Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between AZ and Heracles Almelo, taking place on Thursday, 28 September 2023, at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar.
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AZ, Recent FormIn their last match AZ enforced their superiority over PEC Zwolle with a 3-0 away win.
Their boss Pascal Jansen has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 16 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 4 goals conceded across those matches. They have had a recent run of 3 clean sheets, and playing at home, they have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 5 straight wins in a row, and are unbeaten home or away in their last 5 league games.
Having scored 7 goals in his last 6 league games for AZ, Vangelis Pavlidis will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Heracles Almelo, Recent FormHeracles Almelo manager John Lammers will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against FC Volendam.
He will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 11 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 11 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 22 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
Nikolai Laursen will be looking forward to more goals after clocking up an impressive 6 goals in the past 6 league matches for Heracles Almelo.
The last meeting between these 2 teams in the league resulted in an unsurprising 2-1 win for AZ.
The Heraclieden defence has struggled at AFAS Stadion, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 17 visits. In their last 3 away league games against Kaaskoppen, Heracles have conceded a total of 9 goals and that's an average of 3 per game.
It's been a long time since Heracles has enjoyed a trip to AFAS Stadion in the league, with AZ having won each of their last 16 meetings there and not lost to the visitors in 17 games.
AZ 4 - 1 Heracles AlmeloAZ manager Pascal Jansen has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Mees de Wit (Foot), Bruno Martins Indi (Hip) and Sem Westerveld (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Jizz Hornkamp (Ankle) and Nikolai Laursen (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, John Lammers will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
AZ Playing at home | Heracles Almelo Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Goals scored | 1.5 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 3 |
| 11' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 66' | Time first goal conceded | 58' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 5 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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