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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
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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
100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Ajax and Heracles Almelo get this one started.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact .
  • 35' Tim Breukers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Mohammed Osman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Frenkie de Jong comes on to replace Maximilian Wober.
  • 61' Kaj Sierhuis is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 65' Heracles Almelo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' Brandley Kuwas makes way for Alexander Merkel at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heracles Almelo.
  • 79' Heracles Almelo ring the changes. Wout Droste has done his job and it is now time for Tim Breukers to step up.
  • 82' The whistle greets Bart van Hintum as he departs to be replaced by Lennart-Marten Czyborra.
  • 84' What a strike from Kristoffer Peterson! The score is 0-1.
  • 85' Zakaria Labyad gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces David Neres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Matthijs de Ligt gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tim Breukers on 90 minutes.
  • 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.