Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: AZ 7th with 52, SC Heerenveen 8th with 51. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.5 for AZ and 1.68/1.56 for SC Heerenveen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.59.
SC Heerenveen carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 38 games: 20 AZ wins, 12 for SC Heerenveen, 6 draws, at 3.89 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 76% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 68%. Recent editions have opened up: 5.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.89 historically.
The match was played at AFAS Stadion (capacity 19,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: AZ led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
AZ: Sven Mijnans (7'), Sven Mijnans (8'), Troy Parrott (71')
Key stats
Possession: AZ 58% · SC Heerenveen 42% · Total shots: 23-7 · On target: 10-1 · Corners: 6-6