Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Apr 12 2026 · 15:45 AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
First leg1–3 3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.71 – 0.64
Heerenveen
  • S. Mijnans 7’, 8’
  • T. Parrott 71’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

AZ Alkmaar cruise past Heerenveen

AZ Alkmaar entered as favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Mijnans and Parrott. AZ Alkmaar finished with the higher xG (1.71 vs 0.64).

AZ Alkmaar ✓56%
Draw22%
Heerenveen22%

Model vs reality

AZ Alkmaar goals
3
Model 2.09 · xG 1.71
Heerenveen goals
0
Model 1.24 · xG 0.64
Total goals
3
Model 3.33 · xG 2.35
Score 3–0
5%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 65%
Both scored
No
Model 63%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. MijnansAZ Alkmaar · 2 goals
9.9
  • RefereeMarc Nagtegaal
  • VenueAFAS Stadion
  • Table before kick-offAZ Alkmaar 6th · Heerenveen 8th

Timeline

  1. S. Mijnans 1–0Assist M. de Wit
    7’
  2. S. Mijnans 2–0
    8’
  3. VAR Alexandre PenetraGoal Disallowed - offside
    21’
  4. O. BraudeYellow card · Holding
    42’
  5. Half time · 2–0
  6. ⇄ Kasper BoogaardFor J. Clasie
    46’
  7. ⇄ D. VenteFor L. Nordås
    46’
  8. M. de WitYellow card · Foul
    55’
  9. T. Parrott 3–0Assist K. Smit
    71’
  10. ⇄ Mateo ChávezFor M. de Wit
    74’
  11. ⇄ Weslley PatatiFor Ro-Zangelo Daal
    75’
  12. ⇄ M. EgbringFor V. Zagaritis
    76’
  13. ⇄ L. BrouwersFor R. Meerveld
    76’
  14. ⇄ L. OyenFor M. Rivera
    80’
  15. ⇄ H. PetrovFor M. Willemsen
    80’
  16. ⇄ M. MeerdinkFor T. Parrott
    83’
  17. ⇄ M. ŠínFor K. Smit
    83’
  18. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

AZ Alkmaar20 shots · 13 in box, 7 outside
Heerenveen7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
AZ AlkmaarHeerenveen
57% Possession 43%
1.71 Expected goals (xG) 0.64
2.13 Expected points (xPts) 0.64
20 Shots 7
10 Shots on target 1
7 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside the box 6
7 Shots outside the box 1
521 Passes 381
86% Pass accuracy 82%
6 Corners 6
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
5 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.48 Team rating 6.34

Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

16.9 R. Owusu-Oduro(G)
346.7 M. de Wit A↓74’ 57.2 Alexandre Penetra 37.7 W. Goes 228.2 Elijah Dijkstra
267.3 K. Smit A↓83’ 86.9 J. Clasie ↓46’
277.5 Ro-Zangelo Daal ↓75’ 109.9★ S. Mijnans 176.9 I. Jensen
97.7 T. Parrott ↓83’
  • 1R. Owusu-Oduro (G)6.9
  • 34M. de WitA↓74’6.7
  • 5Alexandre Penetra7.2
  • 3W. Goes7.7
  • 22Elijah Dijkstra8.2
  • 26K. SmitA↓83’7.3
  • 8J. Clasie↓46’6.9
  • 27Ro-Zangelo Daal↓75’7.5
  • 10S. Mijnans ★9.9
  • 17I. Jensen6.9
  • 9T. Parrott↓83’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 7Weslley Patati↑75’6.6
  • 33M. Šín↑83’
  • 15Mateo Chávez↑74’6.3
  • 20Kasper Boogaard↑46’6.2
  • 35M. Meerdink↑83’

Unused: J. Zoet, B. van Duijl, Rion Ichihara, H. Verhulst, I. Sadiq, A. Oufkir, S. Maikuma

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

227.0 B. Klaverboer(G)
196.0 V. Zagaritis ↓76’ 36.2 M. Willemsen ↓80’ 46.7 S. Kersten 456.5 O. Braude
166.2 M. Linday 66.5 J. van Overeem
76.0 M. Rivera ↓80’ 106.2 R. Meerveld ↓76’ 205.9 J. Trenskow
185.9 L. Nordås ↓46’
  • 22B. Klaverboer (G)7.0
  • 19V. Zagaritis↓76’6.0
  • 3M. Willemsen↓80’6.2
  • 4S. Kersten6.7
  • 45O. Braude6.5
  • 16M. Linday6.2
  • 6J. van Overeem6.5
  • 7M. Rivera↓80’6.0
  • 10R. Meerveld↓76’6.2
  • 20J. Trenskow5.9
  • 18L. Nordås↓46’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 11L. Oyen↑80’6.9
  • 15M. Egbring↑76’6.7
  • 8L. Brouwers↑76’6.5
  • 28H. Petrov↑80’6.3
  • 9D. Vente↑46’6.6

Unused: I. Ahmed, N. Courtens, Eser Gürbüz, Timo Schreuder, N. Hopland, Ingmar Mulder, N. Bakker

Player stats

Top rated
S. MijnansAZ Alkmaar9.9
2nd
Elijah DijkstraAZ Alkmaar8.2
3rd
W. GoesAZ Alkmaar7.7

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Owusu-Oduro G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 58% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. de Wit D 74 0 1 1 (1) 2 91% 44 2 1 1/1 2/0 6.7
Alexandre Penetra D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 61 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
W. Goes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 60 2 0 1/1 0/2 7.7
Elijah Dijkstra D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 95% 59 3 0 2/2 1/0 8.2
K. Smit M 83 0 1 2 (0) 1 84% 51 5 2 1/1 1/0 7.3
J. Clasie M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 31 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Ro-Zangelo Daal F 75 0 0 3 (2) 2 82% 33 0 0 1/2 1/3 7.5
S. Mijnans M 90 2 0 3 (3) 1 80% 54 3 0 0/1 0/2 9.9
I. Jensen F 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 97% 29 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.9
T. Parrott F 83 1 0 3 (2) 1 75% 28 0 1 1/1 1/1 7.7
Weslley Patati F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Šín M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Mateo Chávez D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Kasper Boogaard M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 15 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. Meerdink F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 —

Heerenveen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Klaverboer G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 58% 36 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
V. Zagaritis D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 34 1 1 1/2 0/0 6.0
M. Willemsen D 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 57 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.2
S. Kersten D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 39 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.7
O. Braude D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 74% 27 4 0 1/3 2/3 6.5
M. Linday M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 42 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.2
J. van Overeem M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 40 1 1 2/3 0/0 6.5
M. Rivera F 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 20 0 1 1/3 1/0 6.0
R. Meerveld M 76 0 0 1 (0) 1 93% 29 1 0 1/2 0/1 6.2
J. Trenskow F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 77% 22 0 2 0/3 0/0 5.9
L. Nordås F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 30% 10 0 1 0/2 2/0 5.9
L. Oyen F 10 0 0 0 (0) 2 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Egbring D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
L. Brouwers M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
H. Petrov D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
D. Vente F 44 0 0 2 (1) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.