AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2026-27

AFC Ajax

2 – 2

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SC Heerenveen

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 14:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Bernt Klaverboer og 7' 1–0

Abdellah Ouazane 33' 2–0

2–1 45' Jacob Trenskow

2–2 82' Maxence Rivera

Y 51' Jacob Trenskow

Youri Regeer 57' Y

Aaron Bouwman 65' Y

Lucas Rosa 86' Y

Overview

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AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
SC Heerenveen 7 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex Bos
Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
Assistant 2 Marco Ribbink

4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

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

AFC Ajax 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals SC Heerenveen

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 SC Heerenveen 2026-05-17 SC Heerenveen 0–0 AFC Ajax 2025-11-01 AFC Ajax 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2025-01-19 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	SC Heerenveen	H	2–2	D
09 Aug	PEC Zwolle	A	2–0	W
17 May	SC Heerenveen	A	0–0	D
10 May	FC Utrecht	H	1–2	L
02 May	PSV	H	2–2	D
25 Apr	NAC Breda	A	2–0	W

SC Heerenveen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	AFC Ajax	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	FC Twente '65	H	1–0	W
17 May	AFC Ajax	H	0–0	D
10 May	NAC Breda	A	0–2	L
03 May	FC Volendam	A	2–0	W
25 Apr	Fortuna Sittard	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		SC Heerenveen
#5	Position	#10
14	Points	9
7	Played	7
4 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 2
21	Scored	11
9	Conceded	9
+12	GD	+2
2.00	PPG	1.29
57%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts).

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

SC Heerenveen

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

2/2

■ 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

SC Heerenveen

Jacob Trenskow	3 G	1 A
Maxence Rivera	2 G	1 A
Luca Oyen	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen get this one started.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
7' Bernt Klaverboer does the damage! The net is bulging and SC Heerenveen surge ahead!
12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past SC Heerenveen's compact 4-2-3-1.
22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' AFC Ajax are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's 4-2-3-1 shape.
33' What composure from Abdellah Ouazane! The Morocco international strokes it home. 1-1.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Oliver Edvardsen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
43' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
45' Jacob Trenskow adds to his 2 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Baas made 486 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
51' The referee calls foul for Jacob Trenskow. He receives a card.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' Youri Regeer is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
58' The supporters are chanting for Maxence Rivera. He replaces Luca Oyen on 58 minute.
63' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Heerenveen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Aaron Bouwman.
65' Julian Brandt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oscar Gloukh at the 65 minute mark.
70' Dirk Proper needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
73' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 73 minute. Davy Klaassen leaves to be changed by Jorthy Mokio.
78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maxence Rivera makes no mistake. 1-3!
86' AFC Ajax receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
86' Toluwalas Arokodare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdellah Ouazane on 86 minute.
87' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Edvardsen is hanging Steven Berghuis on the field on 87 minute.
It finishes all square. AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Davy Klaassen ↓ Jorthy Mokio 73'
12
Caio Henrique
9
Kasper Dolberg ↓ Marcos Leonardo Almeida 65'
23
Steven Berghuis ↓ Oliver Edvardsen 87'
1
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
6
Youri Regeer
15
Youri Baas
2
Lucas Rosa
10
Oscar Gloukh ↓ Julian Brandt 65'
30
Aaron Bouwman
68
Abdellah Ouazane ↓ Toluwalas Arokodare 86'

Bench

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dusan Tadic	9
Mohammed Kudus	5
Chuba Akpom	4
Pelle van Amersfoort	4
Nicolas Tagliafico	3
Brian Brobbey	3
Sebastien Haller	3
Mitchell van Bergen	3

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.92 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 SC Heerenveen xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax52% Draw25% SC Heerenveen23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

77%

Draw or SC Heerenveen

48%

AFC Ajax or SC Heerenveen

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax39% Draw43% SC Heerenveen18%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

SC Heerenveen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet