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AFC Ajax vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AFC Ajax
4 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 5 Nov 2023 · 15:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena 54,288 HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Bergwijn 25' 1–0
Brian Brobbey 42' 2–0
2–1 45+1' Luuk Brouwers
Chuba Akpom 84' 3–1
Chuba Akpom 90+2' 4–1
Y 40' Pelle van Amersfoort
Branco van den Boomen 60' Y
Y 81' Simon Olsson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Rens Bluemink
10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 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
2023-11-05 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax 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

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov SC Heerenveen H 4–1 W
02 Nov FC Volendam H 2–0 W
29 Oct PSV A 2–5 L
26 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L
22 Oct FC Utrecht A 3–4 L
08 Oct AZ H 1–2 L
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
28 Oct Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
21 Oct AZ A 0–3 L
07 Oct NEC H 1–1 D
30 Sep FC Twente '65 A 0–1 L
23 Sep SBV Excelsior H 0–3 L

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' The game is set. SC Heerenveen kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It’s high time John van 't Schip made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' Steven Berghuis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Steven Bergwijn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Pelle van Amersfoort gets a Yellow card.
  • 42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brian Brobbey makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 46' What a moment for Luuk Brouwers! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' Daniel Karlsbakk gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Pelle van Amersfoort and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thom Haye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
  • 56' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Kenneth Taylor is withdrawn and Silvano Vos gets his opportunity.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Silvano Vos on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Ajax will be frustrated.
  • 62' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Hussein Ali on, Oliver Braude off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' SC Heerenveen looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maxence Rivera scoring 1 goals.
  • 72' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 73 minute. Kristian Hlynsson leaves to be changed by Chuba Akpom.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 491 games and scored 846 goals.
  • 81' Simon Olsson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Simon Olsson.
  • 83' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Forbs comes on to replace Brian Brobbey.
  • 84' Chuba Akpom makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Karlsbakk made 380 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van 't Schip

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

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

2023-11-05 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax 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

AFC Ajax Form

2023-11-05 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen W 2023-11-02 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Volendam W 2023-10-29 PSV 5–2 AFC Ajax L 2023-10-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 AFC Ajax L 2023-10-22 FC Utrecht 4–3 AFC Ajax L 2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ L

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-11-05 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen L 2023-10-28 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2023-10-07 SC Heerenveen 1–1 NEC D 2023-09-30 FC Twente '65 1–0 SC Heerenveen L 2023-09-23 SC Heerenveen 0–3 SBV Excelsior L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.75 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax71% Draw17% SC Heerenveen12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
88%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
29%
AFC Ajax or SC Heerenveen
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax55% Draw34% SC Heerenveen11%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.7%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%
5 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 21% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 20% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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