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Willem II
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.

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
Draw
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
1Ajax27214257203767
2PSV EindhovenPSV28194581334861
3Feyenoord28168462323056
4FC UtrechtUtrecht2715754839952
5FC Twente28138754401447
6AZ AlkmaarAZ28137847321546
7Go Ahead Eagles2713594943644
8Heerenveen2897123549-1434
9Fortuna SittardSittard2896133347-1433
10Heracles28711103548-1332
11Groningen2888122741-1432
12NECNijmegen2786134040030
13PEC Zwolle2879123443-930
14NAC BredaNAC Breda2786132945-1630
15Sparta RotterdamSparta27610112835-728
16Willem II2866162947-1824
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2847173456-2219
18Almere CityAlmere City2847172052-3219


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