Eredivisie · 2026Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 14:45 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis
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What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0AFC Ajax
2Draws
0SC Heerenveen
SC HeerenveenAFC Ajax · Eredivisie00
AFC AjaxSC Heerenveen · Eredivisie11

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

AFC Ajax

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2025/26
Sample
36 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.78 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.14 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.58 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.29 xG/match
  • Shots14.9 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.92 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.44 shots/match
  • Possession56.4%
  • Corners4.89 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.08 corners/match
  • Fouls10.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency33%
  • Scoring frequency89%

SC Heerenveen

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2025/26
Sample
35 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.69 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.6 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.66 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.47 xG/match
  • Shots14.9 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.34 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.37 shots/match
  • Possession51.2%
  • Corners5.57 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.09 corners/match
  • Fouls10.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency14%
  • Scoring frequency77%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 0home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 0last-five windows
FreshnessUnavailablestale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 14:45 UTC · analysis-v4