Heracles – AZ Alkmaar 2–1

	1H	2H	T
HER	1	1	2
ALK	1	0	1

Match report

Heracles beat AZ Alkmaar 2–1 at Heracles Stadium in Eredivisie. S. Blokhuis opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Heracles have 3 wins in their last 5, while AZ Alkmaar have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽S. Blokhuisassist S. Čestić

24'

35'

⚽M. Chávezassist E. Dijkstra

2H

⚽Y. Borges Sanches

47'

E. Ahlstrand

58'

⇄R. Mantel↓ Y. Borges Sanches

80'

⇄R. Owusu-Oduro↓ J. Clasie

⇄R. Pasveer↓ S. Blokhuis

89'

⇄J. Schipper↓ M. Chávez

Momentum

HER

⚽⚽⚽

ALK

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offMay 26, 2026 · 19:00

VenueHeracles Stadium

Attendance31,229 / 32,195 (97%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking HER

#13·

#2

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

W. Goes

7.9

Lineups

HER 4-3-36.79Formation7.054-3-3 ALK

Heracles

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

21Y. Borges Sanches6.7

AZ Alkmaar

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL