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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
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
8/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
8/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Toluwalas Arokodare 7 G 1 A
Julian Brandt 6 G 2 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and Heracles Almelo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yoell van Nieff, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Heracles Almelo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Wout Droste, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Lerin Duarte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Cameroon international Andre Onana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Frenkie de Jong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maximilian Wober on 56 minute.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristoffer Peterson made 108 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Lerin Duarte is booked for Heracles Almelo — Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Merkel. He replaces Brandley Kuwas on 77 minute.
  • 79' Tim Breukers gets the nod from Heracles Almelo. He replaces Wout Droste and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Heracles Almelo make a change. Bart van Hintum trudges off to be replaced by Lennart-Marten Czyborra on 82 minutes.
  • 84' A stunning finish from Kristoffer Peterson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. David Neres is withdrawn and Zakaria Labyad gets his opportunity.
  • 88' The Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 1-1!
  • 90' Heracles Almelo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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.