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

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

SC Heerenveen

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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

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

SC Heerenveen 7 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

SC Heerenveen 17 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Abe Lenstra Stadion as SC Heerenveen face off against AFC Ajax in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Mohammed Kudus puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
11' Goal! Mohammed Kudus scores his 55 goal in 6 matches.
16' Edson Alvarez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
19' Steven Bergwijn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
24' Calvin Bassey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
29' 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.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Osame Sahraoui is booked for SC Heerenveen — Yellow card on 33.
37' Alexander Timossi Andersson is replacing Che Nunnely for the SC Heerenveen side.
38' The supporters are chanting for Thom Haye. He replaces Simon Olsson on 38 minute.
42' The Netherlands Pelle van Amersfoort breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-4!
47' It’s high time Johnny Heitinga made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
52' GOAL! Kenneth Taylor scores on 52.
54' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
59' Jeffrey Bruma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
64' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Anas Tahiri is replaced by Tibor Halilovic.
66' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Brian Brobbey on 66 minute.
71' Owen Wijndal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' Steven Berghuis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
79' What a strike from Sydney van Hooijdonk! The score is 2-5.
83' Syb Van Ottele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeffrey Bruma on 83 minute.
88' Pelle van Amersfoort picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Jurrien Timber picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
With this win, AFC Ajax is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

11
Pelle van Amersfoort
7
Mats Kohlert
25
Jeffrey Bruma ↓ Syb Van Ottele 83'
26
Anas Tahiri ↓ Tibor Halilovic 64'
5
Pawel Bochniewicz
22
Rami Hajal ↓ Sydney van Hooijdonk 37'
1
Xavier Mous
27
Milan van Ewijk
24
Che Nunnely ↓ Alexander Timossi Andersson 37'
19
Simon Olsson ↓ Thom Haye 37'
20
Osame Sahraoui

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnny Heitinga

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dusan Tadic	9
Mohammed Kudus	5
Chuba Akpom	4
Pelle van Amersfoort	4
Sebastien Haller	3
Mitchell van Bergen	3
Nicolas Tagliafico	3
Brian Brobbey	3

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.27 SC Heerenveen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.67 AFC Ajax xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SC Heerenveen19% Draw20% AFC Ajax61%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw

39%

Draw or AFC Ajax

81%

SC Heerenveen or AFC Ajax

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SC Heerenveen15% Draw35% AFC Ajax50%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 3

7.5%

1 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

0 – 3

6.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 4

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

2 – 1

4.2%

0 – 4

2 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap	SC Heerenveen covers	Push	AFC Ajax covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	9%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	20%	46%
+1.5	54%	—	46%
+2	54%	19%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

SC Heerenveen Form

AFC Ajax Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Clean Sheet