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AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AFC Ajax
4 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 16:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 36' Rodney Kongolo
Nicolas Tagliafico 38' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

12
4
1
AFC Ajax 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-01-20 AFC Ajax 4–4 SC Heerenveen 2018-10-20 SC Heerenveen 0–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep SC Heerenveen H 4–1 W
01 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 4–1 W
28 Aug APOEL FC H 2–0 W
20 Aug APOEL FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug VVV Venlo A 4–1 W
13 Aug PAOK FC H 3–2 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
31 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
24 Aug FC Twente '65 H 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Emmen A 0–2 L
11 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
04 Aug Heracles Almelo A 4–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax SC Heerenveen
#3 Position #6
25 Points 21
12 Played 12
7 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 3
32 Scored 24
15 Conceded 16
+17 GD +8
2.08 PPG 1.75
58% Win % 50%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts).

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
SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ 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
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as AFC Ajax face off against SC Heerenveen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' SC Heerenveen has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 14' The Serbia Dusan Tadic breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-0!
  • 19' SC Heerenveen have won 377 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' Jens Odgaard does the damage! The net is bulging and SC Heerenveen surge ahead!
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 32' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' That is a Yellow card for SC Heerenveen. Rodney Kongolo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Tagliafico. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 43' 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.
  • 47' What a strike from Nicolas Tagliafico! The score is 2-1.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Perr Schuurs makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 57' Alen Halilovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 529 appearances.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Nicolas Tagliafico has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Dusan Tadic by David Neres on 63 minute.
  • 65' Another substitution for SC Heerenveen to replace Jens Odgaard by Alen Halilovic on 65 minute.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past SC Heerenveen's compact .
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Edson Alvarez departs to be replaced by Razvan Marin.
  • 83' The whistle greets Quincy Promes as he departs to be replaced by Siem de Jong.
  • 88' Suriname international Warner Hahn has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-01-20 AFC Ajax 4–4 SC Heerenveen 2018-10-20 SC Heerenveen 0–4 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen W 2019-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2019-08-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 APOEL FC W 2019-08-20 APOEL FC 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2019-08-17 VVV Venlo 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2019-08-13 AFC Ajax 3–2 PAOK FC W

SC Heerenveen Form

2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen L 2019-08-31 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D 2019-08-24 SC Heerenveen 0–0 FC Twente '65 D 2019-08-17 FC Emmen 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2019-08-11 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2019-08-04 Heracles Almelo 0–4 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.75 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax66% Draw18% SC Heerenveen16%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
84%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
34%
AFC Ajax or SC Heerenveen
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax50% Draw35% SC Heerenveen15%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
4 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
4%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 19% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 20% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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