Ajax vs Heracles Almelo

12 August 2023 · Eredivisie · 2023/24

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Jakov Medić 45+8’
Mohammed Kudus 75’
Steven Bergwijn 85’, 90+6’ (pen)

Mario Engels 45+5’

Match summary

Ajax came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Heracles Almelo. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mario Engels put Heracles Almelo ahead in first-half stoppage time and Jakov Medić equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Mohammed Kudus put Ajax in front in the 75th minute, Steven Bergwijn made it 3-1 in the 85th minute, and Bergwijn made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Ajax created 3.53 expected goals (xG) from 31 shots to Heracles Almelo's 0.87 from 7.

Match stats

31 Shots 7

13 Shots on Target 2

13 Corners 4

2 Yellow Cards 5

0 Red Cards 0

3.53 xG 0.87

2.74 Non-penalty xG 0.87

Key events

Ajax Heracles Almelo

Kick-off

45+5’

Mario Engels

0-1

Jakov Medić

1-1

45+8’

Half-time1-1

Mohammed Kudus

2-1

75’

Steven Bergwijn

3-1

85’

Steven Bergwijn
Penalty

4-1

90+6’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Ajax

Devyne Rensch
Benjamin Tahirović

Heracles Almelo

Justin Hoogma
Anas Ouahim
Mario Engels
Thomas Bruns
Bryan Limbombe

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Ajax 3.53 xGHeracles Almelo 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Heracles Almelo attacking Ajax attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Gerónimo Rulli Taken off	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Devyne Rensch	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jakov Medić	90′	1	–	3	0.10	–	–	–
Jorrel Hato	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anass Salah-Eddine Taken off	89′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Benjamin Tahirović	90′	–	–	3	0.10	–	–
Kenneth Taylor Taken off	61′	–	–	2	0.20	–	–	–
Branco Van den Boomen	90′	–	–	5	0.26	–	–	–
Mohammed Kudus	90′	1	–	5	0.50	–	–	–
Brian Brobbey Taken off	89′	–	–	5	0.88	–	–	–
Steven Bergwijn	90′	2	–	6	1.21	–	–	–
Jay Gorter Came on as a substitute	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Davy Klaassen Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	0.25	–	–	–
Owen Wijndal Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Carlos Forbs Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Michael Brouwer	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Navajo Bakboord	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Sven Sonnenberg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Justin Hoogma	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jetro Willems Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brian De Keersmaecker	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anas Ouahim Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Abdenego Nankishi Taken off	68′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mario Engels	90′	1	–	3	0.74	–	–
Emil Hansson Taken off	89′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jizz Hornkamp Taken off	45′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Thomas Bruns Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–
Bryan Limbombe Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ruben Roosken Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marko Vejinović Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Diego van Oorschot Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Ajax win 77% Avg odds 1.24

Draw 14% Avg odds 6.72

Heracles Almelo win 9% Avg odds 10.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Ajax L D W W L

Heracles Almelo W D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Ajax 3-0 Heracles Almelo, 06 Feb 22 Next meeting: Heracles Almelo 2-4 Ajax, 27 Jan 24 All Ajax vs Heracles Almelo meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.