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AZ Alkmaar 3–0 SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

AZ Alkmaar won 3–0.

Shots
237
Shots on target
101
Expected goals
1.860.64
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

AZ Alkmaar beat SC Heerenveen 3–0. Recorded in this match (AZ Alkmaar – SC Heerenveen): shots 23–7, shots on target 10–1, expected goals 1.86–0.64, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

SC Heerenveen's recent record differs from the season

weak

SC Heerenveen's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.77 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.77 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots7 shotsAZ Alkmaar 23 shots, SC Heerenveen 7 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots1 shotAZ Alkmaar 10 shots, SC Heerenveen 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.86 xG0.64 xGAZ Alkmaar 1.86 xG, SC Heerenveen 0.64 xG
  • Possession58%42%AZ Alkmaar 58%, SC Heerenveen 42%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersAZ Alkmaar 6 corners, SC Heerenveen 6 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls10 foulsAZ Alkmaar 5 fouls, SC Heerenveen 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Troy Parrott · AZ Alkmaar · 29′ · 0.01 xG · on targetKees Smit · AZ Alkmaar · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRo-Zangelo Daal · AZ Alkmaar · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRo-Zangelo Daal · AZ Alkmaar · 3′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 7′ · 0.03 xG · goalSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 23′ · 0.03 xG · on targetWeslley Patati · AZ Alkmaar · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRo-Zangelo Daal · AZ Alkmaar · 63′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMateo Chávez · AZ Alkmaar · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 19′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTroy Parrott · AZ Alkmaar · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 56′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOliver Braude · SC Heerenveen · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMexx Meerdink · AZ Alkmaar · 88′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIsak Steiner Jensen · AZ Alkmaar · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 8′ · 0.06 xG · goalDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 82′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIsak Steiner Jensen · AZ Alkmaar · 62′ · 0.07 xG · on targetElijah Dijkstra · AZ Alkmaar · 66′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedElijah Dijkstra · AZ Alkmaar · 62′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedVasilios Zagaritis · SC Heerenveen · 49′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 81′ · 0.11 xG · on targetRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 73′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 11′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedTroy Parrott · AZ Alkmaar · 6′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedMees De Wit · AZ Alkmaar · 63′ · 0.20 xG · on targetTroy Parrott · AZ Alkmaar · 71′ · 0.20 xG · goalMexx Meerdink · AZ Alkmaar · 89′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedKees Smit · AZ Alkmaar · 57′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

AZ Alkmaar: 23 shots, 10 on target, 1.85 xG. SC Heerenveen: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.66 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Sven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 7′Sven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 8′Troy Parrott · AZ Alkmaar · 71′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: AZ Alkmaar 1.85 xG · SC Heerenveen 0.66 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2AZ Alkmaar
1Draws
2SC Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie3–1
AZ Alkmaar — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie4–1
SC Heerenveen — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie3–1
AZ Alkmaar — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie9–1
SC Heerenveen — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: AZ Alkmaar favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · SC Heerenveen in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

AZ Alkmaar30 matchesSC Heerenveen30 matches
1.73 goals/matchGoals scored30/301.77 goals/match
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed30/301.67 goals/match
1.88 xG/match ▲Expected goals30/301.68 xG/match
15.5 shots/matchShots30/3015.1 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲Shots on target30/305.5 shots/match
52.8% ●Possession30/3050.6%
5.73 corners/match ●Corners30/305.47 corners/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls30/3011 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 30home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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