Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, May 17 2026 · 13:30 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Heerenveen
First leg1–1 0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.57 – 1.81
Ajax
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Heerenveen or Ajax

Ajax entered as narrow favourites, but neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 1.57 and 1.81.

Heerenveen35%
Draw ✓24%
Ajax41%

Model vs reality

Heerenveen goals
0
Model 1.58 · xG 1.57
Ajax goals
0
Model 1.73 · xG 1.81
Total goals
0
Model 3.30 · xG 3.38
Score 0–0
4%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 64%
Both scored
No
Model 66%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. van OvereemHeerenveen
8.7
  • RefereeJoey Kooij
  • Coaches— · Oscar Garcia Junyent
  • VenueAbe Lenstra Stadion
  • Table before kick-offHeerenveen 8th · Ajax 5th

Timeline

  1. J. MokioYellow card · Roughing
    26’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. Lucas RosaYellow card · Roughing
    58’
  4. ⇄ Y. RegeerFor D. Klaassen
    69’
  5. ⇄ Rayane BounidaFor S. Berghuis
    69’
  6. Y. RegeerYellow card · Holding
    70’
  7. ⇄ H. PetrovFor V. Zagaritis
    75’
  8. ⇄ K. DolbergFor Sean Steur
    79’
  9. ⇄ L. NordåsFor D. Vente
    84’
  10. ⇄ Eser GürbüzFor L. Oyen
    84’
  11. ⇄ Maher CarrizoFor M. Godts
    85’
  12. ⇄ L. BrouwersFor R. Meerveld
    87’
  13. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Heerenveen15 shots · 9 in box, 6 outside
Ajax21 shots · 11 in box, 10 outside
HeerenveenAjax
53% Possession 47%
1.57 Expected goals (xG) 1.81
1.24 Expected points (xPts) 1.54
15 Shots 21
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 10
5 Blocked shots 6
9 Shots inside the box 11
6 Shots outside the box 10
541 Passes 488
85% Pass accuracy 87%
9 Corners 6
5 Goalkeeper saves 4
9 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.34 Team rating 7.13

Line-ups

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

228.2 B. Klaverboer(G)
197.2 V. Zagaritis ↓75’ 37.2 M. Willemsen 48.2 S. Kersten 457.5 O. Braude
68.7★ J. van Overeem 167.5 M. Linday
116.9 L. Oyen ↓84’ 106.0 R. Meerveld ↓87’ 206.5 J. Trenskow
96.9 D. Vente ↓84’
  • 22B. Klaverboer (G)8.2
  • 19V. Zagaritis↓75’7.2
  • 3M. Willemsen7.2
  • 4S. Kersten8.2
  • 45O. Braude7.5
  • 6J. van Overeem ★8.7
  • 16M. Linday7.5
  • 11L. Oyen↓84’6.9
  • 10R. Meerveld↓87’6.0
  • 20J. Trenskow6.5
  • 9D. Vente↓84’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 28H. Petrov↑75’6.9
  • 50Eser Gürbüz↑84’6.2
  • 18L. Nordås↑84’6.3

Unused: A. Noppert, N. Bakker, Ingmar Mulder, M. Egbring, N. Hopland, N. Courtens, I. Ahmed, Clayton Bonevacia

Ajax 4-3-3

267.3 M. Paes(G)
26.6 Lucas Rosa 157.2 Y. Baas 47.9 K. Itakura 36.3 A. Gaaei
187.7 D. Klaassen ↓69’ 247.3 J. Mokio 487.6 Sean Steur ↓79’
116.5 M. Godts ↓85’ 256.5 W. Weghorst 238.0 S. Berghuis ↓69’
  • 26M. Paes (G)7.3
  • 2Lucas Rosa6.6
  • 15Y. Baas7.2
  • 4K. Itakura7.9
  • 3A. Gaaei6.3
  • 18D. Klaassen↓69’7.7
  • 24J. Mokio7.3
  • 48Sean Steur↓79’7.6
  • 11M. Godts↓85’6.5
  • 25W. Weghorst6.5
  • 23S. Berghuis↓69’8.0

Substitutes used

  • 6Y. Regeer↑69’6.7
  • 7Maher Carrizo↑85’6.6
  • 43Rayane Bounida↑69’7.3
  • 9K. Dolberg↑79’6.7

Unused: P. Reverson, Valentijn van der Velde, Marvyn Muzungu, T. Tomiyasu, A. Bouwman, Ryan van de Pavert, O. Gloukh, D. Konadu

Coach: Oscar Garcia Junyent

Player stats

Top rated
J. van OvereemHeerenveen8.7
2nd
B. KlaverboerHeerenveen8.2
3rd
S. KerstenHeerenveen8.2

Heerenveen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Klaverboer G 90 0 0 5 sv 1 68% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.2
V. Zagaritis D 75 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 38 0 0 2/2 1/0 7.2
M. Willemsen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 73 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
S. Kersten D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 56 3 0 0/0 0/1 8.2
O. Braude D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 56 6 2 1/1 3/2 7.5
J. van Overeem M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 69 2 0 0/0 2/2 8.7
M. Linday M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 58 4 1 1/1 1/0 7.5
L. Oyen F 84 0 0 1 (1) 3 84% 31 0 1 1/4 0/1 6.9
R. Meerveld M 87 0 0 2 (1) 1 82% 34 0 0 2/4 0/1 6.0
J. Trenskow F 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 82% 38 1 0 2/5 1/0 6.5
D. Vente F 84 0 0 3 (2) 2 80% 25 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
H. Petrov D 15 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 12 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
Eser Gürbüz F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 1 0/4 1/0 6.2
L. Nordås F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Ajax

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Paes G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 85% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
Lucas Rosa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 47 1 1 0/2 1/1 6.6
Y. Baas D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 51 2 1 0/0 2/1 7.2
K. Itakura D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 55 2 1 1/1 0/0 7.9
A. Gaaei D 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 86% 49 1 1 0/1 1/0 6.3
D. Klaassen M 69 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 23 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
J. Mokio D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 52 7 0 0/1 1/0 7.3
Sean Steur M 79 0 0 4 (2) 1 98% 48 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.6
M. Godts F 85 0 0 0 (0) 4 79% 34 0 0 2/9 1/3 6.5
W. Weghorst F 90 0 0 3 (0) 6 77% 30 0 1 1/3 0/0 6.5
S. Berghuis F 69 0 0 2 (0) 4 91% 43 2 0 1/1 1/1 8.0
Y. Regeer M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
Maher Carrizo F 5 0 0 1 (1) 0 — 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
Rayane Bounida M 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 43% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
K. Dolberg F 11 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.