On May 19th, SC Heerenveen hosts AZ Alkmaar in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed SC Heerenveen, recorded a 3-1 win against Go Ahead Eagles. Sydney van Hooijdonk struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 30th minute, then Sydney van Hooijdonk added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Thom Haye. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 1-3 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Finn Stokkers struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 18th minute on a feed from Saïd Bakari, then Dani De Wit got the equalizer for AZ Alkmaar in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jesper Karlsson. AZ Alkmaar is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar and SC Heerenveen last played eachother at the Afas Stadion on the 23rd of April. AZ Alkmaar was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. A. Sarr scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen in the 7th minute, then Jesper Karlsson tied it up for AZ Alkmaar in the 44th minute But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Tijani Reijnders.
AZ Alkmaar is fortunate enough to have Vangelis Pavlidis in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. For SC Heerenveen, their top scorers are A. Sarr and Sydney van Hooijdonk, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.