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SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SC Heerenveen
0 – 4
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Morten Thorsby 44' Y
Daniel Hoegh 50' Y
Y 71' David Neres

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Frank Jansen
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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

1
4
12
SC Heerenveen 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 SC Heerenveen 0–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct AFC Ajax H 0–4 L
06 Oct VBV De Graafschap A 5–0 W
29 Sep ADO Den Haag H 1–1 D
22 Sep SBV Excelsior A 3–3 D
16 Sep Heracles Almelo H 3–5 L
01 Sep VVV Venlo A 1–1 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct SC Heerenveen A 4–0 W
07 Oct AZ H 5–0 W
02 Oct FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
29 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV A 0–3 L
19 Sep PAE AEK H 3–0 W

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SC Heerenveen and AFC Ajax.
  • 3' Lasse Schone has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 13' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' Maximilian Wober needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Donny van de Beek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 33' Warner Hahn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 38' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' Brilliant from the ! Hakim Ziyech makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 42.
  • 44' That is a Yellow card for SC Heerenveen. Morten Thorsby will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Hoegh.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Dusan Tadic makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 56' GOAL! Kasper Dolberg scores on 56. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen
  • 57' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Kasper Dolberg and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' Rodney Kongolo gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Michel Vlap and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Sheral Floranus is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 69' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mitchell van Bergen is hanging Yuki Kobayashi on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' David Neres picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Zakaria Labyad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Frenkie de Jong at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' SC Heerenveen make a change. Sam Lammers trudges off to be replaced by Pelle van Amersfoort on 84 minutes.
  • 89' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Olde Riekerink

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.62 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + AFC Ajax to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen17% Draw21% AFC Ajax62%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
37%
Draw or AFC Ajax
83%
SC Heerenveen or AFC Ajax
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen11% Draw36% AFC Ajax53%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
8.6%
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
7.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
5.1%
0 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 3
3.5%
2 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 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% 31%
+2.5 69% — 31%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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