HeraclesHeracles vs Ajax — Eredivisie
2-4
AjaxErve Asito, Almelo
Going into the match, Heracles had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Ajax had won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 in 10, scoring 2.9. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Ajax 4 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (D W L L L). 1.1 scored per game, 2.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Volendam · 20 Jan 2024
- W 1-2 at Waalwijk · 12 Jan 2024
- L 0-4 vs Feyenoord · 17 Dec 2023
- L 2-0 at Vitesse · 10 Dec 2023
- L 0-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 2 Dec 2023
- W 0-5 at Almere City · 26 Nov 2023
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 (W W D W W). 2.9 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 4-1 vs Waalwijk · 21 Jan 2024
- W 2-3 at Go Ahead Eagles · 14 Jan 2024
- D 2-2 vs Zwolle · 17 Dec 2023
- W 2-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 9 Dec 2023
- W 2-3 at Waalwijk · 6 Dec 2023
- W 1-2 at NEC Nijmegen · 3 Dec 2023
Head-to-head: Heracles vs Ajax
- Heracles 0-3 Ajax · 11 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-0 Heracles · 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 4-0 Heracles · 16 Feb 2025 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 3-4 Ajax · 20 Oct 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — J. Hornkamp (Heracles)
- 16' Normal Goal — B. Brobbey (Ajax)
- 55' Normal Goal — S. Berghuis (Ajax)
- 57' Normal Goal — B. Brobbey (Ajax)
- 60' Normal Goal — M. Engels (Heracles)
- 84' Normal Goal — K. Hlynsson (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Heracles | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 4 |
| 27 | Ball possession | 73 |
| 1.01 | Expected goals (xG) | 4 |
| 13 | Total shots | 31 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 12 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 12 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 26 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 275 | Total passes | 762 |
| 208 | Accurate passes | 697 |
| 76 | Pass accuracy | 91 |
| 10 | Key passes | 26 |
| 71 | Duels | 71 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |