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AZ Alkmaar will host Heerenveen at the AFAS Stadion on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Eredivisie campaign. The home side have enjoyed a bright start to their league campaign and now sit second in the league table with 10 points from 12 games as they lay down an early marker for the rest of the season.
They beat 10-man Waalwijk 3-0 in their last match, with Ruben van Bommel scoring a first-half brace before Mexx Meerdink come off the bench to seal the points with his first-ever Eredivisie goal.
Meanwhile, Heerenveen have had mixed results in the league so far this season. They however picked up their first win of the campaign last time out, thrashing NAC Breda 4-0 at the Abe Lenstra Stadion with four different players getting on the scoresheet including Moldova international Ion Nicolaescu who came off the bench to score a late brace.
The visitors sit 10th in the league table with four points from nine matches and will aim to build on their latest result when they return to action this weekend.
AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 62 meetings between AZ Alkmaar and Heerenveen. The hosts have won 27 of those games while the visitors have won five fewer.
- There have been 13 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 2-2.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last five games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last 22 games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2015.
- De Kaasboeren are the only side in the Dutch top flight this season yet to concede any goals.
AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen Prediction
AZ Alkmaar have won three of their four games this season and are undefeated in their last nine Eredivisie outings. They have won all but one of their last seven home league games and will be looking forward to the weekend clash.
Heerenveen's latest result ended a six-game winless streak and they will look to build on that this weekend. They have, however, lost their last two away league games and could see defeat here as well.
Prediction: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: AZ Alkmaar to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 regular season matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last seven regular-season matchups)
