AZ Alkmaar are coming into this match with a decent run of form, having won two of their last five games and not losing any. They seem to be in solid shape. Heerenveen, on the other hand, have been drawing a lot of their recent matches, with just one win in their last five, which suggests they might be finding wins hard to come by at the moment.

Looking at recent meetings between these two, the last few matches have not been close, with AZ Alkmaar winning comfortably and several games featuring quite a few goals. However, many of their older meetings were very tight, low-scoring draws.