HEERENVEEN. Ajax prevails over SC Heerenveen with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Neres (75′) and a goal from S. Haller (24′). Its vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who was helped by Freek Vandeursen and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 5 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 80 Attack 152
- 32 Dangerous attack 93
- 83 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 64% while SC Heerenveen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more aggressive with 93 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
SC Heerenveen shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
SC Heerenveen received 4 yellow cards (R. Kaib, N. Madsen, S. van Beek and M. van Ewijk). On the opposite side, Ajax didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, SC Heerenveen will stay with 13 points like Vitesse to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 22 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen will play away against FC Utrecht on the 23rd of October with a 19-10 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (9 draws).
Ajax will host PSV on the 24th of October with a 14-11 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (9 draws).
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
90'
80'
SC Heerenveen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Johnny Jansen decided to play with the following team: Xavier Mous , Milan van Ewijk , Sven van Beek , Nick Bakker , Rami Kaib , Anthony Musaba , Nicolas Madsen , Joey Veerman , Arjen Van Der Heide , Henk Veerman and Tibor Halilović .
The home team had on the bench: Jan Ras, Siem de Jong , Hamdi Akujobi, Rami Hajal, Jan Bekkema, Benjamin Nygren , Rodney Kongolo , Djenahro Nunumete, Jaimy Kroesen and Syb van Ottele.
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: A. van der Heide for B. Nygren (61′), N. Madsen for R. Kongolo (80′) and H. Veerman for S. de Jong (80′).
Best player: Tibor Halilović
The most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Tibor Halilović.
His rating is with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
24'
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Perr Schuurs , Daley Blind , Ryan Gravenberch , Mohammed Kudus , Steven Berghuis , Davy Klaassen , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
They had on the bench: Zakaria Labyad, Mohammed Daramy, Victor Jensen, Lisandro Martínez , Youri Baas, David Neres , Danilo, Charlie Setford, Kenneth Taylor, Jay Gorter and Devyne Rensch .
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: M. Kudus for L. Martinez (63′), S. Berghuis for D. Neres (63′), N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (75′), R. Gravenberch for K. Taylor (87′) and D. Tadic for M. Daramy (87′).
Best player: Dušan Tadić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Dušan Tadić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Feyenoord – RKC Waalwijk – 2-2
- SC Heerenveen – Ajax – 0-2
- Go Ahead Eagles – Heracles Almelo – 4-2
- Fortuna Sittard – SC Cambuur – 1-0
- PSV – PEC Zwolle – 3-1
