AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles
Ref: R. HensgensAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · 19,500 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Heracles 4–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Parrott, Mijnans, de Wit, and Jensen scored for AZ Alkmaar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.28 for AZ Alkmaar versus 0.66 for Heracles. AZ Alkmaar sit 7th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Parrott
Assist: de Wit
22'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Daal
43'
Wieckhoff
Yellow Card
⚽
Mijnans
Assist: Parrott
Second Half
46'
⇄
Wieckhoff
46'
⇄
Bozinovski
56'
Zeefuik
Yellow Card
56'
⇄
Ünüvar
⇄
Dijkstra
⇄
Patati
70'
Scheperman
Yellow Card
71'
⇄
Žambůrek
⚽
de Wit
Assist: Parrott
⇄
Parrott
VAR
Goal confirmed
⇄
Koopmeiners
82'
Mirani
Yellow Card
⚽
Jensen
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AZ AlkmaarHeracles
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.28VS0.66
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
6
7
Shots on target
2
11
Shots in the box
3
3
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
427
Total passes
396
343
Accurate passes
309
80%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
19
0
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
0.28
Goals prevented
0.28
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3
Heracles
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 26Kees SmitM
- 27Ro-Zangelo DaalF
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
Substitutes
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 14Andrea NataliD
- 17Isak Steiner JensenF
- 18Rion IchiharaD
- 19Jizz HornkampF
- 20Kasper BoogaardM
- 24Ayoub OufkirF
- 30Denso KasiusD
- 31Daniël Virginio DeenG
- 33Matěj ŠínM
- 35Mexx MeerdinkF
- 71Jur SchipperG
Heracles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 9Naci ÜnüvarM
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 14Erik Melker AhlstrandM
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 20Rhys BozinovskiM
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 25Lequincio ZeefuikF
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
Substitutes
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 6Sava-Arangel ČestićD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoF
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 17Tristan van GilstF
- 21Yvandro Borges SanchesF
- 30Robin MantelG
- 32Sem SchepermanM
- 41Tarik HamamiogluF
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Parrott | F | 76 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 76 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Billy van Duijl | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | F | 60 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/6 |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 60 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | 32 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jur Schipper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrea Natali | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rion Ichihara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Deen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 14 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denso Kasius | D | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kasper Boogaard | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | M | 56 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Bozinovski | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tarik Hamamioglu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sem Scheperman | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |