🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30 CEST
SC Heerenveen
vs
Ajax
4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3
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- A top-half clash as 6th-placed Heerenveen (50 points from 31 games) host 4th-placed Ajax (55 points from 32 games). Heerenveen are keeping their good form with W-D-W-W-W over their last five, four wins and one draw, and have 5th-placed Twente (54 points from 31 games) within range. An important match in the fight for a European place.
- In the meeting in Amsterdam in Matchday 11, the two sides drew 1-1. Heerenveen have posted a steady home record this season of 14 wins, eight draws and nine losses, and have won all of their last three in particular, 3-0 over Telstar, 4-1 over Heracles and 2-1 over Fortuna Sittard. With 57 scored and 48 conceded, their attacking output stands out.
- Ajax are on D-L-W-W-D over their last five, two wins, two draws and one defeat. They drew 2-2 at home with leaders PSV Eindhoven in Matchday 32, showing their underlying quality. With 61 scored and 39 conceded in 32 games, they boast one of the league's best attacks and a solid defence, their GD of +22 closing in on 3rd-placed NEC Nijmegen's +24.
- Leading the Heerenveen attack are Dylan Vente as the lone striker in a 4-2-3-1 and Ringo Meerveld at number ten. With Luka Oyen and Jacob Trenskow on the flanks, the double pivot of Marcus Lindelof and Sjoerd van Vriedrich balances attack and defence.
- With few games left for both, important three points towards a Champions League or Europa League place are at stake. Given the gaps to 3rd-placed NEC Nijmegen (56 points) and 2nd-placed Feyenoord (61 points), a win is essential for Ajax, and Heerenveen too cannot afford to lose if they are to chase 5th.