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AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
5 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 12:30 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Y 72' Rodney Kongolo
Y 73' Rodney Kongolo
Y 74' Jan Paul van Hecke
Perr Schuurs 84' Y
Lisandro Martinez 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

12
3
1
AFC Ajax 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax 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
18 Oct SC Heerenveen H 5–1 W
04 Oct FC Groningen A 0–1 L
26 Sep SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
20 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
13 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
07 Mar SC Heerenveen A 3–1 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct AFC Ajax A 1–5 L
02 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
26 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
19 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
12 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
07 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–3 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax SC Heerenveen
#2 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts). SC Heerenveen are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax are looking to make home advantage count against SC Heerenveen.
  • 4' What a moment for Dusan Tadic! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 369 games and scored 356 goals.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohammed Kudus made 6 appearances and scored 55 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' Sheral Floranus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' The Serbia Dusan Tadic breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 2-0!
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pawel Bochniewicz, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Mohammed Kudus has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Davy Klaassen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 46' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Oliver Batista-Meier has done his job and it is now time for Benjamin Nygren to step up.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' The travelling SC Heerenveen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Sean Klaiber on 61 minute.
  • 62' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Dusan Tadic is replaced by Antony on 62 minute.
  • 66' Henk Veerman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 71' Erwin Mulder has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' Magnificent from Davy Klaassen! That is 66 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rodney Kongolo.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rodney Kongolo.
  • 74' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Jan Paul van Hecke gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's shape.
  • 80' Quincy Promes has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Neres on 80 minute.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Sieben Dewaele. He replaces Rodney Kongolo on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Lassina Franck Traore by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 82 minute.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Perr Schuurs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Antony makes it 5-1.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

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

2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax 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

2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen W 2020-10-04 FC Groningen 1–0 AFC Ajax L 2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse W 2020-09-20 AFC Ajax 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax W

SC Heerenveen Form

2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen L 2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo W 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen W 2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.78 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax64% Draw23% SC Heerenveen13%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
87%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
36%
AFC Ajax or SC Heerenveen
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax43% Draw47% SC Heerenveen10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
15.1%
2 – 0
13.7%
0 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.6%
1 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 26% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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