD	60	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	19	2
27 Ro-Zangelo Daal FWD	32	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
30 Denso Kasius DEF Sub	30	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	7	0
20 Kasper Boogaard MID Sub	14	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
17 Isak Jensen FWD Sub	58	1	0	1	1	16	1	1	1	16	1
11 Ibrahim Sadiq FWD Sub	30	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
35 Mexx Meerdink FWD Sub	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Heracles Almelo player stats

22 Remko Pasveer GK	90	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck DEF	90	0	0	55	0	0	0	55	0
4 Damon Mirani DEF	90	0	0	46	1	0	0	46	1
24 Ivan Mesik DEF	90	1	1	30	2	1	1	30	2
3 Jannes Wieckhoff DEF	46	0	0	22	2	0	0	22	2
14 Erik Ahlstrand MID	90	0	0	26	2	0	0	26	2
70 Ajdin Hrustic MID	90	2	0	44	1	2	0	44	1
13 Jan Zamburek MID	71	1	0	23	1	1	0	23	1
9 Naci Ünüvar MID	56	0	0	12	1	0	0	12	1
20 Rhys Bozinovski MID	46	0	0	14	0	0	0	14	0
25 Lequincio Zeefuik FWD	90	1	1	23	5	1	1	23	5
2 Mimeirhel Benita DEF Sub	44	0	0	24	0	0	0	24	0
32 Sem Scheperman MID Sub	44	1	0	23	3	1	0	23	3
10 Thomas Bruns MID Sub	19	0	0	11	0	0	0	11	0
17 Tristan van Gilst FWD Sub	34	0	0	7	1	0	0	7	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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AZ vs Heracles Almelo team news

AZ had no reported absences and Heracles Almelo were without 1 player.

AZ 0 out

No reported absences.

Heracles Almelo 1 out

Mario Engels Knee Injury · Missed 6 games Injured

AZ vs Heracles Almelo form

AZ All venues

3 W · 0 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.80
Scored per game: 1.8
Conceded per game: 1.2
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Heracles Almelo All venues

0 W · 1 D · 4 L

Points per game: 0.20
Scored per game: 0.4
Conceded per game: 2.4
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

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AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles Almelo head to head

7 AZ Alkmaar wins 2 draws 3 Heracles Almelo wins

3.4 goals per game 58% both teams scored 75% over 2.5 goals

AZ vs Heracles Almelo standings

Eredivisie table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	12	8	2	2	40	15	+25	26
2	Feyenoord	12	7	4	1	36	17	+19	25
3	Ajax	12	7	4	1	32	15	+17	25
4	FC Twente	12	7	3	2	30	12	+18	24
5	AZ Alkmaar	12	7	2	3	24	16	+8	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	6	3	3	24	16	+8	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	5	5	2	20	20	0	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	4	5	3	24	27	-3	17
9	FC Groningen	12	4	3	5	29	28	+1	15
10	SC Cambuur	12	4	3	5	25	27	-2	15
11	NEC Nijmegen	12	3	5	4	20	21	-1	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	3	3	6	21	29	-8	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	3	3	6	13	24	-11	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	3	3	6	21	34	-13	12
15	Excelsior	12	3	2	7	16	29	-13	11
16	Telstar	12	2	4	6	18	25	-7	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	2	3	7	16	25	-9	9
18	Willem II	12	0	3	9	11	40	-29	3

Eredivisie home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	17	13	2	2	58	26	+32	41
2	FC Utrecht	18	11	3	4	34	15	+19	36
3	Feyenoord	17	11	3	3	39	23	+16	36
4	Ajax	19	10	5	4	35	18	+17	35
5	NEC Nijmegen	17	9	5	3	41	25	+16	32
6	FC Twente	17	9	5	3	29	16	+13	32
7	AZ Alkmaar	17	8	7	2	39	26	+13	31
8	SC Heerenveen	17	8	6	3	33	24	+9	30
9	PEC Zwolle	17	8	4	5	21	21	0	28
10	Go Ahead Eagles	17	6	7	4	34	24	+10	25
11	FC Groningen	17	7	4	6	27	18	+9	25
12	Fortuna Sittard	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1	25
13	FC Volendam	17	6	5	6	24	23	+1	23
14	Sparta Rotterdam	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6	23
15	Telstar	17	5	5	7	31	28	+3	20
16	NAC Breda	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3	20
17	Excelsior	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2	18
18	Heracles Almelo	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13	15

Eredivisie away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	17	14	1	2	43	19	+24	43
2	Feyenoord	17	8	5	4	31	21	+10	29
3	NEC Nijmegen	17	7	6	4	36	28	+8	27
4	FC Twente	17	6	8	3	30	24	+6	26
5	Ajax	17	5	10	2	30	24	+6	25
6	FC Groningen	18	7	2	9	22	29	-7	23
7	FC Utrecht	18	5	6	7	25	30	-5	21
8	SC Heerenveen	18	6	3	9	26	32	-6	21
9	AZ Alkmaar	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6	21
10	Excelsior	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11	20
11	Sparta Rotterdam	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16	20
12	Telstar	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9	17
13	Fortuna Sittard	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13	14
14	Go Ahead Eagles	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9	13
15	NAC Breda	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20	9
16	FC Volendam	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21	9
17	PEC Zwolle	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27	9
18	Heracles Almelo	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37	4

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Eredivisie 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 09:33 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

Pre-match probabilities

76%AZ 16%Draw 9%Heracles Almelo

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Heracles Almelo or draw 25%
AZ or Heracles Almelo 85%

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Eredivisie on TV this week

Venue: AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar Capacity 19,500 · Grass
Weather: 8°C, moderate rain Wind 44 km/h · Humidity 64%
Managers: Leeroy Echteld AZ Ernest Faber Heracles Almelo
Officials: Referee Robin Hensgens 1st Assistant C. Schaap 2nd Assistant N. van Kampen 4th Official K. Puts

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