Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Ajax (5th, 56 pts) and Heracles Almelo (18th, 19 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Heracles Almelo 1.03 scored and 2.5 conceded per game, Ajax 1.82 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.59.
Heracles Almelo were winless in 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 31 games: 3 Heracles Almelo wins, 23 for Ajax, 5 draws, at 3.29 goals per meeting. 61% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. Goals have risen lately: 4.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.29 across the full history.
The match was played at Asito Stadion (capacity 12,500). With 100 matches recorded and 1.2 yellow cards per game, M. van den Kerkhof was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Ajax led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Ajax: Steven Berghuis (17'), Mika Godts (16'), Steven Berghuis (47')
Key stats
Possession: Heracles Almelo 40% · Ajax 60% · Total shots: 15-18 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 7-5