Ajax vs Heerenveen — Eredivisie

Eredivisie· Regular Season - 27

Ajax

4–1Full-time

Heerenveen

LLDDWWGoals 22-19

LWLWDLGoals 11-16

Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · Capacity 55,885 · grass · Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Match events

31'Matthijs De Ligt (Hakim Ziyech)
33'Martin Ødegaard (M. Vlap)
36'Stijn Schaars
57'M. Vlap (Arbër Zeneli)
59'Nicolás Tagliafico
70'Reza Ghoochannejhad (H. Veerman)
73'Stijn Schaars (Marco Rojas)
81'Maximilian Wöber (Joël Veltman)
85'Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
88'D. van de Beek (Hakim Ziyech)
90+3'David Neres

Lineups

Ajax

Heerenveen

4-3-3

E. ten HagCoach

J. Streppel

Bench (9)

Bench (10)

Match trends

Ajax have averaged 2.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Heerenveen have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

6Ajax wins

1Draws

1Heerenveen wins

25-8Goals

Ajax

2–2Aug 16, 2026, 2:45 PM

Heerenveen

0–2Jan 19, 2025, 1:30 PM

Ajax

1–0Aug 11, 2024, 2:45 PM

Heerenveen

3–2Feb 11, 2024, 1:30 PM

Ajax

4–1Nov 5, 2023, 3:45 PM

Heerenveen

2–4Mar 12, 2023, 1:30 PM

Ajax

5–0Sep 10, 2022, 4:45 PM

Heerenveen

Ajax

5–0May 11, 2022, 6:00 PM

Heerenveen

Pre-match comparison

2.2Goals scored per game1.1

1.9Goals conceded per game1.6

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Jochem Kamphuis

3.06Yellow cards / game

0.06Red cards / game

0.19Penalties scored / game

Based on 31 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Ajax

0-15'

12.5%

16-30'

6.3%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

25%

61-75'

12.5%

76-90+'

18.8%

Heerenveen

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Match statistics

61%Possession39%

—Expected goals (xG)—

10Shots on target3

31Total shots8

11Shots off target4

10Blocked shots1

20Shots inside the box4

11Shots outside the box4

10Corners3

2Offsides1

14Fouls21

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves6

479Total passes305

384Accurate passes207

80%Pass accuracy68%

Player ratings

1Hakim ZiyechAjax🅰️ 29.3
2David NeresAjax⚽ 18.4
3Nicolás TagliaficoAjax⚽ 17.9
4J. KluivertAjax7.9
5Matthijs De LigtAjax⚽ 17.6
6Martin ØdegaardHeerenveen⚽ 17.4

Box score

Ajax

31Nicolás TagliaficoD · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels80%

20Lasse SchöneM · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels46%

10Hakim ZiyechM · 90'

🅰️ 29.3

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Shots1/6 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels47%

7David NeresF · 90'

⚽ 18.4

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels67%

6

6D. van de BeekM · 90'

⚽ 17.3

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Shots2/5 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels67%

1André OnanaG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes59%

Tackles—

Duels—

9Klaas-Jan HuntelaarF · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots1/9 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels60%

43

43R. KristensenD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels46%

5Maximilian WöberD · 81'

6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels57%

4Matthijs De Ligt (C)D · 90'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels71%

45

45J. KluivertF · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels54%

Bench (9)

19

19M. CassierraF

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15Carel EitingM

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39

39N. LangM

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44Mitchel BakkerD

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33Kostas LamprouG

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11Amin YounesF

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3Joël VeltmanD · 9'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

23Siem de JongM

—

40Noussair MazraouiD

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Heerenveen

18

18M. VlapM · 57'

🅰️ 16.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels56%

8Morten ThorsbyM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels59%

2Denzel DumfriesD · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels39%

19Pelle van AmersfoortM · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels64%

9Reza GhoochannejhadF · 70'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels14%

6Stijn Schaars (C)M · 73'

🟨6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels43%

16

16L. WoudenbergD · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels17%

5

5K. PierieD · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels22%

10Martin ØdegaardF · 90'

⚽ 17.4

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels38%

3

3D. HøeghD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles—

Duels55%

24

24M. HansenG · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes47%

Tackles—

Duels50%

Bench (10)

23

23W. van der SteenG

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13Arbër ZeneliF · 33'

6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels43%

20H. VeermanF · 20'

6.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels0%

21Yuki KobayashiM

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25

25J. BekkemaG

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17

17N. MihajlovićF

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12Doke SchmidtD

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7Marco RojasF · 17'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

4Nicolai NaessD

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35Jizz HornkampF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ajax vs Heerenveen played?+

The match is played at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam (capacity 55,885).

What time does Ajax vs Heerenveen kick off?+

Kickoff is at Mar 11, 2018, 1:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).