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AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
AFC Ajax
5 – 0
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 10 Sep 2022 · 16:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Sven van Beek
Edson Alvarez 45' Y
Y 71' Pawel Bochniewicz

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee Don Frijn
  • Referee Martijn Vos
18 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2022-09-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-05-11 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep SC Heerenveen H 5–0 W
07 Sep Rangers FC H 4–0 W
03 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 4–0 W
28 Aug FC Utrecht A 2–0 W
21 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
14 Aug FC Groningen H 6–1 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
04 Sep NEC H 0–0 D
27 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
20 Aug SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W
13 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
05 Aug Sparta Rotterdam H 0–0 D

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' That's the starting whistle at Johan Cruijff Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen.
  • 4' Magnificent from Davy Klaassen! That is 69 goals in 425 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 9' It’s high time Alfred Schreuder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alfred Schreuder might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The referee shows SC Heerenveen player a Yellow card on 15.
  • 16' Kenneth Taylor does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 21' Sydney van Hooijdonk, a Netherlands forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 381 games and scored 382 goals.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Steven Bergwijn suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edson Alvarez on 45.
  • 46' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Devyne Rensch departs to be replaced by Jorge Sanchez.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Mohammed Kudus — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Heerenveen backline.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Magnificent from Mohammed Kudus! That is 55 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Brian Brobbey.
  • 61' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Brian Brobbey comes on to replace Steven Bergwijn.
  • 66' Thom Haye has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Sydney van Hooijdonk as he leaves the pitch. Amin Sarr steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Brian Brobbey makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pawel Bochniewicz on 71.
  • 72' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Simon Olsson has done his job and it is now time for Rami Hajal to step up.
  • 77' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past SC Heerenveen's compact .
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Ajax 5-0 SC Heerenveen.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alfred Schreuder

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-09-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-05-11 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen

AFC Ajax Form

2022-09-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen W 2022-09-07 AFC Ajax 4–0 Rangers FC W 2022-09-03 AFC Ajax 4–0 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2022-08-28 FC Utrecht 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2022-08-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2022-08-14 AFC Ajax 6–1 FC Groningen W

SC Heerenveen Form

2022-09-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen L 2022-09-04 SC Heerenveen 0–0 NEC D 2022-08-27 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-08-20 SBV Vitesse 0–4 SC Heerenveen W 2022-08-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 SC Heerenveen D 2022-08-05 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.92 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax74% Draw16% SC Heerenveen10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
90%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
26%
AFC Ajax or SC Heerenveen
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax58% Draw33% SC Heerenveen9%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.5%
3 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
6.4%
1 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
5.8%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
5 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 21% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 19% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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