The Ajax manager E. ten Hag attacks this game with the team placed 5th so far. In the visitors dressing room SC Heerenveen and their manager J. Jansen are in 3rd place before this match.
Ajax and SC Heerenveen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ajax form and stats
Perfect Eredivisie season at home so far for Ajax 2 wins from 2 appearances.
In their previous game, the manager E. ten Hag led his Ajax to a defeat in the Eredivisie match away at FC Groningen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Johan Cruijff Arena. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vitesse in a game that was won 2-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Liverpool are coming to town in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ajax at home in the league. 5 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
SC Heerenveen are still undefeated on their travels in the Eredivisie. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to FC Utrecht (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Eredivisie match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus VVV-Venlo.
4 goals so far away for SC Heerenveen, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Ajax won nine, SC Heerenveen won zero and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. dos Santos 2 goals |   J. Veerman 2 goals |  H. Veerman 2 goals |
Ajax missing players
SC Heerenveen missing players
| Ajax | SC Heerenveen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 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 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | 39 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 19 | 47 |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 80% | 35% |
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most matches under the total-line (4) in Eredivisie
- SC Heerenveen has the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Eredivisie
| Ajax | Last season | SC Heerenveen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 26 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 68 | 40 | Scored | S | 24 | 41 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 62% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 38% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 19% | ||
| 52% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 81% | ||
| 32% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 15% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 553 | 338 | Total Shots | T S | 168 | 424 | ||
| 200 | 129 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 144 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | PSV | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | SC Heerenveen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | VVV-Venlo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Willem II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Heracles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 13 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 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 | Ajax | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 45 | 56 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 56 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | PSV | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 5 | Willem II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 41 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | Heracles | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -27 | 28 |
| 14 | FC Twente | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -23 | 26 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -29 | 19 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 40 | -33 | 15 |