Heracles vs Ajax — Eredivisie
3-4
Asito Stadion, Almelo
Going into the match, Heracles had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 0.7 goals a game; Ajax had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Ajax 3 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (L W W D L). 0.7 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 4-1 at GO Ahead Eagles · 6 Oct 2024
- W 2-1 vs Heerenveen · 27 Sept 2024
- W 1-2 at NEC Nijmegen · 21 Sept 2024
- D 0-0 vs Almere City · 15 Sept 2024
- L 3-0 at PEC Zwolle · 1 Sept 2024
- D 1-1 vs Willem II · 25 Aug 2024
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W W D W L). 2.4 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Groningen · 6 Oct 2024
- W 0-2 at Waalwijk · 29 Sept 2024
- D 1-1 at GO Ahead Eagles · 21 Sept 2024
- W 5-0 vs For Sittard · 18 Sept 2024
- L 2-1 at NAC Breda · 18 Aug 2024
- W 1-0 vs Heerenveen · 11 Aug 2024
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
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — L. Kulenović (Heracles)
- 25' Normal Goal — D. Klaassen (Ajax)
- 28' Normal Goal — M. Engels (Heracles)
- 34' Normal Goal — B. Traoré (Ajax)
- 63' Normal Goal — W. Weghorst (Ajax)
- 76' Normal Goal — L. Kulenović (Heracles)
- 82' Penalty — W. Weghorst (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Heracles | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 4 |
| 32 | Ball possession | 68 |
| 0.96 | Expected goals (xG) | 4.13 |
| 14 | Total shots | 18 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 13 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 276 | Total passes | 608 |
| 202 | Accurate passes | 525 |
| 73 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 8 | Key passes | 13 |
| 87 | Duels | 87 |
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 |