February 19th features a match where AZ Alkmaar will host Heracles in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 4-1 win against Go Ahead Eagles. Luuk Brouwers struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 25th minute, then Sam Beukema tied it up for AZ Alkmaar in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 33rd minute on a goal by Vangelis Pavlidis to cap off a wild match. AZ Alkmaar looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while 12th placed Heracles is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against FC Utrecht. Kaj Sierhuis struck first for Heracles in the 82nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, FC Utrecht couldn’t muster any offence and Heracles ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 15th of December, AZ Alkmaar was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Vangelis Pavlidis struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 2nd minute, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 39th minute.
Heracles’s top weapon lately has been Kaj Sierhuis, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. AZ Alkmaar is fortunate enough to have Vangelis Pavlidis in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals
AZ Alkmaar will be without Bruno Martins Indi and Aslak Fonn Witry, while Kasper Lunding is unavailable to play for Heracles.