Heracles Almelo vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Heracles Almelo vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Polman Stadion.
- Heracles Almelo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Dennis Higler
- Referee Rens Bluemink
- Referee Rogier Honig
- Referee Martin Perez
4 games this season
🟨 1.8/game
⚽ 5.8 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb | AFC Ajax | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Feb | ADO Den Haag | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Jan | PEC Zwolle | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Jan | FC Groningen | A | 0–3 | L |
| 22 Dec | SBV Excelsior | A | 3–0 | W |
| 15 Dec | PSV | H | 0–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Feb | VVV Venlo | H | 6–0 | W |
| 27 Jan | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 2–6 | L |
| 20 Jan | SC Heerenveen | H | 4–4 | D |
| 23 Dec | FC Utrecht | A | 3–1 | W |
| 16 Dec | VBV De Graafschap | H | 8–0 | W |
Key Stats
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
AFC Ajax this season
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
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Heracles Almelo get us underway at Polman Stadion.
- 5' A quiet spell here at Polman Stadion. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 15' 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.
- 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mohammed Osman makes it 1-0.
- 22' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 27' Heracles Almelo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 32' Heracles Almelo is showing some good football. However, Heracles Almelo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 41' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets a Yellow card.
- 46' AFC Ajax have won 825 goals from 484 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' Rasmus Kristensen, a Denmark defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 60' The crowd applauds Joey Konings as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Dalmau steps in for Heracles Almelo.
- 63' Noussair Mazraoui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lasse Schone at the 63 minute mark.
- 68' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 72 minute. Jesper Drost leaves to be changed by Yoell van Nieff.
- 77' Donny van de Beek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Kasper Dolberg. He replaces Frenkie de Jong on 79 minute.
- 81' Controversy at the stadium! Maximilian Rossmann argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 90' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Lennart-Marten Czyborra is replaced by Mats Knoester.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Heracles Almelo players.
Lineups
Heracles Almelo Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 7
- 14
- 17
-
18
Jesper Drost ↓ Yoell van Nieff 72'
- 52
- 23
-
25
Joey Konings ↓ Adrian Dalmau 60'
- 3
Bench
- 16
- 8
-
10
Yoell van Nieff ↑ 72'
- 24
- 11
- 31
-
9
Adrian Dalmau ↑ 60'
- 26
-
13
Mats Knoester ↑ 90'
Coach
Frank Wormuth
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 10
- 20
- 22
- 24
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 21
- 9
- 17
Bench
-
19
Zakaria Labyad ↑ 63'
- 26
- 3
-
12
Noussair Mazraoui ↑ 63'
- 8
- 30
- 40
-
25
Kasper Dolberg ↑ 79'
- 7
Coach
Erik ten Hag
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Davy Klaassen | 4 |
| Zakaria Labyad | 3 |
| Mario Engels | 3 |
| Steven Berghuis | 3 |
| Brian Brobbey | 3 |
| Sebastien Haller | 2 |
| Wout Weghorst | 2 |
| Luka Kulenovic | 2 |
Heracles Almelo Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34
Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for:
Heracles Almelo or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heracles Almelo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Heracles Almelo or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Ajax
56%
Heracles Almelo or AFC Ajax
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Heracles Almelo win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo
| Handicap | Heracles Almelo covers | Push | AFC Ajax covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 21% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.