Match summary
Before kickoff, Ajax (5th, 48 pts) were 29 points ahead of Heracles Almelo (18th, 19 pts). Before kickoff, Ajax were 5th in the table but 13th on points from the last five league games. Heracles Almelo had gone 8 matches without a win before this one. Ajax won 23 of the 31 previous meetings on record.

