Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie 14 Sep 2025, 12:30
Heracles
Heracles
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
🏟 Asito Stadium Round 5

Match report

AZ Alkmaar edged past Heracles 2-1 in the Eredivisie on 14 September 2025.

AZ Alkmaar had 25 shots to Heracles' 19.

The match was played at Asito Stadium.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 19 - 25 On target 6 - 8 Corners 6 - 9 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Damon Mirani
Heracles · 1 goal
8 Sem Scheperman captained the side
8 Kees Smit 1 assist
7 Alexandre Penetra 1 goal
7 Mexx Meerdink 1 goal
First half vs second half
Heracles stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–12 14–13
Shots On Goal 3–5 3–3
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 3–7 3–2
Attacks 49–38 41–46
Match statistics
6 Corners 9
5 Substitution 6
90 Attacks 84
54 Dangerous Attacks 45
7 On Target 7
12 Off Target 17
19 Shots Total 25
6 Shots On Goal 8
10 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 9
8 Shots Inside Box 13
11 Shots Outside Box 12
11 Fouls 11
6 Corners 9
0 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
1 Yellow Cards 5
6 Saves 5
410 Passes Total 375
339 Passes Accurate 319
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Heracles · 4-3-3
1 F. Keijzer
2 M. Benita 4 D. Mirani 24 I. Mesík 5 D. Kust
32 S. Scheperman 10 T. Bruns 70 A. Hrustić
7 B. Limbombe 9 J. Hornkamp 21 Y. Sanches
AZ Alkmaar · 4-3-3
1 R. Owusu-Oduro
30 D. Kasius 3 W. Goes 5 A. Penetra 34 M. Wit
8 J. Clasie 10 S. Mijnans 26 K. Smit
7 W. Patati 35 M. Meerdink 27 R. Daal
Heracles
Coach
Bas Sibum
Substitutes
  • 8 Mario Engels
  • 17 Tristan van Gilst
  • 13 Jan Žambůrek
  • 19 Luka Kulenović
  • 73 Walid Ould-Chikh
  • 16 Timo Jansink
  • 30 Robin Mantel
  • 22 Lorenzo Milani
  • 3 Jannes Wieckhoff
  • 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
  • 23 Mike te Wierik
AZ Alkmaar
Coach
Maarten Martens
Substitutes
  • 11 Ibrahim Sadiq
  • 17 Isak Steiner Jensen
  • 33 Matěj Šín
  • 25 Lequincio Zeefuik
  • 6 Peer Koopmeiners
  • 41 Jeroen Zoet
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 4 Maxim Dekker
  • 22 Elijah Dijkstra
  • 15 Mateo Chávez
  • 21 Dave Kwakman
Substitutions
  • 69' ↑ I. Sadiq ↓ R. Daal AZ Alkmaar
  • 69' ↑ I. Jensen ↓ Weslley Patati AZ Alkmaar
  • 70' ↑ M. Engels ↓ Y. Borges Sanches Heracles
  • 70' ↑ T. van Gilst ↓ T. Bruns Heracles
  • 79' ↑ M. Sin ↓ S. Mijnans AZ Alkmaar
  • 83' ↑ J. Zamburek ↓ A. Hrustic Heracles
  • 83' ↑ L. Kulenovic ↓ B. Limbombe Heracles
  • 84' ↑ W. Ould Chikh ↓ D. van der Kust Heracles
  • 84' ↑ L. Zeefuik ↓ M. Meerdink AZ Alkmaar
  • 85' ↑ P. Koopmeiners ↓ K. Smit AZ Alkmaar
Cards
  • 11' Penetra AZ Alkmaar
  • 28' D. Kasius AZ Alkmaar
  • 61' M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
  • 74' J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
  • 74' A. Hrustic Heracles
  • 90+1' L. Zeefuik AZ Alkmaar
Head-to-head
Heracles 3 1 draws 8 AZ Alkmaar
2026-03-15 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 4 - 0
2025-09-14 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2
2025-04-13 Heracles vs AZ 1 - 0
2025-02-27 Heracles vs AZ 2 - 3
2024-12-01 AZ vs Heracles 1 - 0
2024-04-03 Heracles vs AZ 5 - 0
Recent form
Heracles D D D L D
AZ Alkmaar D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar?
Heracles lost 1-2 against AZ Alkmaar on 14 September 2025.
Who won Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar?
AZ Alkmaar won the match 2-1.
Where was Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar played?
The match was played at Asito Stadium.
Who had more possession in Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar?
Heracles had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.