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AZ Alkmaar will host Heracles Almelo at the AFAS Stadion on Sunday in another round of the 2024-25 Eredivisie campaign. The home side have endured a difficult run of form in the league of late after a strong start to their season and now sit sixth in the league table with 20 points from 13 matches.
They returned to winning ways in the Eredivisie last weekend as they beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 with Peer Koopmeiners opening the scoring from long range before Sven Mijnans scored the game-winner in the final 20 minutes of the contest to snap an 11-game goal drought.
Heracles Almelo have had their struggles in the league this season but remain hopeful of avoiding the drop. They played out a 2-2 draw against Waalwijk in their last match and had looked set to be headed toward maximum points following a late go-ahead strike from Jizz Hornkamp before their opponents leveled the scores deep into additional time.
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The visitors now sit 13th in the table with just 13 points from 13 matches and will be looking to add to that tally on the road this weekend.
AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles Almelo Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 43 meetings between AZ and Heracles. The home side have won 31 of those games while the visitors have won seven times. There have been five draws between the two teams.
- The visitors picked up a 5-0 win in the last meeting between the two teams, ending a three-game winless streak in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last five games in this fixture.
- AZ have picked up seven points on home turf in the league this season, the second-fewest in the competition so far.
AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles Almelo Prediction
AZ have lost just one of their last four matches after losing six of their previous seven. They have won just one of their last six home games but remain firm favorites for the weekend clash.
Heracles are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last six league games. They have lost their last three away league games and could see defeat here as well.
Prediction: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Heracles Almelo
AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles Almelo Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: AZ Alkmaar to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last seven 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 four of their last five matchups)
