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SC Heerenveen v Ajax : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Jan, 13:30 BST, Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen

Ajax, led by manager Francesco Farioli, visit Robin van Persie and his SC Heerenveen side at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Sunday afternoon in the Eredivisie. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Eredivisie clash.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 76% probability of Heerenveen and Ajax serving up a minimum of 2 goals in this Eredivisie match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.20.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Ajax coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Heerenveen
33%
5.255.25
Draw
25%
4.204.20
3%
Ajax
42%
1.571.60
Draw 1-1
12%
8.007.50
Ajax 1-0
9%
8.50
6%
7.50
Ajax 2-1
9%
8.507.50
Heerenveen 1-0
8%
17.0013.00
Heerenveen 2-1
8%
17.0013.00
Ajax 2-0
7%
8.50
6%
8.00
7%
Draw 0-0
6%
15.00
15%
12.00
Draw 2-2
6%
15.0012.00
8%
Heerenveen 2-0
5%
29.0021.00
Ajax 3-1
4%
12.0010.00
Ajax 3-0
3%
12.0011.00
10%
Heerenveen 3-1
3%
41.0026.00
Ajax 3-2
3%
21.00
9%
17.00
Heerenveen 3-2
3%
41.0026.00
10%
Heerenveen 3-0
2%
51.0041.00
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1.62
3%
1.60
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
2.25
5%
2.25
5%
Home 1st Goal
46%
3.00
3%
2.80
Away 1st Goal
50%
1.401.48
No 1st Goal
4%
15.00
15%
12.00
BTTS - Yes
56%
1.70
3%
1.67
3%
BTTS - No
44%
2.05
3%
2.10
5%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
8.50
6%
7.50
6%
BTTS - Draw
19%
5.005.00
BTTS - Away Win
21%
3.10
3%
2.90
3%
Home/draw
58%
2.302.30
Away/draw
67%
1.171.17
Home/away
75%
1.221.22
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1.18
2%
1.18
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4.50
4%
4.33
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
2.50
5%
2.45
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1.50
4%
1.50
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4.50
10%
4.20
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1.18
1%
1.20
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10.007.50
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.061.07
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.03
1%
1.02
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
15.00
15%
12.00
Home DNB
51%
4.003.75
1%
Away DNB
59%
1.221.22
Heerenveen win to nil
16%
10.00-
Ajax win to nil
21%
3.00
9%
-
Heerenveen / Heerenveen
10%
8.50
6%
7.50
Heerenveen / Ajax
4%
19.00
10%
17.00
Heerenveen / Draw
5%
17.0013.00
Draw / Heerenveen
8%
11.0010.00
Draw / Ajax
18%
4.50
4%
4.33
Draw / Draw
13%
6.506.00
Ajax / Heerenveen
3%
34.0029.00
Ajax / Ajax
33%
2.402.38
Ajax / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heerenveen have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league. Heerenveen are unbeaten at home after 8 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Heerenveen have conceded 19 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Heerenveen have played 8 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Ajax lay in 2nd place on 42 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ajax have conceded 15 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Ajax have played 9 away games, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heerenveen
Ajax
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1815124646 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
w
 
3-2A
Mar 30
2
Ajax Away1813322242 
Jan 19
l
 
1-0A
-
-
3
Utrecht181233739 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 30
d
 
2-2A
-
4
Feyenoord1810531835 
May 18
l
 
3-0A
Feb 2
w
 
0-2F
5
Twente1810441534 
Feb 9
l
 
2-0A
May 18
d
 
2-2A
6
AZ Alkmaar1810351433 
Mar 2
l
 
9-1A
Mar 16
l
 
2-1A
7
GA Eagles18846628 
w
 
1-0F
May 14
Feb 23
d
 
1-1A
8
Fortuna18747-325 
Feb 1
l
 
3-0A
w
 
5-0F
Feb 9
9
Heerenveen Home18738-1224 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 19
10
Willem II18648-222 
Apr 4
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 13
11
NAC187110-1022 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
2-4F
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
12
NEC186210020 
Apr 27
l
 
3-0A
May 11
w
 
1-2A
13
PEC Zwolle18459-1117 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 16
w
 
2-0F
Mar 9
14
Groningen17458-1217 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 25
w
 
3-1F
May 14
15
Heracles17368-1515 
Mar 15
l
 
2-1A
Feb 16
w
 
3-4A
16
S.Rotterdam18279-1213 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Apr 27
w
 
0-2F
17
Almere City182412-2710 
-
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 2
18
Waalwijk181413-247 
d
 
1-1F
May 10
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Ajax have won 3 consecutive league games
8
Heerenveen have not lost in 8 consecutive home league games
Heerenveen 9TH
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Ajax 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Heerenveen since 2016
Heerenveen
Ajax
Goals: Scored
7
24
Games: Scored
4 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
5 / 9
HEE
1
AJA
8
League games at Ajax since 2015
Ajax
Heerenveen
Goals: Scored
42
11
Games: Scored
10 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
0 / 10
D
1
AJA
9
Goal Statistics

Ajax have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 23 consecutive Eredivisie games. Their PG of 1.5 against SC Heerenveen on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Heerenveen 9th Ajax 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Heerenveen will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Ajax will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Heerenveen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Ajax’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/278801/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Heerenveen
PG (predicted goals)
Ajax
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
HEE
AJA
43%
better
view stats
Games scored12
18
Failed to score6
0
Scored first7
10
Goals scored21
39
Avg. goals scored1.2
2.2
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
22
Avg. XG for1.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+43%
Defence rating
HEE
AJA
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
10
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first11
8
Goals conceded33
17
Avg. goals conceded1.8
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1
KickOff rating
+35%

Heerenveen v Ajax Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Heerenveen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17545
L BrouwersJ TrenskowM KöhlertE. van Ee
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O. Johansen Braude DEF18
4
-
I Sebaoui FWD181
-
L Brouwers MID1731
4
-
L. Smans MID1711
2
-
E. van Ee MID161
5
-
J Trenskow FWD1653
-
D Hall DEF15
2
-
I Nicolaescu FWD1551
1
-
S Kersten DEF141
2
-
D. Rallis FWD1421
1
-
M Hart GLK13
1
-
M Köhlert DEF134
1
-
P Bochniewicz DEF13
3
-
S Olsson MID1211
1
-
C Nunnely FWD92
-
A Condé MID81
2
-
D Karlsbakk FWD7
2
-
D Al-Saed FWD6
-
A Noppert GLK5
-
M. Milovanovic DEF2
-
H Ali DEF2
-
Ajax Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17654
R PasveerW WeghorstK TaylorJ Hato
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Taylor MID1855
-
R Pasveer GLK171
-
B Traoré FWD1752
-
J Hato DEF1625
4
-
J Henderson MID164
3
-
B Brobbey FWD1613
4
-
Y Baas  DEF151
2
-
J Sutalo DEF151
3
-
K Fitz-Jim MID152
-
M Godts FWD1531
1
-
C Akpom FWD1521
-
W Weghorst FWD1461
2
-
D Rensch DEF131
2
-
A Gaaei DEF1211
3
-
B Boomen MID11
-
S Berghuis  FWD1011
1
-
D Rugani DEF7
-
C Rasmussen  FWD6
1
-
O Wijndal DEF5
2
-
A Kaplan DEF4
1
-
K Hlynsson MID41
-
D. Janse DEF2
-
S Mannsverk MID2
1
-
D Ramaj GLK1
-
B Tahirovic MID1
-
S Bergwijn  FWD1
-