H2H: Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar – Prediction (Eredivisie

H2H: Heerenveen v Alkmaar – Comparison.

Henk Veerman has bagged two league braces in a row for Heerenveen, and now has seven goals in his last six league games. Meanwhile, Albert Gudmundsson has scored five goals across his last four matches for AZ (in all competitions). The away side on the day have won while scoring at least two goals in six of the last seven league H2Hs.

Heerenveen Insights.

Heerenveen have scored four goals in back-to-back Eredivisie matches whilst covering a -2.5 handicap. Underdogs in this match, a similar outcome may be unlikely, although they’ve beaten AZ Alkmaar in two of the last four competitive H2Hs (L2). Regardless of the winner, we could be in for goals, as both teams have scored in ten of the last 12 H2Hs – with an average of 4.0 total goals across those games. At home, Heerenveen have been uncompromising this season, winning all four competitive matches, and keeping a clean sheet in all three league matches. Early birds, they’ve scored 70% of their home goals before the break, and thus won at both HT/FT in all four matches – they’ve notched four goals before the 30th minute so far.

Alkmaar Insights.

AZ, meanwhile, finally got a win in the last Eredivisie round, after a remarkable start of five straight stalemates. As such, they are one of just two teams currently unbeaten in the league but have earned half the points of Heerenveen. The win was the fourth time in a row they scored first and led at HT, but this time there was no second-half collapse. This season, AZ have been a different creature on the road depending on the competition. In Europe, all three matches saw just the victor score (W2, L1) and under 2.5 match goals, while their three domestic away draws have averaged a whopping 6.0 match goals!