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AFC Ajax 1–1 SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie

1–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen drew 1–1.

Shots
917
Shots on target
27
Expected goals
1.110.91
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

AFC Ajax and SC Heerenveen drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen): shots 9–17, shots on target 2–7, expected goals 1.11–0.91, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

SC Heerenveen's recent record differs from the season

moderate

SC Heerenveen's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.73 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.73 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.73 corners/matchCornersAFC Ajax · SC Heerenveen● 5.91 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAFC AjaxSC HeerenveenBaseline
Corners5.73 corners/match5.91 corners/match4.95 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots17 shotsAFC Ajax 9 shots, SC Heerenveen 17 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots7 shotsAFC Ajax 2 shots, SC Heerenveen 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.11 xG0.91 xGAFC Ajax 1.11 xG, SC Heerenveen 0.91 xG
  • Possession57%43%AFC Ajax 57%, SC Heerenveen 43%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersAFC Ajax 5 corners, SC Heerenveen 4 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls16 foulsAFC Ajax 6 fouls, SC Heerenveen 16 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Maxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 20′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMaas Willemsen · SC Heerenveen · 68′ · 0.01 xG · on targetVáclav Sejk · SC Heerenveen · 32′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoris van Overeem · SC Heerenveen · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKenneth Taylor · AFC Ajax · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLuuk Brouwers · SC Heerenveen · 42′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMaas Willemsen · SC Heerenveen · 45′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 85′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoris van Overeem · SC Heerenveen · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAnton Gaaei · AFC Ajax · 79′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuuk Brouwers · SC Heerenveen · 80′ · 0.07 xG · on targetOscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 35′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 58′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 38′ · 0.10 xG · goalWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 90′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedOscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 71′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedVáclav Sejk · SC Heerenveen · 68′ · 0.37 xG · goalRaúl Moro · AFC Ajax · 33′ · 0.43 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

AFC Ajax: 9 shots, 2 on target, 1.13 xG. SC Heerenveen: 17 shots, 7 on target, 0.92 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Mika Godts · AFC Ajax · 38′Václav Sejk · SC Heerenveen · 68′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: AFC Ajax 1.13 xG · SC Heerenveen 0.92 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4AFC Ajax
0Draws
1SC Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie0–2
AFC Ajax — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie1–0
SC Heerenveen — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie3–2
AFC Ajax — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie4–1
SC Heerenveen — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie2–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: AFC Ajax favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · SC Heerenveen in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

AFC Ajax11 matchesSC Heerenveen11 matches
1.91 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111.73 goals/match
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/111.73 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals11/11▲ 1.89 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots11/1115.2 shots/match
6.36 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/114.91 shots/match
56.4% ●Possession11/1151.9%
5.73 corners/matchCorners11/11● 5.91 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls11/1110.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 1 Nov 2025, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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