Heracles Almelo vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Heracles Almelo vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.
- Heracles Almelo 34 games · 19 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 34 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
- Assistant 1 Richard Polman
- Assistant 2 Rob van de Ven
14 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr AFC Ajax H 0–3 L 05 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–4 L 20 Mar SBV Excelsior H 1–1 D 15 Mar AZ A 0–4 L 06 Mar FC Utrecht H 0–0 D 28 Feb PSV H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Heracles Almelo A 3–0 W 04 Apr FC Twente '65 H 1–2 L 22 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D 14 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 4–0 W 07 Mar FC Groningen A 1–3 L 01 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D Season Stats
Heracles Almelo AFC Ajax #18 Position #5 19 Points 56 34 Played 34 5 / 4 / 25 W / D / L 14 / 14 / 6 35 Scored 62 85 Conceded 41 -50 GD +21 0.56 PPG 1.65 15% Win % 41% Key Stats
36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
Heracles Almelo this season29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonHeracles Almelo are 18th (19 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (56 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Heracles Almelo0-15–/116-302/331-45–/246-60–/461-75–/376+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededAFC Ajax0-151/116-303/131-452/–46-601/–61-75–/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
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Heracles Almelo Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Thomas Bruns ↓ Sava Cestic 46'
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Ivan Mesik ↓ Walid Ould-Chikh 65'
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Naci Unuvar ↓ Luka Kulenovic 54'
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Bench
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Sava Cestic ↑ 46'
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Djevencio van der Kust ↑ 55'
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Walid Ould-Chikh ↑ 65'
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Erik Ahlstrand ↑ 55'
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Luka Kulenovic ↑ 54'
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Coach Ernest FaberAFC Ajax Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Ko Itakura ↓ Takehiro Tomiyasu 66'
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Mika Godts ↓ Aaron Bouwman 87'
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Oscar Gloukh ↓ Sean Steur 84'
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Bench
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Takehiro Tomiyasu ↑ 66'
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Oliver Edvardsen ↑ 84'
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Aaron Bouwman ↑ 87'
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Sean Steur ↑ 84'
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Coach Óscar García -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Davy Klaassen 4 Zakaria Labyad 3 Mario Engels 3 Steven Berghuis 3 Brian Brobbey 3 Luka Kulenovic 2 Steven Bergwijn 2 Mika Godts 2 Head to Head
Heracles Almelo Form
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Prediction accuracy3 / 40.86 Heracles Almelo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.61 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.47Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Heracles Almelo or Draw 34%Draw or AFC Ajax 85%Heracles Almelo or AFC Ajax 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 10.7%0 – 3 Actual1 – 2 8.9%0 – 1 8%1 – 1 7.7%1 – 3 7.6%0 – 4 5.8%1 – 4 5%0 – 0 4.4%2 – 2 3.8%2 – 3 3.3%0 – 5 3.1%Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo
Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 2% 97% -1.5 3% — 97% -1 3% 7% 90% -0.5 10% — 90% +0.5 27% — 73% +1 27% 21% 52% +1.5 48% — 52% +2 48% 21% 32% +2.5 68% — 32% Clean Sheet
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet 8% ✓AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.