Eredivisie | Gameweek 1

Aug 11, 2024 at 3.45pm UK

Johan Cruijff Arena

Ajax
1 - 0
Heerenveen

Hlynsson (45')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Bochniewicz (16'), Braude (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Ajax and Heerenveen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ajax

All competitions

Eredivisie

Last Game: Panathinaikos 0-1 Ajax
Thursday, August 8 at 7pm in Europa League

Goals
for

Heerenveen

All competitions

Eredivisie

Last Game: Middlesbrough 1-0 Heerenveen
Saturday, August 3 at 2pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

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 60.6%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 19.45%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.3%) and 1-0 (7.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.87%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
Ajax	Draw	Heerenveen
60.6% ( -0.04)	19.94% ( -0.09)	19.45% ( 0.12)

Both teams to score 61.37% (

0.55)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

65.42% (

0.62)

34.57% (

-0.62)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

43.48% (

0.69)

56.51% (

-0.69)

Ajax Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.88% (

0.18)

11.12% (

-0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

64.45% (

0.39)

35.55% (

-0.39)

Heerenveen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.05% (

0.48)

30.95% (

-0.49)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.75% (

0.56)

67.25% (

-0.57)

Score Analysis

Ajax 60.6%

Heerenveen 19.45%

Draw 19.94%

Ajax	Draw	Heerenveen
2-1 @ 9.74% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 8.3% ( -0.14) 1-0 @ 7.56% ( -0.19) 3-1 @ 7.13% ( 0.03) 3-0 @ 6.08% ( -0.06) 3-2 @ 4.18% ( 0.07) 4-1 @ 3.91% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 3.34% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 2.3% ( 0.05) 5-1 @ 1.72% ( 0.03) 5-0 @ 1.47% ( 0.01) 5-2 @ 1.01% ( 0.03) Other @ 3.88% Total : 60.6%	1-1 @ 8.87% ( -0.1) 2-2 @ 5.71% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 3.44% ( -0.11) 3-3 @ 1.63% ( 0.05) Other @ 0.29% Total : 19.94%	1-2 @ 5.2% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 4.04% ( -0.08) 0-2 @ 2.37% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.23% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 2.03% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 0.93% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.66% Total : 19.45%