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Ajax
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Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
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Vitesse
Ajax
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 12, 2023 at 7pm UK
Johan Cruijff Arena
Heracles Almelo
Ajax
4 - 1
Heracles
Medic (45+8'), Kudus (75'), Bergwijn (85', 90+6' pen.)
Tahirovic (61'), Rensch (74')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Engels (45+5')
Hoogma (10'), Ouahim (56'), Engels (58'), Bruns (74'), Limbombe (88')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Ajax and Heracles, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dortmund 3-1 Ajax
Sunday, August 6 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Heracles 2-0 Jong Ajax
Friday, May 19 at 7pm in Eerste Divisie

We said: Ajax 2-0 Heracles

Heracles enter Saturday's clash in buoyant mood and will be hoping to take advantage of Ajax's poor end to pre-season by frustrating the host in Amsterdam on Saturday. Despite the departure of a few key players from last season, we believe that Steijn's side still have enough quality to claim maximum points and begin the new campaign on a positive note. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 62.27%. A win for Heracles had a probability of 19.05% and a draw had a probability of 18.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.45%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Heracles win was 1-2 (4.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.76%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
AjaxDrawHeracles
62.27% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 18.69% (0.020999999999997 0.02) 19.05% (-0.041999999999998 -0.04)
Both teams to score 65.52% (-0.164 -0.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.02% (-0.175 -0.17)28.98% (0.174 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.05% (-0.215 -0.21)49.95% (0.215 0.21)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.92% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)9.08% (0.043999999999999 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.14% (-0.107 -0.11)30.85% (0.107 0.11)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.06% (-0.146 -0.15)27.94% (0.146 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.43% (-0.188 -0.19)63.57% (0.188 0.19)
Score Analysis
    Ajax 62.27%
    Heracles 19.05%
    Draw 18.69%
AjaxDrawHeracles
2-1 @ 9.31% (0.019 0.02)
3-1 @ 7.45%
2-0 @ 7.3% (0.044 0.04)
1-0 @ 6.09% (0.05 0.05)
3-0 @ 5.84% (0.024 0.02)
3-2 @ 4.75% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-1 @ 4.47% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
4-0 @ 3.5% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-2 @ 2.85% (-0.017 -0.02)
5-1 @ 2.14% (-0.008 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.68%
5-2 @ 1.37% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-3 @ 1.21% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 4.32%
Total : 62.27%
1-1 @ 7.76% (0.031000000000001 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.94% (-0.013000000000001 -0.01)
0-0 @ 2.54% (0.026 0.03)
3-3 @ 2.02% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.44%
Total : 18.69%
1-2 @ 4.95%
0-1 @ 3.23% (0.019 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.52% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.1% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.06% (0.004 0)
Other @ 4.18%
Total : 19.05%

How you voted: Ajax vs Heracles

Ajax
85.0%
Draw
10.0%
Heracles
5.0%
20
Head to Head
Feb 6, 2022 3.45pm
Gameweek 19
Ajax
3-0
Heracles
Klaassen (22'), Haller (55'), Taylor (65')
Alvarez (7'), Antony (11')

Sierhuis (73'), Bakboord (80')
Oct 30, 2021 5.45pm
Gameweek 10
Heracles
0-0
Ajax
Bakboord (11'), Quagliata (38'), Rente (58'), Burgzorg (75')
Haller (80')
Feb 13, 2021 5.45pm
Gameweek 22
Heracles
0-2
Ajax

Quagliata (84')
Klaassen (14'), Haller (79')
Haller (66')
Nov 22, 2020 11.15am
Gameweek 9
Ajax
5-0
Heracles
Traore (6'), Neres (29'), Labyad (36', 77'), Tadic (57')

Schoofs (8'), Vloet (39'), Bijleveld (72')
Feb 23, 2020 3.45pm
Gameweek 24
Heracles
1-0
Ajax
Dessers (77')
Osman (41'), Kiomourtzoglou (82')

Gravenberch (61'), Babel (70')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV88002722524
2AZ AlkmaarAZ87102241822
3FC Twente87011741321
4Feyenoord86202862220
5SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior83411411313
6Go Ahead Eagles84131715213
7Sparta RotterdamSparta83231013-311
8Heracles83231217-511
9Fortuna SittardSittard8233714-79
10NECNijmegen82241315-28
11Vitesse8215611-57
12PEC Zwolle8215714-77
13Heerenveen82151018-87
14Almere CityAlmere City8215718-117
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk7205514-96
16Ajax6123812-45
17FC VolendamVolendam7115716-94
18FC UtrechtUtrecht8107417-133

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