Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs Heracles Almelo, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 31': Steven Berghuis
  • 87': Wout Weghorst
FT
2 - 0
Heracles Almelo

    About

    Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Heracles Almelo at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Ajax. Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 1': Foul by Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 1': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Moro.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Foul by Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 6': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Owen Wijndal (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 6': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabian de Keijzer.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 8': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Zamburek.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
    • 13': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Moro.
    • 17': Delay in match (Ajax).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
    • 19': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
    • 20': Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo).
    • 22': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
    • 24': Tristan van Gilst (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Tristan van Gilst (Heracles Almelo).
    • 26': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Offside, Ajax. Raúl Moro is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
    • 30': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Youri Baas (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
    • 31': Goal! Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Tristan van Gilst (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Limbombe.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jannes Wieckhoff with a cross.
    • 35': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
    • 35': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Offside, Ajax. Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 39': Handball by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
    • 40': Foul by Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo).
    • 40': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Limbombe.
    • 44': Foul by Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo).
    • 44': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
    • 44': Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
    • 45'+3': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Offside, Ajax. Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 52': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Damon Mirani.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 53': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Luka Kulenovic.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Zamburek.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Youri Baas (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Handball by Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Moro (Ajax).
    • 61': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Thomas Bruns.
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Raúl Moro (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sem Scheperman.
    • 63': Djevencio van der Kust (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
    • 63': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Berghuis.
    • 64': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Oscar Gloukh.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
    • 66': Handball by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
    • 68': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabian de Keijzer.
    • 70': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
    • 70': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
    • 73': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Yvandro Borges Sanches replaces Tristan van Gilst.
    • 74': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mimeirhel Benita replaces Jannes Wieckhoff.
    • 74': Djevencio van der Kust (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
    • 77': Foul by Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax).
    • 77': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
    • 78': Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Raúl Moro.
    • 78': Substitution, Ajax. Youri Regeer replaces Anton Gaaei.
    • 78': Substitution, Ajax. Josip Sutalo replaces Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Heracles Almelo).
    • 79': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
    • 81': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 82': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 85': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Antonio Satriano replaces Jan Zamburek.
    • 85': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mike te Wierik replaces Sem Scheperman because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by Mike te Wierik (Heracles Almelo).
    • 86': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Goal! Ajax 2, Heracles Almelo 0. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 88': VAR Decision: Goal Ajax 2-0 Heracles Almelo (Davy Klaassen).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
    • 90'+5': Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ajax 2, Heracles Almelo 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 10
    7 Saves 0
    34.4 Possession 65.6
    4 SHOTS 27
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    257 Accurate Passes 581
    337 Passes 647
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    12 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 37
    21 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 11
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 10
    22 Effective Clearances 20
    22 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 54,683

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 +7 9
    2 NEC Nijmegen 4 +10 9
    3 FC Utrecht 4 +8 9
    4 PSV Eindhoven 4 +7 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Vitezslav Jaros (GK)
    15 Youri Baas
    2 Lucas Rosa
    5 Owen Wijndal
    3 Anton Gaaei
    23 Steven Berghuis
    8 Kenneth Taylor
    28 Kian Fitz-Jim
    25 Wout Weghorst
    10 Oscar Gloukh
    7 Raúl Moro
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    Jorthy Mokio, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Youri Regeer, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen, Rayane Bounida, Davy Klaassen, Paul Reverson, Josip Sutalo, Brian Brobbey, Remko Pasveer, Don-Angelo Konadu, Gerald Alders.

    HER Heracles Almelo (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Fabian De Keijzer (GK)
    24 Ivan Mesik
    4 Damon Mirani Yellow Card
    5 Djevencio van der Kust
    3 Jannes Wieckhoff
    10 Thomas Bruns
    32 Sem Scheperman
    13 Jan Zamburek Yellow Card
    19 Luka Kulenovic
    17 Tristan Van Gilst
    7 Bryan Limbombe Ekango
    Heracles Almelo Substitutes:
    Jop Tijink, Robin Mantel, Lorenzo Milani, Ajdin Hrustic, Diego Van Oorschot, Yvandro Borges Sanches, Antonio Satriano, Daniel Van Kaam, Mike te Wierik, Timo Jansink, Mimeirhel Benita.

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