Saturday , 26 September 2026

SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
SC Heerenveen
0 – 0
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 17 May 2026 · 12:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 25,450 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Jorthy Mokio
Y 58' Lucas Rosa
Y 70' Youri Regeer

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

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

1
4
12
SC Heerenveen 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-17 SC Heerenveen 0–0 AFC Ajax 2025-11-01 AFC Ajax 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2025-01-19 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen 2024-02-11 SC Heerenveen 3–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May AFC Ajax H 0–0 D
10 May NAC Breda A 0–2 L
03 May FC Volendam A 2–0 W
25 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
12 Apr AZ A 0–3 L
05 Apr Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May SC Heerenveen A 0–0 D
10 May FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
02 May PSV H 2–2 D
25 Apr NAC Breda A 2–0 W
11 Apr Heracles Almelo A 3–0 W
04 Apr FC Twente '65 H 1–2 L

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen AFC Ajax
#10 Position #5
9 Points 14
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 1
11 Scored 21
9 Conceded 9
+2 GD +12
1.29 PPG 2.00
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
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' We are underway at Abe Lenstra Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar García will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Lucas Rosa, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Ko Itakura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' 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 Sam Kersten suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a card on 26.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' It’s high time Robin Veldman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Jorthy Mokio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 376 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 51' Marcus Linday is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Heerenveen tonight.
  • 56' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 58' AFC Ajax player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Heerenveen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' With 2 assists to his name this season, Wout Weghorst is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 70' AFC Ajax receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 75' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Heerenveen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar García

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

2026-05-17 SC Heerenveen 0–0 AFC Ajax 2025-11-01 AFC Ajax 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2025-01-19 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen 2024-02-11 SC Heerenveen 3–2 AFC Ajax

SC Heerenveen Form

2026-05-17 SC Heerenveen 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2026-05-10 NAC Breda 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2026-05-03 FC Volendam 0–2 SC Heerenveen W 2026-04-25 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-04-12 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2026-04-05 SC Heerenveen 4–1 Heracles Almelo W

AFC Ajax Form

2026-05-17 SC Heerenveen 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2026-05-10 AFC Ajax 1–2 FC Utrecht L 2026-05-02 AFC Ajax 2–2 PSV D 2026-04-25 NAC Breda 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2026-04-11 Heracles Almelo 0–3 AFC Ajax W 2026-04-04 AFC Ajax 1–2 FC Twente '65 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or AFC Ajax 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen30% Draw28% AFC Ajax42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
58%
Draw or AFC Ajax
70%
SC Heerenveen or AFC Ajax
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen19% Draw48% AFC Ajax33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
11.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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