On Dec 15th, AZ Alkmaar hosts Heracles at Afas Stadion in a meeting of these two KNVB Beker teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sparta Rotterdam. Adil Auassar struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 19th minute on a feed from Lennart Thy, but Jesper Karlsson got the equalizer for AZ Alkmaar in the 27th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 31st minute on a goal by Jesper Karlsson. AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while heracles is fresh off their 0-1 loss against SC Heerenveen. Joey Veerman scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Heracles couldn’t muster any offence and SC Heerenveen ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season AZ Alkmaar won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Heracles’s most prolific scorer has been Ismail Azzaoui. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Jesper Karlsson has been the most effective weapon for AZ Alkmaar lately. The Swedish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.