Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction and Betting Tips | November 23rd 2025

The action continues in round 13 of the Eredivisie as Heerenveen play host to AZ Alkmaar at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Sunday. Both sides will be looking to find their feet this weekend, having suffered defeat in their last outing before the international break.

Heerenveen failed to make the most of their chances against Fortuna Sittard last time out as they fell to a 2-0 defeat when the two sides met at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Before that, Robin Veldman’s men were on an eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions, picking up five wins and three draws since the third week of September.

Heerenveen have picked up 14 points from their 12 Eredivisie matches so far to sit 12th in the standings, but they could move into eighth place with a win this weekend.

Elsewhere, AZ Alkmaar were on the receiving end of a 5-1 hammering at the hands of PSV Eindhoven when the two sides squared off on November 9.

This followed a 3-1 defeat against English Premier League side Crystal Palace on November 6, a result which saw Maarten Martens’ side’s run of five straight victories across all competitions come to an end.

AZ Alkmaar have picked up 24 points from their 12 Eredivisie matches so far to sit third in the league standings, seven points off first-placed PSV Eindhoven.

Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• With 31 wins from the last 61 meetings between the sides, AZ Alkmaar boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
• Heerenveen have picked up 18 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 12 occasions.
• AZ Alkmaar have won all but one of their last five league matches, with the 5-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven last time out being the exception.
• Heerenveen are unbeaten in 13 of their 14 Eredivisie home games since the start of February, picking up seven wins and six draws in that time.

Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction

Heerenveen will be aiming to climb into the top half of the Eredivisie table, but they are up against an AZ Alkmaar side who are unbeaten in 12 of their last 14 meetings (10W 2D) since January 2019.

Martens’ men boast a superior squad on paper, and we are backing them to return to winning ways at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Prediction: Heerenveen 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - AZ Alkmaar to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in the last five meetings between the two teams)

Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both teams have also scored in five of their most recent six encounters)

Edited by Peter P