Match Report
2 points and 7 places separated them: Ajax 5th with 7, SC Heerenveen 12th with 5. Against a league average of 2 goals per team per game, Ajax ran at 2.25 scored and 1.25 conceded, SC Heerenveen at 1.25 and 1.5.
Ajax entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. SC Heerenveen had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
35 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ajax 28, draws 6, SC Heerenveen 1, at 4.06 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 74% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%. Where history says 4.06 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.
The venue was Johan Cruijff Arena, with room for 55,885 spectators. A. Bos took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ajax led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Ajax: Bernt Klaverboer (7' og), Abdellah Ouazane (33') · SC Heerenveen: Jacob Trenskow (45'), Maxence Rivera (82')
Key stats
Possession: Ajax 54% · SC Heerenveen 46% · Total shots: 23-14 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 7-2