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AFC Ajax vs Heracles Almelo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
1 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Lerin Duarte
Y 90' Tim Breukers
Y 90' Kristoffer Peterson

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

10
2
2
AFC Ajax 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–1 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
07 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 2–2 D
01 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 3–1 W
25 Jul SK Sturm Graz H 2–0 W
06 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–5 L
28 Apr AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–1 D
12 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Ajax and Heracles Almelo is underway.
  • 5' The travelling Heracles Almelo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Heracles Almelo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaj Sierhuis made 483 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' The 30-year-old Andre Onana has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Wout Droste is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heracles Almelo so far.
  • 45' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The whistle greets Maximilian Wober as he departs to be replaced by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Wormuth will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lerin Duarte.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact .
  • 77' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Alexander Merkel comes on to replace Brandley Kuwas.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Tim Breukers. He replaces Wout Droste on 79 minute.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Bart van Hintum is replaced by Lennart-Marten Czyborra on 82 minute.
  • 84' What a moment for Kristoffer Peterson! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Zakaria Labyad on, David Neres off on 85 minutes.
  • 88' What a strike from Matthijs de Ligt! The score is 1-1.
  • 90' Tim Breukers is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax43% Draw29% Heracles Almelo28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
73%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
57%
AFC Ajax or Heracles Almelo
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax28% Draw51% Heracles Almelo21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.