Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Mar 15 2026 · 13:30 AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
First leg2–1 4–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 3.25 – 0.66
Heracles
  • T. Parrott 5’
  • S. Mijnans 45+1’
  • M. de Wit 76’
  • I. Jensen 84’
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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 Heracles

AZ Alkmaar entered as clear favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Parrott, Mijnans, de Wit and Jensen. AZ Alkmaar finished with the higher xG (3.25 vs 0.66).

AZ Alkmaar ✓77%
Draw14%
Heracles8%

Model vs reality

AZ Alkmaar goals
4
Model 2.75 · xG 3.25
Heracles goals
0
Model 0.82 · xG 0.66
Total goals
4
Model 3.57 · xG 3.91
Score 4–0
7%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 69%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. ParrottAZ Alkmaar · 1 goal · 2 assists
9.2
  • RefereeRobin Hensgens
  • Coaches— · E. Faber
  • VenueAFAS Stadion
  • Table before kick-offAZ Alkmaar 7th · Heracles 18th

Timeline

  1. T. Parrott 1–0Assist M. de Wit
    5’
  2. VAR J. WieckhoffGoal Disallowed - offside
    19’
  3. ⇄ I. JensenFor Ro-Zangelo Daal
    32’
  4. J. WieckhoffYellow card · Tripping
    43’
  5. S. Mijnans 2–0Assist T. Parrott
    45+1’
  6. Half time · 2–0
  7. ⇄ M. BenitaFor J. Wieckhoff
    46’
  8. ⇄ S. SchepermanFor Rhys Bozinovski
    46’
  9. ⇄ T. van GilstFor N. Ünüvar
    56’
  10. L. ZeefuikYellow card
    58’
  11. ⇄ D. KasiusFor Elijah Dijkstra
    60’
  12. ⇄ I. SadiqFor Weslley Patati
    60’
  13. S. SchepermanYellow card · Tripping
    70’
  14. ⇄ T. BrunsFor J. Žambůrek
    71’
  15. M. de Wit 3–0Assist T. Parrott
    76’
  16. ⇄ M. MeerdinkFor T. Parrott
    77’
  17. ⇄ Kasper BoogaardFor P. Koopmeiners
    77’
  18. D. MiraniYellow card · Tripping
    82’
  19. I. Jensen 4–0
    84’
  20. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

AZ Alkmaar15 shots · 12 in box, 3 outside
Heracles6 shots · 3 in box, 3 outside
AZ AlkmaarHeracles
54% Possession 46%
3.25 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
2.68 Expected points (xPts) 0.22
15 Shots 6
7 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 3
3 Shots outside the box 3
417 Passes 365
81% Pass accuracy 77%
6 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
10 Fouls 19
3 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
7.53 Team rating 6.41

Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar 4-3-3

126.3 H. Verhulst(G)
347.9 M. de Wit A 237.3 B. van Duijl 37.3 W. Goes 226.9 Elijah Dijkstra ↓60’
108.3 S. Mijnans 68.7 P. Koopmeiners ↓77’ 267.6 K. Smit
276.2 Ro-Zangelo Daal ↓32’ 99.2★ T. Parrott AA↓77’ 77.3 Weslley Patati ↓60’
  • 12H. Verhulst (G)6.3
  • 34M. de WitA7.9
  • 23B. van Duijl7.3
  • 3W. Goes7.3
  • 22Elijah Dijkstra↓60’6.9
  • 10S. Mijnans8.3
  • 6P. Koopmeiners↓77’8.7
  • 26K. Smit7.6
  • 27Ro-Zangelo Daal↓32’6.2
  • 9T. Parrott ★A×2↓77’9.2
  • 7Weslley Patati↓60’7.3

Substitutes used

  • 17I. Jensen↑32’7.7
  • 30D. Kasius↑60’6.5
  • 20Kasper Boogaard↑77’6.3
  • 11I. Sadiq↑60’6.2
  • 35M. Meerdink↑77’7.0

Unused: D. Deen, Jur Schipper, A. Natali, Rion Ichihara, M. Šín, A. Oufkir, J. Hornkamp

Heracles 4-2-3-1

227.5 R. Pasveer(G)
245.6 I. Mesík 186.9 A. Van Hoorenbeeck 46.3 D. Mirani 36.2 J. Wieckhoff ↓46’
206.2 Rhys Bozinovski ↓46’ 136.3 J. Žambůrek ↓71’
96.9 N. Ünüvar ↓56’ 706.3 A. Hrustić 146.7 E. Ahlstrand
255.7 L. Zeefuik
  • 22R. Pasveer (G)7.5
  • 24I. Mesík5.6
  • 18A. Van Hoorenbeeck6.9
  • 4D. Mirani6.3
  • 3J. Wieckhoff↓46’6.2
  • 20Rhys Bozinovski↓46’6.2
  • 13J. Žambůrek↓71’6.3
  • 9N. Ünüvar↓56’6.9
  • 70A. Hrustić6.3
  • 14E. Ahlstrand6.7
  • 25L. Zeefuik5.7

Substitutes used

  • 2M. Benita↑46’6.5
  • 32S. Scheperman↑46’6.5
  • 17T. van Gilst↑56’6.2
  • 10T. Bruns↑71’5.9

Unused: R. Mantel, T. Jansink, S. Čestić, D. van der Kust, B. Limbombe, Tarik Hamamioglu, Y. Borges Sanches

Coach: E. Faber

Player stats

Top rated
T. ParrottAZ Alkmaar9.2
2nd
P. KoopmeinersAZ Alkmaar8.7
3rd
S. MijnansAZ Alkmaar8.3

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
H. Verhulst G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 23% 13 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. de Wit D 90 1 1 1 (1) 1 74% 38 2 2 0/1 0/0 7.9
B. van Duijl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 57 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
W. Goes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 56 1 0 0/0 2/3 7.3
Elijah Dijkstra D 60 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 20 1 0 2/3 0/0 6.9
S. Mijnans M 90 1 0 5 (3) 1 77% 35 2 1 1/1 0/2 8.3
P. Koopmeiners M 77 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 52 7 0 0/1 2/3 8.7
K. Smit M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 62 4 1 0/0 1/2 7.6
Ro-Zangelo Daal F 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
T. Parrott F 77 1 2 3 (2) 3 94% 16 0 0 1/1 1/0 9.2
Weslley Patati F 60 0 0 0 (0) 3 79% 19 2 0 2/6 2/3 7.3
I. Jensen F 58 1 0 1 (1) 0 75% 16 1 0 0/1 1/2 7.7
D. Kasius D 30 0 0 2 (0) 0 43% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
Kasper Boogaard M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
I. Sadiq F 30 0 0 0 (0) 1 58% 12 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.2
M. Meerdink F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.0

Heracles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Pasveer G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 67% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
I. Mesík D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 84% 31 1 1 0/0 2/0 5.6
A. Van Hoorenbeeck D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 52 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.9
D. Mirani D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 43 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
J. Wieckhoff D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 24 1 0 0/0 2/1 6.2
Rhys Bozinovski 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 14 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2
J. Žambůrek M 71 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 22 3 2 1/1 1/1 6.3
N. Ünüvar M 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 12 4 0 1/4 1/2 6.9
A. Hrustić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 38 0 0 2/2 1/1 6.3
E. Ahlstrand M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 22 4 1 0/0 2/0 6.7
L. Zeefuik F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 67% 21 1 0 1/3 5/2 5.7
M. Benita D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 18 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
S. Scheperman M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 19 3 1 0/0 3/0 6.5
T. van Gilst F 34 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
T. Bruns M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 1 0 0/1 0/0 5.9

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.