Ajax 2-2 Heerenveen: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Ajax

2 : 2

Heerenveen

A. Ouazane33'

7' (og)B. Klaverboer
45'J. Trenskow
82'M. Rivera

Johan Cruijff ArenaAlex BosCapacity 55,885Sun, 16 Aug 202616:45

Ajax4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Heerenveen Heerenveen crest

Substitutions

65'
107.2
O. Gloukh
86.6
J. Brandt
65'
96.0
K. Dolberg
386.3
Marcos Leonardo
73'
186.9
D. Klaassen
246.2
J. Mokio
86'
236.6
S. Berghuis
206.3
O. Edvardsen
87'
688.5
A. Ouazane
996.5
T. Arokodare

Unused

Substitutions

58'
116.9
L. Oyen
77.5
M. Rivera
73'
106.9
R. Meerveld
296.7
L. Machine
87'
456.5
O. Braude
286.7
H. Petrov

Unused

Home

D. Blind
Injury
Out
A. Kaplan
Knee Injury
Out
J. Sutalo
Injury
Out
A. van Axel Dongen
Thigh Injury
Out

Away

M. Egbring
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Abdellah Ouazane

Attacker · Ajax

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won2

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes27

Key passes3

Pass accuracy74%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won6 · 60%

Fouls won/made3 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Abdellah Ouazane

Marc-André Ter Stegen

Player
Marc-André Ter StegenG	6	2	2,71	+0,71	34/36	11/12
Bernt KlaverboerG	4	2	0,56	-0,44	29/40	2/13

Live stats

Possession & Passing

54%Possession46%

517Total passes462

91%Pass accuracy88%

7Corners2

Attack

23Shots14

4On target8

10Off target3

9Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

16Shots in box9

7Shots out box5

2.0xG1.4

-1.4Goals prevented-1.4

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves4

2Offsides3

8Fouls10

3Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,30xG0,85

11Shots9

3On target6

1Big chances1

20Touches in box13

53%Possession47%

3Corners0

Second half

0,70xG0,52

12Shots5

1On target2

0Big chances1

26Touches in box16

55%Possession45%

4Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Ajax

2.00231354%

95% open play5% set piece

Heerenveen

1.36151246%

96% open play4% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

38 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Ajax2,00 xG · 2 scored

Heerenveen1,36 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Ajax45

Open play 36Set piece 2Dribble 3Rebound 4

Heerenveen28

Open play 26Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

22 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Ajax66% pressure

Heerenveen34% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

2.00xG1.36

23Shots15

13On target12

Momentum

90' Off target Caio Henrique 0.03 xG · Set piece · Left foot

Shot map

23 v 14

Ajax shoot right, Heerenveen left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AJAAjaxHEEHeerenveengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

24 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AjaxHeerenveengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AjaxDefensive line 32%

HeerenveenDefensive line 33%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AjaxUntil 65'

Most-connected pair: Rosa and Berghuis, 27 passes between them.

HeerenveenUntil 58'

Most-connected pair: Kersten and Proper, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

66control34

Jacob Trenskow

12 touches in box

In possession

62,2%Field tilt37,8%

13Passes into box11

32Progressive passes25

11Carries into final third13

18Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

16,39Press intensity (PPDA)14,59

8High turnovers6

4Regains within 5s5

28,8sBall recovery time33,4s

8Interceptions17

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

140Carries133

1645mCarry distance1553m

27Progressive carries15

1064mProgressive carry distance882m

9Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

9Take-ons won10

12Take-ons attempted16

526mProgressive pass distance472m

0Through balls4

6Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,68Expected threat (xT)0,72

1,52Action value (VAEP)2,59

45Shot-creating actions28

2Goal-creating actions4

1,78Expected assisted goals1,01

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,8Passes per attack4,9

17,8sAttack duration17,2s

2,01 m/sAttack directness1,78 m/s

6Build-up attacks3

13Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

46Touches in box29

50Final third entries37

1Big chances2

0,56xG on target2,71

1Big chances missed1

Passing

9/35 (26%)Crosses1/8 (13%)

30/38 (79%)Long balls16/37 (43%)

17Throw-ins9

10Free kicks8

2Goal kicks13

Duels

51Total49

33/61 (54%)Ground28/61 (46%)

4/12 (33%)Aerial8/12 (67%)

9/11 (82%)Dribbles10/15 (67%)

8Dispossessed9

Defending

44Recoveries38

4Interceptions11

14Tackles10

43%Tackles won60%

19Clearances28

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

1Errors led to goal0

0Errors led to shot1

7,26Average rating7,50

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AjaxThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

HeerenveenThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal63%

75%2+ goals50%

38%3+ goals13%

38%4+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals63%

13%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 5-1 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

best 4-0 (A)·worst 0-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AjaxshootallowHeerenveen

3.8%Six-yard box6.1%

65.6%+3.3Penalty area-5.457.1%

26.1%Edge of the box+2.026.8%

4.5%-3.2Long range+2.410.0%

532 shots taken · 492 faced

HeerenveenshootallowAjax

5.5%Six-yard box5.1%

63.0%Penalty area-5.157.4%

24.4%Edge of the box+3.328.1%

7.1%Long range+1.89.4%

524 shots taken · 469 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Ajax and Heerenveen drew 2-2 at Johan Cruijff Arena in the Eredivisie. Ajax led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: an own goal by B. Klaverboer (7'), A. Ouazane (33') for Ajax; J. Trenskow (45'), M. Rivera (82') for Heerenveen. In their last 35 meetings, Ajax have won 27, Heerenveen 1, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.