Eredivisie
Heerenveen – AZ Alkmaar match report
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Heerenveen let a lead slip and lost 3-2 to AZ Alkmaar at Abe Lenstra Stadion. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to AZ Alkmaar's M. Meerdink: 8.0. The match was played on Sunday, 6 September 2026 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen.
The story of the match
AZ Alkmaar took the lead in the 7th minute through R. Daal, set up by W. Goes. Heerenveen drew level at 1-1 in the 21st minute through N. Courtens, set up by D. Vente. Heerenveen completed the turnaround at 2-1 on 30 minutes thanks to R. Meerveld, set up by D. Proper. It was Heerenveen 2-1 AZ Alkmaar at half-time.
AZ Alkmaar drew level at 2-2 in the 69th minute through M. Meerdink, set up by V. Byskov. AZ Alkmaar completed the turnaround at 3-2 on 83 minutes thanks to A. Oufkir, set up by M. Meerdink.
The statistics
Heerenveen's yellow cards went to N. Courtens in the 28th minute. Booked for AZ Alkmaar: R. Daal (54') and A. Oufkir (91').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to L. Schouten (AZ Alkmaar, 7.8), W. Goes (AZ Alkmaar, 7.8) and P. Koopmeiners (AZ Alkmaar, 7.7). From the Heerenveen bench came R. Uldrikis on 68 minutes, L. Oyen on 68 minutes, L. Smans on 74 minutes and H. Petrov on 88 minutes. AZ Alkmaar made 5 changes: M. de Wit for M. Chavez Garcia (46'), C. Stengs for Weslley Patati (46'), V. Byskov for J. Clasie (64') and S. Maikuma for E. Dijkstra (68').
Before the match
Heerenveen came into the match with 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 3 matches — 3 without a win. Heerenveen were held 2-2 by Willem II Tilburg in their latest outing. The record between them over the last 5 matches reads 2-0-3 from Heerenveen's point of view. The last meeting, in 2026 in the Eredivisie, went 3-0 to AZ Alkmaar. Those 5 games produced 26 goals, an average of 5.2 per match. Jeroen Manschot was the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards per match across 66 matches in our records.
The bigger picture
The wait for a win goes on for Heerenveen: 4 matches now.
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