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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 24 Aug 2025

AFC Ajax 2–0 Heracles Almelo

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
1.0 – 0.1
Goals
2 – 0

AFC Ajax won and made the better chances: 1.0 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Steven Berghuis, 100.0 in 63′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AFC Ajax

17 Aug 2025D 2–2at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
10 Aug 2025W 2–0v SC Telstar Eredivisie

Heracles Almelo

16 Aug 2025L 1–4v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
10 Aug 2025L 0–4at FC Utrecht Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

AFC Ajax

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Steven Berghuis Forward63100.51100.0–
Josip Šutalo Defender1200–68.9–
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen Forward26000.4868.6–
Owen Wijndal Defender90000.0460.6–
Youri Regeer Midfielder1200–52.5–

Heracles Almelo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Fabian De Keijzer Goalkeeper9000–64.8–
Jannes Wieckhoff Defender7400–60.0–
Ivan Mesík Defender9000–58.4–
Bryan Limbombe Midfielder9000–44.2–
Luka Kulenović Forward90000.0444.0–
Yvandro Borges Sanches Forward1700–43.0–
Antonio Satriano Forward1000–39.5–
Thomas Bruns Midfielder61000.0339.0–