Netherlands - EredivisieJohan Cruijff ArenaData current as of 13 August 2026

Ajax vs Heerenveen: match statistics

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Ajax vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ajax play Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 16 August 2026. Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena.

Current form

Ajax: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Heerenveen: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ajax scores 2.00 and concedes 0.00 goals per match. Heerenveen scores 1.00 and concedes 0.00. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ajax 0%, Heerenveen 0%. Over 2.5: Ajax 0%, Heerenveen 0%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Ajax has higher xG: 2.54 vs 1.00. Ajax: 26.0 shots per match, Heerenveen: 7.0.

Match halves

Ajax: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00. Heerenveen: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Ajax: 76-90+ (2 goals). Heerenveen: 46-60 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.65)
(4.19)
(5.11)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2Goals scored / match1
AjaxHeerenveen
0Goals conceded / match0
AjaxHeerenveen
69%Average possession45%
AjaxHeerenveen
6Shots on target / match4
AjaxHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

26Shots per match7
AjaxHeerenveen
6Shots on target4
AjaxHeerenveen
7.7%Shot conversion14.3%
AjaxHeerenveen
69%Possession45%
AjaxHeerenveen
2.54xG for1
AjaxHeerenveen
0.92xG against1.89
AjaxHeerenveen

Shooting quality

Ajax: DominantHeerenveen: Counter-attacking
AjaxHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)23%57%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Ajax
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 2.54Opponent xG: 0.92BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Heerenveen
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.00Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ajax is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Ajax · 1 goals / match - Heerenveen

Ajax scoring profile: mixed

Ajax scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 matches).

Heerenveen scoring profile: mixed

Heerenveen scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Ajax keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 matches).

2Goals scored (season)1
AjaxHeerenveen
0Goals conceded (season)0
AjaxHeerenveen
2Average goals in match1
AjaxHeerenveen
2Goals scored (last 5)1
AjaxHeerenveen
0Goals conceded (last 5)0
AjaxHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
AjaxHeerenveen
100%2 goals0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%3 goals0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%4 goals0%
AjaxHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

0%1 goal0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%2 goals0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%3 goals0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%4 goals0%
AjaxHeerenveen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%BTTS in both halves0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%Scored in both halves0%
AjaxHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%BTTS - last 50%
AjaxHeerenveen

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
AjaxHeerenveen
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ajax - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1
AjaxHeerenveen
0Goals scored (1st half)0
AjaxHeerenveen
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
AjaxHeerenveen
0Average goals (1st half)0
AjaxHeerenveen
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
AjaxHeerenveen
100%No goal before half-time100%
AjaxHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)3
AjaxHeerenveen
2Goals scored (2nd half)1
AjaxHeerenveen
0Goals conceded (2nd half)0
AjaxHeerenveen
2Average goals (2nd half)1
AjaxHeerenveen
100%Clean sheet after half-time100%
AjaxHeerenveen
0%No goal after half-time0%
AjaxHeerenveen

Ajax - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Heerenveen - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ajax - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.02.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Heerenveen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.01.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Ajax
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Heerenveen
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
54%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
0%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Ajax

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.92
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.89
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.89
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

AjaxLigaHeerenveen
Average goals in match 2.002.78 1.00
Both teams scored 0%44% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%56% 0%
Clean sheets 100%28% 100%
Goal before half-time 0%67% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%89% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
44%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.44
Away goals / match
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-8%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Ajax 0 - 2 - 0 Heerenveen. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

SC Heerenveen
0 : 0
AFC Ajax
AFC Ajax
1 : 1
SC Heerenveen

FAQ

When do Ajax and Heerenveen play?

Ajax face Heerenveen on 16 August 2026 in Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Ajax and Heerenveen?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Ajax won 0, Heerenveen won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Ajax vs Heerenveen?

Ajax score 2.00 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.00. The Eredivisie average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Ajax's matches and 0% of Heerenveen's.

What form are Ajax and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games Ajax have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Heerenveen 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ajax vs Heerenveen?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Ajax vs Heerenveen: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.