Head coach Pascal Jansen expects to be able to call on Dani de Wit again in the final match of the season against Heracles tomorrow. For Timo Letschert, the game with the Almeloans comes too early.
Annoying feeling
On the AZ YouTube channel Jansen speaks of an unpleasant feeling after the scoreless draw against FC Groningen. “You just want to compete for place 2 until the last race. That has now gone through a line.”
Due to the loss of points in Groningen, it is already certain that AZ will finish third this season. The will to win tomorrow is no less with Jansen. “Second place is out of sight, but we owe it to our stand to close the season well. Because of our sporting duty, but especially towards our own supporters who have not been able to be with us all year round. ”
Dune
Jelle Duin was injured in the warm-up in Groningen. In addition to Letschert, his season is also over.
Myron Boadu came in the far North after an hour, after recovering from a minor injury. He is expected to appear at the kick-off tomorrow.
Heracles
There is still a lot at stake for Heracles tomorrow. Wormuth’s team is 9th on the basis of goal difference, while 8th place entitles the player to the play-offs for a ticket for the Conference League. If Sparta misses points tomorrow and Heracles does achieve a result, the team will qualify for the season process.
Last Thursday, Heracles drew 1-1 against Feyenoord. The black and whites cannot have the suspended Pröpper against AZ. Tastemaker Rai Vloet is still a matter of doubt after he was injured against Feyenoord.
Recent history
The last 13 meetings between AZ and Heracles were all won by the Alkmaarders. Often there were very goal-rich matches, such as in the 2016-2017 season.
2019-2020: AZ – Heracles 2-0
Koopmeiners, Stengs (AZ)
2018-2019: AZ – Heracles 2-1
Stengs, Gudmundsson (AZ), Kuwas (Heracles)
2017-2018: AZ – Heracles 5-0
Castro ed, Til, Weghorst, Jahanbakhsh, Svensson (AZ)
2016-2017: AZ – Heracles 5-1
Mühren 2x, Weghorst, Jahanbakhsh, Dos Santos (AZ), Armenteros (Heracles)
2015-2016: AZ – Heracles 3-1
Henriksen, Gouweleeuw, Tankovic (AZ), Navratil (Heracles)
Kick-off
AZ – Heracles starts on Sunday at 14:30 and can be followed live via ESPN 5. After the match, we will post the match report on the website.
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