Heerenveen vs Ajax

Heerenveen

0 - 0

Ajax

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Joey Kooij 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Heerenveen 8 · Ajax 5

Referee Stats

Joey Kooij

18 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	44%
Draws	33%
Away wins	22%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Ajax outshot their opponent (16-22).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 1.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-10-2

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.76 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.76

PPG

1.47

1.94

1.76

1.41

71%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

76%

41%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th

Ajax rank5th

Heerenveen points51

Ajax points56

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Heerenveen last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-3

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Ajax last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home82%

Heerenveen clean sheet at home12%

Ajax score away88%

Ajax clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first57%

Ajax score first41%

Ajax win after scoring first14%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 71% · Ajax 83%

Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 28.7' · Ajax 26.7'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.94 vs 1.80

Heerenveen concede at home1.41 vs 1.38

Ajax score away1.76 vs 1.38

Ajax concede away1.41 vs 1.80

Heerenveen score 8% above league average, while Ajax score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Heerenveen are 3% above league average at home, and Ajax are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Heerenveen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Ajax goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

560

497

Passes Accurate

474

429

Passes %

85%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26'

26' J. Mokio

58'

58' Lucas Rosa

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. Klaassen

1st substitution · For: Y. Regeer

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Berghuis

2nd substitution · For: Rayane Bounida

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Berghuis

3rd substitution · For: Rayane Bounida

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. Klaassen

4th substitution · For: Y. Regeer

70'

70' Y. Regeer

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ V. Zagaritis

1st substitution · For: H. Petrov

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Sean Steur

5th substitution · For: K. Dolberg

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Vente

2nd substitution · For: L. Nordås

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Oyen

3rd substitution · For: E. Gürbüz

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Meerveld

4th substitution · For: L. Brouwers

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Meerveld

5th substitution · For: L. Brouwers

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Vente

6th substitution · For: L. Nordås

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Godts

6th substitution · For: M. Carrizo

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

Heerenveen drew 0-0 with Ajax on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Joey Kooij. It was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Mokio received a yellow card for Ajax at 26'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Lucas Rosa received a yellow card for Ajax at 58'. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 69', with D. Klaassen replacing Y. Regeer. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. Berghuis replacing Rayane Bounida. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Berghuis replacing Rayane Bounida. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 69', with D. Klaassen replacing Y. Regeer. Y. Regeer received a yellow card for Ajax at 70'. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 75', with V. Zagaritis replacing H. Petrov. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 79', with Sean Steur replacing K. Dolberg. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 84', with D. Vente replacing L. Nordås. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 84', with L. Oyen replacing E. Gürbüz. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. Meerveld replacing L. Brouwers. Heerenveen made their 5th substitution at 84', with R. Meerveld replacing L. Brouwers. Heerenveen made their 6th substitution at 84', with D. Vente replacing L. Nordås. Ajax made their 6th substitution at 85', with M. Godts replacing M. Carrizo.

Heerenveen used 6 substitutions while Ajax used 6 substitutions. Ajax got 3 yellow cards.