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SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
SC Heerenveen
2 – 4
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 13:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Osame Sahraoui 33' Y
Y 54' Edson Alvarez
Pelle van Amersfoort 88' Y
Y 90' Jurrien Timber
Y 90' Steven Berghuis

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee Michael Eijgelsheim (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
12
SC Heerenveen 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax 2022-09-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-05-11 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar AFC Ajax H 2–4 L
04 Mar FC Twente '65 A 3–3 D
25 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 1–4 L
19 Feb SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 2–1 W
12 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–2 L
04 Feb FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar SC Heerenveen A 4–2 W
05 Mar NEC H 1–0 W
26 Feb SBV Vitesse A 2–1 W
23 Feb 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–3 L
19 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 4–0 W
16 Feb 1. FC Union Berlin H 0–0 D

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen AFC Ajax
#11 Position #7
3 Points 3
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
1 Scored 2
0 Conceded 0
+1 GD +2
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

SC Heerenveen are 11th (3 pts). AFC Ajax are 7th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AFC Ajax
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and SC Heerenveen launch into their encounter with AFC Ajax.
  • 5' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' What composure from Mohammed Kudus! The Ghana international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 11' Mohammed Kudus adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 16' The Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-3!
  • 19' What a strike from Steven Bergwijn! The score is 0-4.
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' 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 Kenneth Taylor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' SC Heerenveen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Che Nunnely has done his job and it is now time for Alexander Timossi Andersson to step up.
  • 38' Thom Haye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simon Olsson on 38 minute.
  • 42' The deadlock is broken! Pelle van Amersfoort gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
  • 47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' What a strike from Kenneth Taylor! The score is 1-5.
  • 54' Edson Alvarez was booked on 54.
  • 59' Steven Berghuis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 64' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Anas Tahiri has done his job and it is now time for Tibor Halilovic to step up.
  • 66' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Brian Brobbey on 66 minute.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Johnny Heitinga will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' Sydney van Hooijdonk makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and SC Heerenveen are in front.
  • 83' Jeffrey Bruma makes way for Syb Van Ottele at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • 88' Pelle van Amersfoort catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnny Heitinga

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

2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax 2022-09-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-05-11 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax L 2023-03-04 FC Twente '65 3–3 SC Heerenveen D 2023-02-25 SC Heerenveen 1–4 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-02-19 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1–2 SC Heerenveen W 2023-02-12 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-02-04 FC Utrecht 1–0 SC Heerenveen L

AFC Ajax Form

2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax W 2023-03-05 AFC Ajax 1–0 NEC W 2023-02-26 SBV Vitesse 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2023-02-23 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-02-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-02-16 AFC Ajax 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.66 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen17% Draw26% AFC Ajax57%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
42%
Draw or AFC Ajax
83%
SC Heerenveen or AFC Ajax
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen11% Draw48% AFC Ajax41%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
0 – 1
15.2%
0 – 2
13.2%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
7.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 4
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.2%

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% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 26% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 19% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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