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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 23 Nov 2025

SC Heerenveen 3–1 AZ Alkmaar

Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 4.3 xG · Standout: Eser Gürbüz scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Bernt Klaverboer

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.2
Actual xG
3.1 – 1.2
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made SC Heerenveen favourites at 42%.

SC Heerenveen won and made the better chances: 3.1 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Wassim Bouziane, 72.0 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Luuk Brouwers +12.4, Joris van Overeem +12.3, Bernt Klaverboer +10.2.

Well below it: Vasilios Zagaritis −13.7, Oliver Braude −11.4, Sven Mijnans −8.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SC Heerenveen

8 Nov 2025L 0–2at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
1 Nov 2025D 1–1at AFC Ajax Eredivisie
24 Oct 2025D 3–3v NAC Breda Eredivisie
19 Oct 2025W 3–2at SC Telstar Eredivisie
4 Oct 2025W 2–1v Excelsior Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

9 Nov 2025L 1–5v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
6 Nov 2025L 1–3at Crystal Palace Conference League
2 Nov 2025W 1–0at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
26 Oct 2025W 4–1v FC Utrecht Eredivisie
23 Oct 2025W 1–0v ŠK Slovan Bratislava Conference League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SC Heerenveen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Eser Gürbüz Midfielder1000–100.0–
Joris van Overeem Midfielder90100.5568.2+12.3
Maas Willemsen Defender90000.0865.7+3.9
Luuk Brouwers Midfielder90110.0363.7+12.4
Jacob Trenskow Midfielder80010.1862.5−1.4
Dylan Vente Forward86101.1561.2+3.0
Bernt Klaverboer Goalkeeper9000–54.6+10.2
Nikolai Soyset Hopland Defender1000–54.3–
Sam Kersten Defender9000–53.4−2.5
Maxence Rivera Midfielder90000.0751.2+2.3
Ringo Meerveld Midfielder80001.0048.3−5.5
Vasilios Zagaritis Defender90000.0247.4−13.7
Oliver Braude Defender9001–39.0−11.4
Václav Sejk Forward8000.0638.6–

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Wassim Bouziane Midfielder45010.0472.0–
Troy Parrott Forward90100.7058.1+2.8
Sven Mijnans Midfielder90000.0955.7−8.7
Alexandre Penetra Defender9000–54.7−1.6
Dave Kwakman Midfielder1100–53.4–
Lequincio Zeefuik Forward19000.2152.9–
Ibrahim Sadiq Forward45000.0251.6+3.2
Kees Smit Midfielder90000.1149.4−3.9
Weslley Patati Forward4500–48.3−3.4
Jeroen Zoet Goalkeeper9000–48.3−5.5
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder8300–47.9−3.5
Elijah Dijkstra Defender9000–45.7–
Mees De Wit Defender6500–43.1−7.0
Matěj Šín Midfielder4500–41.7–
Mateo Chávez Defender2500–40.1–
Maxim Dekker Defender7100–38.8–