Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar prediction and betting tips on February 27, 2025
Game Prediction
Heracles and AZ Alkmaar will play in the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup on February 27, 2025. Reaching the decisive round will be a serious success, which they will fight for, for each club.
Our prediction for the match Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar
The club from Almelo once again returned from the second Dutch division in 2023. And for a start, it achieved a good result: the team took 33 points (less than 1 point per round on average), but, at the same time, it took 14th place. The current opponent has been at a consistently good level for decades. As for 2023/2024, the club, having got 65 points, finished in 4th position.
Nowadays, van de Looi’s wards are still going the same way in the Eredivisie – a little, but above the relegation zone. And there was even a good unbeaten streak, which was interrupted only by Ajax, which was striving for the lead, after the winter break. Parrott and the company, in addition to the workload at the inner arena, also had performances in the Europa League. There, the Dutch club reached the play-offs. And it immediately smashed Galatasaray on the native field – 4-1. After that, a draw was enough in Istanbul. At the same time, the team is in the top 5 in the championship, “butting heads” with Feyenoord and Utrecht for 3rd place. So the victory over Fortuna Sittard helped it to continue to stay on par with the rivals.
Speaking about the cup competition, Martens’ wards immediately overcame Groningen – there happened a confident 2-0 success. And then they beat Ajax. As for the quarter-finals, the club met the sensational Quick Boys, which was defeated without any surprises. The hosts have not conceded in this tournament: Winterswijk and NEC were won minimally (1-0), De Graafschap and Utrecht conceded a couple of unanswered goals each.
Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar: key statistics and trends
- Heracles has lost 1 of 10 previous matches.
- On average, Heracles scores 1.22 goals and concedes 1.87 goals per game.
- 61% of Heracles meetings have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per battle is 3.09.
- AZ Alkmaar has won 5 of 6 previous confrontations.
- On average, AZ scores 1.7 goals and concedes 0.91 goals per meeting.
- 52% of AZ matches have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggle is 2.61.
Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar: possible starting line-ups
Heracles (possible line-up): De Keijzer – Rots, Mesik, Mirani, Wieckhoff – De Keersmaecker, Scheperman, Podgoreanu, Bruns, Talvitie – Kulenovic.
AZ Alkmaar (possible line-up): Owusu-Oduro – Moller Wolfe, Penetra, Goes, Maikuma – Clasie, Koopmeiners, Lahdo, Mijnans, Poku – Parrott.
Previous head-to-head matches: Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar
AZ has won 3 of 5 previous matches. Still, when the clubs played in Almelo in 2024, the hosts thrashed the opponent – 5-0.
Free prediction for the match Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar
The class of the guests is clearly higher. It will be decisive – they will win on the away field (odd: 1.67).