Ajax vs Heerenveen — Eredivisie
1-0
Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; Heerenveen had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Ajax 1 win, 3 drawn. Ajax are 4th in the Eredivisie on 18 points; Heerenveen are 8th on 12.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (D W W D W). 1.9 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Vitesse · 19 May 2024
- W 3-0 vs Almere City · 12 May 2024
- W 1-4 at Volendam · 5 May 2024
- D 2-2 vs Excelsior · 24 Apr 2024
- W 2-1 vs Twente · 14 Apr 2024
- L 6-0 at Feyenoord · 7 Apr 2024
Away form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 (L L D L W). 1.3 scored per game, 2.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 19 May 2024
- L 1-3 vs Vitesse · 12 May 2024
- D 1-1 at Almere City · 3 May 2024
- L 0-8 vs PSV Eindhoven · 25 Apr 2024
- W 0-2 at Heracles · 14 Apr 2024
- L 2-3 vs Utrecht · 7 Apr 2024
Head-to-head: Ajax vs Heerenveen
- Ajax 2-2 Heerenveen · 16 Aug 2026 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 0-0 Ajax · 17 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 1-1 Heerenveen · 1 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 0-2 Ajax · 19 Jan 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 45' Normal Goal — K. Hlynsson (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | Heerenveen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.42 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 |
| 12 | Total shots | 7 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 458 | Total passes | 504 |
| 386 | Accurate passes | 422 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 84 |
| 8 | Key passes | 3 |
| 105 | Duels | 105 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |