AFC Ajax
- Five-time Dutch champions AFC Ajax have had a disappointing season so far and sit 5th in the Eredivisie table with just 55 points from 33 games, while SC Heerenveen are 8th on 50 points from the same amount of games.
- Oscar Garcia, who took over at the helm in March 2026, has quickly set up Ajax with a flexible and attacking 4-3-3 system that is built on modern Total Football principles.
- Garcia’s team are patient, build up in numbers and have fullbacks that operate on the inside, which allows Ajax to dominate the ball and pick apart their opponents with clever vertical passing.
SC Heerenveen
- By contrast, SC Heerenveen play a very direct, high-tempo and aggressive style of soccer, where they press, harry the ball and aim to play fast-paced soccer in transition when they can.
- Heerenveen’s head coach since March 2025, Robin Veldman, has worked miracles on the Frisians, who have won their last two home games, including a 2-1 success over Fortuna Sittard, but they then suffered a defeat.
- The hosts concede an average of 1.50 goals per game in the Eredivisie, which is the same number that Ajax concede away from home.
Head-to-Head
Ajax have won three, Heerenveen one, and there has been one draw in the last five Eredivisie meetings between these teams.
Key Players
Jacob Trenskow is Heerenveen ’s top marksman with 12 goals in 32 Eredivisie matches and will provide the firepower to score goals in numbers at the other end in this Sunday’s clash.
Betting Insights
- We’re expecting both teams to score, but the odds for an Ajax victory on the road look fair given their away form and goalscoring exploits in the Eredivisie (W5, D9, L2, 1.88 scored/1.50 conceded).
- Heerenveen have a decent home record (W8, D5, L3).
- The hosts concede an average of 1.50 goals per game in the Eredivisie, which is the same number that Ajax concede away from home.
Prediction
Heerenveen have a decent home record (W8, D5, L3), but Ajax have enough about them to justify their favorite status for the three points on Sunday, but we’re going to chance Heerenveen getting on the scoresheet too and are going with a 2-1 away win.
