Heracles vs Ajax: result 2-4 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 27, 2024 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Erve Asito, Almelo
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What was the result of Heracles vs Ajax?
Ajax won 2-4 on January 27, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 12′J. HornkampHeracles
- 16′B. BrobbeyAjax
- 55′S. BerghuisAjax
- 57′B. BrobbeyAjax
- 60′M. EngelsHeracles
- 84′K. HlynssonAjax
Official lineup for Heracles vs Ajax
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Heracles
5-4-1- 23J. Hornkamp
- 29E. Hansson
- 14B. De Keersmaecker
- 18M. Vejinović
- 5J. Bruijn
- 15J. Willems
- 21J. Hoogma
- 6S. Čestić
- 35S. Bultman
- 3J. Wieckhoff
- 1M. Brouwer
Ajax
4-2-3-1- 9B. Brobbey
- 11Carlos Forbs
- 38K. Hlynsson
- 23S. Berghuis
- 8K. Taylor
- 33B. Tahirović
- 42A. Martha
- 4J. Hato
- 2D. Rensch
- 47T. Gooijer
- 40D. Ramaj
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Heracles have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Ajax have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2024 | FC Volendam(home) | 1-1 | Eredivisie |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Waalwijk(away) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| Jan 7, 2024 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Dec 17, 2023 | Feyenoord(home) | 0-4 | Eredivisie |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Vitesse(away) | 0-2 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2024 | Waalwijk(home) | 4-1 | Eredivisie |
| Jan 14, 2024 | GO Ahead Eagles(away) | 3-2 | Eredivisie |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Hannover 96(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Hannover 96(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Hercules(away) | 2-3 | KNVB Beker |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Heracles win, 1 draw, 4 Ajax wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2023 | Ajax 4-1 Heracles | Eredivisie |
| Feb 6, 2022 | Ajax 3-0 Heracles | Eredivisie |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Heracles 0-0 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Heracles 0-2 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Ajax 5-0 Heracles | Eredivisie |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Heracles 1-0 Ajax | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
Heracles score 1.0 and concede 2.4 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.5 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heracles | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| Ajax | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1 | 12/15 | 14/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ajax | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy