Heracles Almelo expected to fight losing battle when facing Ajax

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena (54990 seats)

It's a new Eredivisie campaign and Ajax are keen to get on the pitch here at Johan Cruijff Arena. Heracles Almelo are visiting and this looks to be a breathtaking season premiere.

Ajax's stadium, Johan Cruijff Arena, has a grass surface. Heracles Almelo have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Heracles Almelo when playing on grass; 7 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses from 23 matches. They have scored {31 goals} in these games and conceded 43.

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Ajax form and stats

In the previous season, Ajax's league statistics were 20 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, providing 3rd spot in the Eredivisie. In these 34 matches they scored {86 goals} and conceded 38. Playing as the host team in the previous season Ajax produced 10-5-2 (win-draw-lost) with {47 goals} and 14 conceded.

It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Ajax have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 17 games found in the database showing 13 Ajax wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

Ajax have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 2 victories, 1 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Ajax have scored {12 goals} and conceded 14 times.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

A job perfectly done for Heracles Almelo last season as they secured promotion from Eerste Divisie. With a grand total of 27 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 12 were in away matches.

It's a day of discovery for Heracles Almelo as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Heracles have played six with the results W3-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Heracles Almelo has scored {9 goals} and conceded 12 times.

Head 2 Head

Ajax have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Heracles Almelo.

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Total First Half Second Half
Ajax Heracles Almelo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Ajax Last season Heracles Almelo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   19 38
20 10   Won W   12 27
9 5   Drew D   1 4
5 2   Lost L   6 7
86 47   Scored S   42 103
38 14   Conceded C   25 42
91% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
85% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 92%
71% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   79% 74%
59% 65%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 45%
35% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 29%
65% 59%   BTTS BTTS   53% 50%
32% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 42%
12% 12%   Failed to Score F T   11% 8%
 
8 9.6   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 6.2
3.1 2.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 3.9
1.4 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
1 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
18.8 22.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 13.2
6.8 7.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.3 5.8
37% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 47%
 
8.8 7.7   Shots against (avg) S A   8.7 8.7
3.4 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Almere City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Excelsior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Volendam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 RKC Waalwijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 SC Heerenveen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vitesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 34 25 7 2 81 30 17 12 4 1 37 10 17 13 3 1 44 20 51 82
2 PSV 34 23 6 5 89 40 17 14 2 1 54 14 17 9 4 4 35 26 49 75
3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 17 10 5 2 47 14 17 10 4 3 39 24 48 69
4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 17 9 5 3 36 20 17 11 2 4 32 15 33 67
5 FC Twente 34 18 10 6 66 27 17 13 4 0 46 11 17 5 6 6 20 16 39 64
6 Sparta Rotterdam 34 17 8 9 60 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 17 7 6 4 28 19 23 59
7 FC Utrecht 34 15 9 10 55 50 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 7 4 6 35 35 5 54
8 SC Heerenveen 34 12 10 12 44 50 17 6 3 8 21 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -6 46
9 RKC Waalwijk 34 11 8 15 50 64 17 9 3 5 34 26 17 2 5 10 16 38 -14 41
10 Vitesse 34 10 10 14 45 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 17 5 4 8 21 25 -5 40
11 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 10 14 46 56 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 3 4 10 18 33 -10 40
12 NEC 34 8 15 11 42 45 17 3 9 5 28 28 17 5 6 6 14 17 -3 39
13 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 6 18 39 62 17 5 4 8 21 28 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 36
14 FC Volendam 34 10 6 18 42 71 17 9 1 7 29 32 17 1 5 11 13 39 -29 36
15 Excelsior 34 9 5 20 32 71 17 8 2 7 22 26 17 1 3 13 10 45 -39 32
16 FC Emmen 34 6 10 18 33 65 17 3 9 5 16 23 17 3 1 13 17 42 -32 28
17 SC Cambuur 34 5 4 25 26 69 17 3 0 14 14 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -43 19
18 FC Groningen 34 4 6 24 31 75 17 3 3 11 20 34 17 1 3 13 11 41 -44 18
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles Almelo 38 27 4 7 103 42 19 15 3 1 61 17 19 12 1 6 42 25 61 85
2 PEC Zwolle 38 27 4 7 99 43 19 15 2 2 58 18 19 12 2 5 41 25 56 85
3 Almere City 38 21 7 10 58 41 19 10 4 5 29 21 19 11 3 5 29 20 17 70
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 19 13 2 4 37 17 19 6 9 4 31 23 28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 19 13 3 3 42 23 19 5 2 12 23 42 0 59
6 NAC Breda 38 18 5 15 64 64 19 10 3 6 34 27 19 8 2 9 30 37 0 59
7 VVV-Venlo 38 16 10 12 56 51 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 10 3 6 32 29 5 58
8 FC Eindhoven 38 16 10 12 58 54 19 10 4 5 37 23 19 6 6 7 21 31 4 58
9 Telstar 38 14 11 13 39 52 19 8 5 6 22 25 19 6 6 7 17 27 -13 53
10 Graafschap 38 15 7 16 64 54 19 10 2 7 31 20 19 5 5 9 33 34 10 52
11 Jong AZ 38 14 9 15 60 58 19 8 7 4 37 24 19 6 2 11 23 34 2 51
12 ADO Den Haag 38 13 12 13 51 57 19 6 6 7 30 31 19 7 6 6 21 26 -6 51
13 Jong Ajax 38 12 10 16 69 72 19 7 5 7 41 31 19 5 5 9 28 41 -3 46
14 Jong PSV 38 12 9 17 59 63 19 8 3 8 34 29 19 4 6 9 25 34 -4 45
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 12 7 19 49 59 19 7 4 8 27 26 19 5 3 11 22 33 -10 43
16 Helmond Sport 38 11 10 17 39 57 19 7 4 8 26 25 19 4 6 9 13 32 -18 43
17 FC Oss 38 10 7 21 45 76 19 6 3 10 27 37 19 4 4 11 18 39 -31 37
18 FC Dordrecht 38 9 8 21 41 68 19 6 4 9 23 28 19 3 4 12 18 40 -27 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 10 5 23 46 85 19 7 3 9 30 33 19 3 2 14 16 52 -39 35
20 Jong Utrecht 38 7 7 24 33 65 19 5 5 9 18 21 19 2 2 15 15 44 -32 28

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Almere City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Excelsior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Volendam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 RKC Waalwijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 SC Heerenveen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vitesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.