Eredivisie: Ajax conquers Heracles Almelo 3-0
AMSTERDAM. Ajax was finally too much to handle for Heracles Almelo.
AMSTERDAM. Ajax was eventually too good for Heracles Almelo with the goal of D. Klaassen (23′), S. Haller (55′) and K. Taylor (65′). Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
D. Tadic missed a penalty (88′) for Ajax.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the help of Charl Schaap and Richard Brondijk. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5 degrees Celsius or 41.04 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 71% while Heracles Almelo was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 24 times, 12 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Heracles Almelo shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (E. Alvarez and Antony). On the other side, Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards (K. Sierhuis and N. Bakboord).
After this encounter, Ajax will have 48 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Heracles Almelo will stay with 20 points to move up in the 15th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
E. Alvarez
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11'11'
Antony
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23'23'
D. Klaassen
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46'46'
S. Bakis
L. de la Torre
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55'55'
S. Haller
D. Tadic
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63'63'
K. Taylor
S. Berghuis
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63'63'
P. Schuurs
L. Martinez
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65'65'
K. Taylor
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66'66'
N. Fadiga
B. Basacikoglu
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71'71'
N. Tagliafico
D. Blind
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71'71'
Danilo
Antony
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73'73'
K. Sierhuis
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76'76'
E. Sierra
K. Sierhuis
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81'81'
N. Bakboord
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81'81'
D. Rensch
N. Mazraoui
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84'84'
S. Sonnenberg
N. Bakboord
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84'84'
A. Szoke
N. Laursen
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88'88'
D. Tadic
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will host FC Twente on the 13th of February with a 17-5 head to head record in favor of Ajax (10 draws).
Heracles Almelo will host FC Utrecht on the 11th of February with a 15-9 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (12 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis , Antony , Sébastien Haller and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: S. Berghuis for K. Taylor (63′), L. Martinez for P. Schuurs (63′), D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (71′), Antony for Danilo (71′) and N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (81′).
Top player: Sébastien Haller
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Sébastien Haller.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.
Heracles Almelo: Formation and Lineups
Heracles Almelo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Frank Wormuth played with: Janis Blaswich , Navajo Bakboord , Marco Rente , Mats Knoester , Giacomo Quagliata , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Lucas Schoofs , Nikolai Laursen , Luca De La Torre , Bilal Başaçıkoğlu and Kaj Sierhuis .
Substitutes
Heracles Almelo made 3 changes: L. de la Torre for S. Bakis (46′), B. Basacikoglu for N. Fadiga (66′) and K. Sierhuis for E. Sierra (76′).
Best player: Janis Blaswich
The player that probably impressed the most for Heracles Almelo was the goalkeeper: Janis Blaswich. His rating is 7.80. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
