AMSTERDAM. Ajax was eventually too much to handle for Heracles Almelo with the goal of D. Klaassen (22′), S. Haller (55′) and K. Taylor (65′). Ajax was definitely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
D. Tadic didn’t convert a penalty (88′) for Ajax.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the assistance of Charl Schaap and Richard Brondijk. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 24 Total 5
- 12 On Target 0
- 12 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 168 Attack 64
- 76 Dangerous attack 18
- 103 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 71% while Heracles Almelo was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 24 times, 12 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Heracles Almelo shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (E. Alvarez and Antony). Regarding the opposition, Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards (K. Sierhuis and N. Bakboord).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ajax will have 51 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Heracles Almelo will stay with 20 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will host FC Twente on the 13th of February with a 17-5 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (12 draws).
Heracles Almelo will host FC Utrecht on the 11th of February with a 15-9 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (12 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis , Antony , Sébastien Haller and Dušan Tadić .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Daramy, Mohammed Kudus, Devyne Rensch , Nicolás Tagliafico , Jay Gorter, Perr Schuurs , Kenneth Taylor , Charlie Setford, Danilo and Youri Regeer.
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: S. Berghuis for K. Taylor (63′), L. Martinez for P. Schuurs (63′), D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (71′), Antony for Danilo (71′) and N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (81′).
Best player: Sébastien Haller
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Sébastien Haller.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.
Heracles Almelo – Formation
Heracles Almelo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Wormuth played with: Janis Blaswich , Navajo Bakboord , Marco Rente , Mats Knoester , Giacomo Quagliata , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Lucas Schoofs , Nikolai Laursen , Luca De La Torre , Bilal Başaçıkoğlu and Kaj Sierhuis .
They had on the bench: Koen Bucker, Robin Jalving, Sven Sonnenberg , Mateo Leš, Elias Sierra , Adrián Szőke , Rohat Agca, Emil Hansson, Noah Fadiga , Sinan Bakış and Ruben Roosken.
Substitutions
Heracles Almelo made 5 changes: L. de la Torre for S. Bakis (46′), B. Basacikoglu for N. Fadiga (66′), K. Sierhuis for E. Sierra (76′), N. Bakboord for S. Sonnenberg (84′) and N. Laursen for A. Szoke (84′).
Best player: Janis Blaswich
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Heracles Almelo was the goalkeeper: Janis Blaswich. His rating is 8.34. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Feyenoord – Sparta Rotterdam – 4-0
- FC Groningen – Go Ahead Eagles – 2-1
- Willem II – RKC Waalwijk – 3-1
- Ajax – Heracles Almelo – 3-0