Ajax vs Heracles

Ajax

2 - 0

Heracles

🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Ajax 5 · Heracles 18

Referee Stats

Marc Nagtegaal

23 matches · 2.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.74
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.39
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	52%
Draws	17%
Away wins	30%

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 17

Avg: 1.88 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-15

Goals For / Against

12 / 49

Avg: 0.71 / 2.88

Points

Avg: 0.24

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

1.82

PPG

0.24

1.88

0.71

1.00

2.88

53%

O2.5

76%

59%

BTTS

47%

59%

Score 1st

12%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th

Heracles rank18th

Ajax points56

Heracles points19

Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +21

9 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

46 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

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

Ajax last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heracles last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals1-16

Record0-0-5

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%

Ajax clean sheet at home35%

Heracles score away47%

Heracles clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first59%

Ajax win after scoring first80%

Heracles score first12%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 33% · Heracles 14%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 16.5' · Heracles 27.0'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home1.88 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.00 vs 1.38

Heracles score away0.71 vs 1.38

Heracles concede away2.88 vs 1.80

Ajax score 5% above league average, while Heracles score 49% below league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 27% below league average at home, and Heracles are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Heracles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 9

31-45 8

46-60 8

16-30 7

0-15 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22'

22' D. Mirani

31' ⚽

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31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Berghuis

Normal Goal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Bruns

1st substitution · For: A. Hrustić

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Berghuis

1st substitution · For: D. Klaassen

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ O. Gloukh

2nd substitution · For: O. Edvardsen

70'

70' J. Žambůrek

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. van Gilst

2nd substitution · For: Y. Borges Sanches

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Wieckhoff

3rd substitution · For: M. Benita

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Raul Moro

3rd substitution · For: J. Mokio

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Gaaei

4th substitution · For: Y. Regeer

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Fitz-Jim

5th substitution · For: J. Šutalo

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Žambůrek

4th substitution · For: A. Satriano

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Scheperman

5th substitution · For: M. te Wierik

87' ⚽

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87' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

W. Weghorst

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Klaassen

88' ⚽

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88' ⚽ VAR

D. Klaassen

Goal confirmed

Ajax vs Heracles 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ajax beat Heracles 2-0 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: D. Mirani received a yellow card for Heracles at 22'. Ajax took the lead at 31' when S. Berghuis scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Heracles made their 1st substitution at 61', with T. Bruns replacing A. Hrustić. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Berghuis replacing D. Klaassen. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 64', with O. Gloukh replacing O. Edvardsen. J. Žambůrek received a yellow card for Heracles at 70'. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 73', with T. van Gilst replacing Y. Borges Sanches. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Wieckhoff replacing M. Benita. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Raul Moro replacing J. Mokio. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 78', with A. Gaaei replacing Y. Regeer. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 78', with K. Fitz-Jim replacing J. Šutalo. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. Žambůrek replacing A. Satriano. Heracles made their 5th substitution at 85', with S. Scheperman replacing M. te Wierik. Ajax extended the lead at 87' when W. Weghorst scored, with the assist credited to D. Klaassen, making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 88' for Ajax (Goal confirmed).

Ajax used 5 substitutions while Heracles used 5 substitutions. Heracles got 2 yellow cards.