Heerenveen vs Ajax

11 February 2024 · Eredivisie · 2023/24

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Pelle van Amersfoort 11’, 46’
Osame Sahraoui 38’

Paweł Bochniewicz 51’ (og)
Chuba Akpom 79’

Match summary

Heerenveen won 3-2 at home to Ajax. Heerenveen led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Pelle van Amersfoort put Heerenveen ahead with a header in the 11th minute and Osame Sahraoui made it 2-0 in the 38th minute. In the second half, van Amersfoort made it 3-0 in the 46th minute, Bochniewicz's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 51st minute, and Chuba Akpom made it 3-2 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Heerenveen created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Ajax's 1.38 from 12.

Match stats

17 Shots 12

5 Shots on Target 6

7 Corners 4

4 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1.98 xG 1.38

1.98 Non-penalty xG 1.38

Key events

Heerenveen Ajax

Kick-off

Pelle van Amersfoort

1-0

11’

Osame Sahraoui

2-0

38’

Half-time2-0

Pelle van Amersfoort

3-0

46’

51’

Paweł Bochniewicz
Own goal

3-1

79’

Chuba Akpom

3-2

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Heerenveen

Oliver Braude
Sven van Beek
Paweł Bochniewicz
Mats Köhlert

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.

Heerenveen 1.98 xGAjax 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Ajax attacking Heerenveen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Mickey van der Hart	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oliver Braude Taken off	84′	–	–	2	0.03	–	–
Sven van Beek	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Paweł Bochniewicz	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–
Mats Köhlert	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thom Haye	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Simon Olsson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patrik Wålemark Taken off	55′	–	–	2	0.31	–	–	–
Luuk Brouwers	90′	–	–	2	0.22	–	–	–
Osame Sahraoui Taken off	89′	1	–	6	0.68	–	–	–
Pelle van Amersfoort Taken off	85′	2	–	3	0.58	–	–	–
Ché Nunnely Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hussein Ali Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Syb Van Ottele Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Diant Ramaj	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tristan Gooijer	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Josip Šutalo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jorrel Hato	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Borna Sosa	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Jordan Henderson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kenneth Taylor	90′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Steven Berghuis	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Kristian Hlynsson	90′	–	–	4	0.35	–	–	–
Carlos Forbs Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brian Brobbey	90′	–	–	1	0.43	–	–	–
Chuba Akpom Came on as a substitute	44′	1	–	2	0.33	–	–	–

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

Heerenveen win 27% Avg odds 3.49

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.17

Ajax win 50% Avg odds 1.90

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

Form going into the game

Heerenveen L D L D D

Ajax D W W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Ajax 4-1 Heerenveen, 05 Nov 23 Next meeting: Ajax 1-0 Heerenveen, 11 Aug 24 All Heerenveen vs Ajax 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.