Eredivisie · Matchweek 34 · May 17

Heerenveen - Ajax

Heerenveen and Ajax drew 0-0 in Eredivisie (Matchweek 34).

🏟 Abe Lenstra Stadion Heerenveen 👤 Referee: J. Kooij
Key events
26' 🟨 J. MokioYellow card Ajax
58' 🟨 L. RosaYellow card Ajax
70' 🟨 Y. RegeerYellow card Ajax
Quick stats
%53 Possession %47
1.86 Expected goals (xG) 2.21
1.84 Pre-match xG 1.51
15 Total shots 21
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 10
5 Blocked shots 6
9 Shots inside box 11
6 Shots outside box 10
5 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
26'
🟨J. MokioYellow card
HT 0 - 0
58'
🟨L. RosaYellow card
69'
🔁D. Klaassen ↔ Y. RegeerSubstitution
69'
🔁S. Berghuis ↔ R. BounidaSubstitution
70'
🟨Y. RegeerYellow card
V. Zagaritis ↔ H. PetrovSubstitution🔁
75'
79'
🔁S. Steur ↔ K. DolbergSubstitution
D. Vente ↔ L. NordasSubstitution🔁
84'
L. Oyen ↔ E. GurbuzSubstitution🔁
84'
85'
🔁M. Godts ↔ M. CarrizoSubstitution
R. Meerveld ↔ L. BrouwersSubstitution🔁
87'
FT 0 - 0
Match statsHeerenveen · Ajax
Key stats
%53 Possession %47
1.86 Expected goals (xG) 2.21
1.84 Pre-match xG 1.51
Shots
15 Total shots 21
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 10
5 Blocked shots 6
9 Shots inside box 11
6 Shots outside box 10
5 Saves 4
Attacking
116 Attacks 105
69 Dangerous attacks 56
Passing
541 Total passes 488
461 Accurate passes 425
%85 Pass accuracy %87
Set pieces & discipline
9 Corners 6
1 Offsides 0
9 Fouls 8
8 Free kicks 9
11 Throw-ins 11
10 Goal kicks 9
Cards
0 Yellow cards 3
0 1st-half cards 1
0 2nd-half cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
5 1st-half corners 2
5 2nd-half corners 4
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2020–2026
Heerenveen 1
Oct 18who was on topAug 16
Ajax 9
1 Heerenveen 2 draw 9 Ajax
Last 2 meetings drawn
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.8goals / match
11–35total goals
0/5clean sheets
3-2Heerenveen best win · Feb 11
5-0Ajax best win · Sep 10
%92 Over 1.5 11/12
%67 Over 2.5 8/12
%58 Over 3.5 7/12
%58 BTTS 7/12
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Heerenveen at home5 matches
1W 0D 4L 6:12
Ajax at home7 matches
5W 2D 0L 23:5
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Heerenveen3W 1D 1L Ajax2W 2D 1L
2.00 1.60 Points per game
10 10 Goals scored
7 6 Goals conceded
1.60 1.40 xG average
1.89 1.57 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%80 %80 Over 2.5
5.6 3.8 Corners
1.0 2.2 Cards
Heerenveen7W 1D 2L Ajax3W 5D 2L
2.20 1.40 Points per game
22 17 Goals scored
14 11 Goals conceded
1.53 1.35 xG average
1.95 1.50 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%70 %60 BTTS
%90 %60 Over 2.5
5.1 4.2 Corners
1.5 1.8 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
8Heerenveenin the table51pts
34matches 14-9-11W-D-L 57:53goals +4diff
DLWWL
5Ajaxin the table56pts
34matches 14-14-6W-D-L 62:41goals +21diff
DLDWW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
1.19 1.77 Points per game
1.73 1.81 xG average
1.33 1.49 xGA average
%10 %23 Clean sheets
%67 %73 BTTS
%67 %59 Over 2.5
5.8 5.1 Corners
1.7 1.8 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 16 Ajax 2-2 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Nov 1 Ajax 1-1 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Jan 19 Heerenveen 0-2 Ajax Eredivisie
Aug 11 Ajax 1-0 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Feb 11 Heerenveen 3-2 Ajax Eredivisie
Nov 5 Ajax 4-1 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Mar 12 Heerenveen 2-4 Ajax Eredivisie
Sep 10 Ajax 5-0 Heerenveen Eredivisie
xG difference & finishing
Heerenveen0 gol · 1.86 xG -1.86
Ajax0 gol · 2.21 xG -2.21
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Heerenveen dominated the ball53% possession
Ajax took more shots21 - 15
THE REFEREE29 matches on record
Joey Kooij
Strictness68 TEMPO73
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 33.5 -0.5
Fouls 1722.8 -5.8
Goals 02.8 -2.8
Corners 158.9 +6.1
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 0.01.7 -1.7
Shots 15.014.1 +0.9
On target 5.05.1 -0.1
Possession %53%51 +1.9
Corners 9.05.3 +3.7
Cards 0.02.0 -2.0
Conceded 0.01.6 -1.6
this matchseason average · 34 matches
Goals 0.01.9 -1.9
Shots 21.013.2 +7.8
On target 5.05.5 -0.5
Possession %47%56 -9.4
Corners 6.04.4 +1.6
Cards 3.02.5 +0.5
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 34 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Joris van Overeem 8.70
Starting XI
6 Joris van Overeem M · 90' · K 8.70
Key pass2Tackles2Blocks2Duels won5/8Fouls won2Fouls1Passes68 · %54
4 Sam Kersten D · 90' 8.20
Tackles3Duels won5/5Fouls won1Passes56 · %50
22 Bernt Klaverboer G · 90' 8.00
Saves5Key pass1Duels won2/2Passes43 · %30
16 Marcus Linday M · 90' 7.50
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls1Passes58 · %56
45 Oliver Braude D · 90' 7.50
Dribbles1/1Tackles6Interceptions2Duels won9/15Fouls won2Fouls3Passes57 · %49
3 Maas Willemsen D · 90' 7.20
Blocks1Duels won1/4Passes72 · %69
19 Vasilios Zagaritis D · 75' 7.20
Key pass2Dribbles2/2Blocks2Duels won3/6Fouls2Passes38 · %34
11 Luca Oyen M · 84' 6.90
On target1/1Key pass3Dribbles1/4Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Passes31 · %26
9 Dylan Vente F · 84' 6.90
On target2/3Key pass2Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes25 · %20
20 Jacob Trenskow M · 90' 6.50
On target1/3Key pass1Dribbles2/5Tackles1Duels won3/11Fouls1Offside1Passes38 · %31
10 Ringo Meerveld M · 84' 6.00
On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles2/4Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes34 · %28
Substitutes
28 Hristiyan Petrov D · 15' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won2/4Passes12 · %10
50 Eser Gürbüz F · 6'
Interceptions1Fouls1Passes1 · %1
Passes1
8 Luuk Brouwers M · 6'
Passes3 · %1
Unused: Isaiah AhmedNolhan CourtensLuuk BrouwersNikolai Soyset HoplandMats EgbringIngmar MulderNordin BakkerAndries NoppertClayton Bonevacia
Starting XI
23 Steven Berghuis F · 69' 8.00
Key pass4Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won4/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes43 · %39
4 Ko Itakura D · 90' 7.90
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/5Passes54 · %51
18 Davy Klaassen M · 69' · K 7.70
Tackles2Blocks3Duels won2/3Passes23 · %18
48 Sean Steur M · 79' 7.60
On target2/4Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls won2Passes48 · %47
24 Jorthy Mokio M · 90' 7.30
Tackles6Duels won6/11Fouls1Passes51 · %45
26 Maarten Paes G · 90' 7.20
Saves4Passes38 · %32
15 Youri Baas D · 90' 7.20
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Fouls2Passes51 · %48
2 Lucas Rosa D · 90' 6.60
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes46 · %40
25 Wout Weghorst F · 90' 6.50
Key pass6Dribbles1/3Interceptions1Duels won4/10Passes30 · %22
11 Mika Godts F · 85' 6.50
Key pass4Dribbles2/9Duels won6/17Fouls won3Fouls1Passes34 · %27
3 Anton Gaaei D · 90' 6.30
On target1/3Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/9Fouls1Passes48 · %42
Substitutes
43 Rayane Bounida F · 21' 7.20
Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/1Passes7 · %3
9 Kasper Dolberg F · 11' 6.70
On target1/1Passes4 · %2
6 Youri Regeer M · 21' 6.30
Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes5 · %4
7 Maher Carrizo F · 5'
On target1/1
Unused: Paul ReversonValentijn van der VeldeMarvyn MuzunguTakehiro TomiyasuAaron BouwmanRyan van de PavertOscar GloukhDon-Angelo Konadu
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%50) ✗
Heerenveen %50 Draw %19 Ajax %31
1.69Heerenveen xPuan
1.12Ajax xPuan
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