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SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
SC Heerenveen
0 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 16:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Madsen 55' Y
Nicolas Madsen 56' Y
Rami Kaib 61' Y
Milan van Ewijk 90' Y
Sven van Beek 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Patrick Inia
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee Halis Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
12 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.9 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
2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax 2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
02 Oct PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W
26 Sep FC Twente '65 H 2–3 L
22 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L
18 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
12 Sep FC Groningen A 1–1 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
03 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L
28 Sep Beşiktaş JK H 2–0 W
25 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
21 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 5–0 W
18 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 9–0 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' The game is set. SC Heerenveen kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joey Veerman, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 8 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AFC Ajax winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' What composure from Sebastien Haller! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' AFC Ajax have won 825 goals from 484 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 374 games and scored 364 goals.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Madsen.
  • 56' Nicolas Madsen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' A change in the SC Heerenveen ranks — Arjen van der Heide exits the field as Benjamin Nygren enters on 61.
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rami Kaib on 61.
  • 63' David Neres gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Steven Berghuis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Lisandro Martinez is replacing Mohammed Kudus for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 69' Arjen van der Heide needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 74' Noussair Mazraoui has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. David Neres makes it 0-2.
  • 76' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Noussair Mazraoui departs to be replaced by Devyne Rensch.
  • 81' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Nicolas Madsen is replaced by Rodney Kongolo.
  • 82' Siem de Jong gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Henk Veerman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Mohammed Daramy. He replaces Dusan Tadic on 86 minute.
  • 87' AFC Ajax make a change. Ryan Gravenberch trudges off to be replaced by Kenneth Taylor on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Milan van Ewijk.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AFC Ajax take all three points.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

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

2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax 2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-10-02 PEC Zwolle 0–1 SC Heerenveen W 2021-09-26 SC Heerenveen 2–3 FC Twente '65 L 2021-09-22 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen D

AFC Ajax Form

2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-10-03 AFC Ajax 0–1 FC Utrecht L 2021-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 Beşiktaş JK W 2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen W 2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-09-18 AFC Ajax 9–0 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.91 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + AFC Ajax to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen16% Draw21% AFC Ajax63%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
37%
Draw or AFC Ajax
84%
SC Heerenveen or AFC Ajax
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen12% Draw38% AFC Ajax50%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 4
4.8%
1 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 22% 47%
+1.5 53% — 47%
+2 53% 20% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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