Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

12
4
1
AFC Ajax 17 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen is underway.
  • 4' What a moment for Dusan Tadic! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' David Neres has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 14' The travelling SC Heerenveen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' Sieben Dewaele is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 24' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's shape.
  • 28' A goal from the Serbia international Dusan Tadic! He fires home on 28 to make it 2-0!
  • 33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Mohammed Kudus is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 40' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Perr Schuurs has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 483 appearances.
  • 46' The whistle greets Oliver Batista-Meier as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Nygren.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Lisandro Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Noussair Mazraoui by Sean Klaiber on 61 minute.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Dusan Tadic as he leaves the pitch. Antony steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 66' What composure from Henk Veerman! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' What composure from Davy Klaassen! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Rodney Kongolo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 73' Rodney Kongolo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jan Paul van Hecke on 74.
  • 79' Oliver Batista-Meier has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Quincy Promes has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Neres on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for SC Heerenveen to replace Rodney Kongolo by Sieben Dewaele on 81 minute.
  • 82' Lassina Franck Traore makes way for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 84' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Antony adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 5-1 the final result. SC Heerenveen will be bitterly disappointed.

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
4 / 4
2.95 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + AFC Ajax to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax70% Draw17% SC Heerenveen13%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.1
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
87%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
30%
AFC Ajax or SC Heerenveen
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax55% Draw33% SC Heerenveen12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
3 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
6.4%
4 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
5 – 1
Actual
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 19% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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