AZ demolishes SC Heerenveen with 3 goals from V. Pavlidis

ALKMAAR. AZ was eventually too strong for SC Heerenveen with the goal of V. Pavlidis was the key player of the match after he scored in the 76th, 59th and 11th minute.

By
Luke Meyer
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AZ demolishes SC Heerenveen with 3 goals from V. Pavlidis

ALKMAAR. AZ was in the end too good for SC Heerenveen with the goal of V. Pavlidis was the star player of the match after he scored in the 76th, 59th and 11th minute. Vangelis Pavlidis (11′), Vangelis Pavlidis (59′) and Vangelis Pavlidis (76′). AZ made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who had the assistance of Kevin Bodde and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.78 degrees Celsius or 56.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

AZ

3 - 0

Team 1

SC Heerenveen

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 85 Attack 85
  • 68 Dangerous attack 25
  • 40 Ball safe 35
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 2 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AZ was in firm control of the ball 59% while SC Heerenveen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AZ had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match​.

AZ shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, SC Heerenveen shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AZ received 2 yellow cards (Riechedly Bazoer and Riechedly Bazoer). On the other side, SC Heerenveen didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)
11'
Riechedly Bazoer- Yellow
24'
Riechedly Bazoer- Yellow
24'
Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)Dani de Wit
59'
Tiago Dantas- sub ->Jordy Clasie 
65'
Ernest Poku- sub ->Myron van Brederode 
65'
I. Sadiq- sub ->Mayckel Lahdo
65'
71'
Oliver Braude- sub ->Hussein Ali
71'
Ché Nunnely- sub ->Patrik Wålemark
71'
Daniel Karlsbakk- sub ->Pelle van Amersfoort 
Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)Yukinari Sugawara
76'
Denso Kasius- sub ->Yukinari Sugawara
80'
80'
82'
Syb van Ottele- sub ->Pawel Bochniewicz
82'
Anas Tahiri- sub ->Simon Olsson

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, AZ will have 25 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen will stay with 7 points like PEC Zwolle and Vitesse to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (9 draws).

SC Heerenveen will play away agasint Sparta Rotterdam on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Mathew Ryan  1.Australia
7.3
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
8.2
80'
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
7.3
D
David Møller Wolfe 18.Norway
7.7
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
7.5
24'
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
7.0
65'
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
7.5
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
7.5
M
M. van Brederode 19.Netherlands
7.3
65'
M
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
7.0
65'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
9.7
80' Goals11', 59', 76'
Substitutes
G
Hobie Verhulst  12.Netherlands
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 20.Netherlands
D
Bruno Martins Indi  4.Netherlands
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
7.0
80'
D
W. Goes 33.Netherlands
M
Tiago Dantas 6.Portugal
6.7
65'
M
Djordje Mihailovic 14.United States
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 28.Netherlands
F
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
6.4
80'
F
I. Sadiq 11.Ghana
6.6
65'
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands
6.8
65'

AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan (7.3), Yukinari Sugawara (8.2), Riechedly Bazoer (7.5), Alexandre Penetra (7.3), David Møller Wolfe (7.7), Sven Mijnans (7.5), Jordy Clasie  (7.0), Mayckel Lahdo (7.0), Dani de Wit (7.5), Myron van Brederode  (7.3) and Vangelis Pavlidis (9.7).

The home team had on the bench: Bruno Martins Indi , Tiago Dantas  (6.7), Jens Odgaard (6.4), Ibrahim Sadiq (6.6), Hobie Verhulst, Djordje Mihailovic, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Ernest Poku (6.8), Kenzo Goudmijn, Denso Kasius (7.0) and Wouter Goes .

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: Vangelis Pavlidis for Jens Odgaard (80′), Mayckel Lahdo for Ibrahim Sadiq (65′), Jordy Clasie  for Tiago Dantas  (65′), Myron van Brederode  for Ernest Poku (65′) and Yukinari Sugawara for Denso Kasius (80′).

Best player: Vangelis Pavlidis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Vangelis Pavlidis.

His rating is (9.7) with 3 goals, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Andries Noppert 44.Netherlands
6.1
D
Sven van Beek  4.Netherlands
6.7
D
P. Bochniewicz 5.Poland
6.8
82'
D
Mats Köhlert 7.Germany
6.8
D
Hussein Ali 15.Iraq
6.3
71'
M
Simon Olsson 19.Sweden
6.8
82'
M
Luuk Brouwers  28.Netherlands
6.6
M
Thom Haye 33.Netherlands
7.3
F
Pelle van Amersfoort 11.Netherlands
6.8
71'
F
Osame Sahraoui 20.Norway
6.8
F
Patrik Walemark 24.Sweden
6.7
71'
Substitutes
G
Mickey van der Hart 13.Netherlands
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
D
Denzel Hall 2.Netherlands
D
Syb van Ottele 6.Netherlands
6.6
82'
M
C. Webster 14.England
M
Djenahro Nunumete 21.Netherlands
M
Anas Tahiri 26.Morocco
6.4
82'
M
Espen van Ee 40.Netherlands
M
Oliver Braude 45.Norway
6.8
71'
F
Daniel Karlsbakk 9.Norway
6.8
71'
F
Ché Nunnely 17.Netherlands
6.6
71'

SC Heerenveen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Kees van Wonderen played with: Andries Noppert (6.1), Hussein Ali (6.3), Sven van Beek (6.7), Pawel Bochniewicz (6.8), Mats Köhlert (6.8), Luuk Brouwers (6.6), Thom Haye (7.3), Simon Olsson (6.8), Patrik Wålemark (6.7), Pelle van Amersfoort  (6.8) and Osame Sahraoui (6.8).

They had on the bench: Denzel Hall, Syb van Ottele (6.6), Daniel Karlsbakk (6.8), Mickey van der Hart, Charlie Webster, Ché Nunnely (6.6), Djenahro Nunumete, Jan Bekkema, Anas Tahiri (6.4), Melle Witteveen, Espen van Ee and Oliver Braude (6.8).

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 5 changes: Hussein Ali for Oliver Braude (71′), Patrik Wålemark for Ché Nunnely (71′), Pelle van Amersfoort  for Daniel Karlsbakk (71′), Simon Olsson for Anas Tahiri (82′) and Pawel Bochniewicz for Syb van Ottele (82′).

Best player: Thom Haye​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Thom Haye.

His rating is (7.3) with 63 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​