HEERENVEEN. SC Heerenveen beat Ajax 3-2 thanks to P. van who scored in the 11th and 46th minute. Ajax was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 24,150 spectators.​ The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the collaboration of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.78 degrees Celsius or 46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

SC Heerenveen

3 - 2

Ajax

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 65 Attack 116
  • 39 Dangerous attack 55
  • 62 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 66% while SC Heerenveen was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, SC Heerenveen was able to find the solution to win this match.​

SC Heerenveen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

SC Heerenveen received 4 yellow cards (Oliver Braude, Sven van Beek, Pawel Bochniewicz and Mats Köhlert). Regarding the opposition, Ajax didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Pelle van Amersfoort(goal)
11'
Osame Sahraoui(goal)
38'
Pelle van Amersfoort(goal)
46'
46'
Chuba Akpom- sub ->Carlos Forbs
Sven van Beek - Yellow
49'
P. Bochniewicz(own-goal)
51'
Mats Köhlert- Yellow
51'
Ché Nunnely- sub ->Patrik Wålemark
55'
Oliver Braude- Yellow
65'
P. Bochniewicz- Yellow
72'
79'
Chuba Akpom(goal)Tristan Gooijer
Hussein Ali- sub ->Oliver Braude
85'
Syb van Ottele- sub ->Pelle van Amersfoort
85'
Nathan Tjoe-A-On- sub ->Osame Sahraoui
89'
90'
Josip Sutalo (VAR)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this encounter, SC Heerenveen has 25 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Ajax will stays with 35 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 18th of February with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of SC Heerenveen (4 draws).

Ajax will host NEC on the 18th of February with a 18-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (8 draws).

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Mickey van der Hart 13.Netherlands
7.7
D
Sven van Beek 4.Netherlands
6.4
49'
D
P. Bochniewicz 5.Poland
6.7
72'
D
Mats Köhlert 7.Germany
6.4
51'
D
Oliver Braude 45.Norway
6.3
85' 65'
M
Simon Olsson 19.Sweden
6.6
M
Osame Sahraoui 20.Norway
7.3
89' 38'
M
Patrik Walemark 24.Sweden
7.0
55'
M
Luuk Brouwers 28.Netherlands
6.7
M
Thom Haye 33.Netherlands
7.1
F
Pelle van Amersfoort 11.Netherlands
8.4
85' 11', 46'
Substitutes
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
G
Andries Noppert 44.Netherlands
D
Syb van Ottele 6.Netherlands
6.8
85'
D
Hussein Ali 15.Iraq
6.4
85'
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 25.Netherlands
6.4
89'
M
C. Webster 14.England
M
Djenahro Nunumete 21.Netherlands
M
Anas Tahiri 26.Morocco
M
Espen van Ee 40.Netherlands
F
Daniel Karlsbakk 9.Norway
F
Loizos Loizou 10.Cyprus
F
Ché Nunnely 17.Netherlands
6.3
55'

SC Heerenveen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kees van Wonderen decided to play with the following team: Mickey van der Hart (7.7), Oliver Braude (6.3), Sven van Beek (6.4), Pawel Bochniewicz (6.7), Mats Köhlert (6.4), Thom Haye (7.1), Simon Olsson (6.6), Patrik Wålemark (7.0), Luuk Brouwers (6.7), Osame Sahraoui (7.3) and Pelle van Amersfoort  (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Syb van Ottele (6.8), Daniel Karlsbakk, Loizos Loizou, Charlie Webster, Hussein Ali (6.4), Ché Nunnely (6.3), Djenahro Nunumete, Jan Bekkema, Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.4), Anas Tahiri, Espen van Ee and Andries Noppert.

SC Heerenveen could not rely on the presence of Nathan Tjoe-A-On (injured).

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 4 changes: Oliver Braude for Hussein Ali (85′), Osame Sahraoui for Nathan Tjoe-A-On (89′), Pelle van Amersfoort  for Syb van Ottele (85′) and Patrik Wålemark for Ché Nunnely (55′).

Player of the match: Pelle van Amersfoort ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Pelle van Amersfoort .

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 8 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
6.8
D
J. Hato 4.Netherlands
7.5
D
Josip Sutalo 37.Croatia
7.0
D
T. Gooijer 47.Netherlands
7.5
D
Borna Sosa 25.Croatia
7.5
M
Jordan Henderson 6.England
7.7
M
Steven Bergwijn 7.Netherlands
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
7.1
M
Carlos Forbs 11.Portugal
6.8
46'
M
Kristian Hlynsson 38.Iceland
7.3
M
Steven Berghuis 23.Netherlands
7.0
F
Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands
7.3
Substitutes
G
Gerónimo Rulli 1.Argentina
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
D
Ar'jany Martha 42.Netherlands
D
A. Gaaei 3.Denmark
D
A. Kaplan 13.Turkey
D
J. Medić 18.Croatia
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 28.Netherlands
M
Benjamin Tahirovic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
Chuba Akpom 10.England
7.7
46' 79'
F
J. Banel 49.Netherlands

Also Ajax adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John van ‘t Schip played with: Steven Bergwijn, Diant Ramaj (6.8), Tristan Gooijer (7.5), Josip Sutalo (7.0), Jorrel Hato (7.5), Borna Sosa (7.5), Jordan Henderson (7.7), Kenneth Taylor (7.1), Steven Berghuis  (7.0), Kristian Hlynsson (7.3) and Carlos Forbs (6.8), Brian Brobbey (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: ArJany Martha, Gerónimo Rulli , Anton Gaaei, Chuba Akpom (7.7), Ahmetcan Kaplan , Jakov Medic, Remko Pasveer , Kian Fitz-Jim, Benjamin Tahirovic and Jaydon Banel.

Substitutions

Ajax made only 1 change substituting Carlos Forbs for Chuba Akpom (46′)​.

Player of the match: Jordan Henderson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Jordan Henderson.

His rating is 7.7 with 73 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​