Ajax vs Heerenveen

Ajax

2 - 2

Heerenveen

🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Bos 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Ajax 4 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Alex Bos

5 matches · 1.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.60
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	20%
Draws	60%
Away wins	20%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Ajax outshot their opponent (23-14).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 9

Avg: 2.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-1

Goals For / Against

8 / 6

Avg: 2.00 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.20

PPG

1.25

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.50

80%

O2.5

75%

100%

BTTS

50%

60%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Ajax rank4th

Heerenveen rank8th

Ajax points18

Heerenveen points12

Ajax: #4 · 18 pts · GD +15

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heerenveen: #8 · 12 pts · GD +4

8 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

D D W L D

Points6/15

Weighted index42

Goals11-9

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Heerenveen last 5 away

L W D D

Points5/12

Weighted index40

Goals8-6

Record1-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 80%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home100%

Ajax clean sheet at home0%

Heerenveen score away75%

Heerenveen clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first60%

Ajax win after scoring first33%

Heerenveen score first50%

Heerenveen win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 50% · Heerenveen 50%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 26.7' · Heerenveen 17.5'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home2.20 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.80 vs 2.04

Heerenveen score away2.00 vs 2.04

Heerenveen concede away1.50 vs 1.80

Ajax score 22% above league average, while Heerenveen score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 12% below league average at home, and Heerenveen are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Heerenveen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

517

462

Passes Accurate

468

405

Passes %

91%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Klaverboer

Own Goal

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Ouazane

Normal Goal · Assist: Caio Henrique

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Trenskow

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Kersten

51'

51' J. Trenskow

57'

57' Y. Regeer

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ L. Oyen

1st substitution · For: M. Rivera

65'

65' A. Bouwman

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Gloukh

1st substitution · For: J. Brandt

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Dolberg

2nd substitution · For: Marcos Leonardo

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ D. Klaassen

3rd substitution · For: J. Mokio

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Meerveld

2nd substitution · For: L. Machine

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Rivera

Normal Goal

86'

86' Lucas Rosa

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Berghuis

4th substitution · For: O. Edvardsen

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Ouazane

5th substitution · For: T. Arokodare

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Braude

3rd substitution · For: H. Petrov

Ajax vs Heerenveen 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ajax drew 2-2 with Heerenveen on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Alex Bos. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: Ajax took an early lead at 7' when B. Klaverboer scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Ajax extended the lead at 33' when A. Ouazane scored, with the assist credited to Caio Henrique, making the score 2-0. Heerenveen reduced the deficit at 45' when J. Trenskow scored, with the assist credited to S. Kersten, making the score 2-1.

Second half: J. Trenskow received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 51'. Y. Regeer received a yellow card for Ajax at 57'. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 58', with L. Oyen replacing M. Rivera. A. Bouwman received a yellow card for Ajax at 65'. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 65', with O. Gloukh replacing J. Brandt. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 65', with K. Dolberg replacing Marcos Leonardo. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 73', with D. Klaassen replacing J. Mokio. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 73', with R. Meerveld replacing L. Machine. Heerenveen leveled the score at 82' when M. Rivera scored, making the score 2-2. Lucas Rosa received a yellow card for Ajax at 86'. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 86', with S. Berghuis replacing O. Edvardsen. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 87', with A. Ouazane replacing T. Arokodare. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 87', with O. Braude replacing H. Petrov.

Ajax used 5 substitutions while Heerenveen used 3 substitutions. Ajax got 3 yellow cards, while Heerenveen got 1 yellow card.