Ajax vs Heerenveen
Ref: Jannick van der Laan, NetherlandsJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax and Heerenveen drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Godts scored for Ajax; Sejk replied for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.11 for Ajax versus 1.06 for Heerenveen. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty cancelled
⚽
Godts
Assist: Gloukh
Second Half
68'
⇄
Trenskow
68'
⚽
Sejk
⇄
Wijndal
⇄
Regeer
⇄
Moro
82'
⇄
Vente
83'
van Overeem
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
van Overeem
90+2'
Rivera
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxHeerenveen
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.11VS1.06
Attack1 · 5 won
9
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
7
7
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
7
4
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
540
Total passes
406
449
Accurate passes
326
83%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
16
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
5
-0.17
Goals prevented
-0.17
Ajax
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 7Raul MoroM
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsM
- 15Youri BaasD
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 25Wout WeghorstF
Substitutes
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 16James McConnellM
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
- 59Emre ÜnüvarF
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 9Dylan VenteM
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 27Václav SejkF
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 33Jermaine RijsselF
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kenneth Taylor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Raúl Moro | M | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McConnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emre Ünüvar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Davy Klaassen | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Václav Sejk | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/5 |
| Joris van Overeem | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Dylan Vente | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Rijssel | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marcus Linday | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |