Ajax v Heracles result

Full-time · Ajax 4–1 Heracles

Eredivisie · Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:00 BST · Johan Cruijff Arena

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Ajax · Heracles · Head-to-head

Ajax 4–1 Heracles — Ajax won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Ajax beat Heracles 4–1 at Johan Cruijff Arena in the Eredivisie on Saturday 12 August. Heracles are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Heracles: M. Engels (45’); Ajax: Jakov Medić (45’, assisted by Jorrel Hato), Mohammed Kudus (75’, assisted by B. Tahirovic) and S. Bergwijn (85’, assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine; 90’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Ajax 3.53, Heracles 0.89, from 31 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Manschot showed seven yellow cards — against 2.7 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Ajax: B. Tahirovic (61’) and Devyne Rensch (74’); Heracles: Justin Hoogma (10’), A. Ouahim (56’), M. Engels (58’), T. Bruns (74’) and B. Limbombe (88’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Bergwijn (Ajax) 12.0, Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) 9.0 and Jorrel Hato (Ajax) 7.8 led the match.

Next up

Ajax next host Atalanta on 22 October 2026.

Heracles next travel to De Treffers on 29 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Ajax: Ajax v Atalanta, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Heracles: De Treffers v Heracles, Thursday 29 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Ajax 4–1 Heracles · Eredivisie
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam
Referee: J. Manschot
Head-to-head (last 6): Ajax 4 · draws 1 · Heracles 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Ajax 2W 2D 1L · Heracles 0W 1D 4L

Ajax 4–1 Heracles (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.38 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

10.5 / 3.67

Corners

against 2 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

7.75 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 7 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

0.25 / 0.67

Cards

against 1.75 / 0.33 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.73 yellows

Referee · J. Manschot

1.27 home / 1.45 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ajax for / against	Line	Heracles for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	10.5 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	23.75 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	15.33 for · 13.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	7.75 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 7 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	7 for · 8 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9.33 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	0.25 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	0.67 for · 0.33 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: J. Manschot — 2.73 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 16.82 fouls over 11 matches (1.27 to the home side, 1.45 to the away side).

Home 1.27Away 1.45

Ajax

Ajax — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Francisco Conceição n 8	16.4	2.1 3/0	2.7 3/1	—
J. Sanchez n 8	67.8	1.7 5/4	0.2 1/0	—
E. Álvarez n 8	90	1.3 6/4	1 6/2	—
M. Kudus n 8	89.9	1.3 3/2	2.4 7/6	—
J. Timber n 8	84.5	1.3 6/3	0.4 2/1	—

Ajax — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Francisco Conceição n 8	16.4	4.1 5/1	2.1 3/0
B. Brobbey n 8	40	3.1 6/3	1.4 3/2
M. Kudus n 8	89.9	3 7/7	1.5 7/4
L. Lucca n 8	33.6	3 6/3	1.3 4/0
S. Bergwijn n 8	76.9	2.2 7/6	1.9 7/6

Ajax — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mika Godts n 3	6.7	0 0/0	4.5 1/0
Dušan Tadić n 8	86.8	0.6 5/0	0.5 4/0
B. Brobbey n 8	40	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
M. Kudus n 8	89.9	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
S. Berghuis n 8	73.9	0.3 1/1	0.5 2/1

Ajax — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Baas n 4	21.5	3.1 3/0
J. Sanchez n 8	67.8	3 6/4
Kenneth Taylor n 8	70.6	2.9 6/5
E. Álvarez n 8	90	2.3 7/6
D. Rensch n 8	89.3	2.3 7/5

Ajax — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Rulli n 8	90	2 6/3

Heracles

Heracles — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Szőke n 8	19.5	2.9 3/2	0 0/0	—
Samuel Armenteros n 8	28.3	2.4 6/0	1.6 3/1	—
N. Bakboord n 7	77	1.7 6/3	1.3 5/2	—
A. Ouahim n 8	71.1	1.7 6/3	1.1 6/1	—
S. Bakış n 8	71.1	1.4 6/2	1.7 7/3	—

Heracles — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Bakış n 8	71.1	3.5 8/6	1.7 7/3
Samuel Armenteros n 8	28.3	1.6 4/0	0.4 1/0
N. Laursen n 8	70.1	1.3 4/3	0.3 1/1
A. Szőke n 8	19.5	1.2 2/0	0.6 1/0
L. Schoofs n 8	79.6	0.7 3/2	0.1 1/0

Heracles — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Bakış n 8	71.1	0.8 5/0	0.2 1/0
E. Hansson n 8	43.3	0 0/0	0.8 2/1
Samuel Armenteros n 8	28.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
K. Lunding n 8	40.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
N. Bakboord n 7	77	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Heracles — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Bakboord n 7	77	3.2 7/5
N. Fadiga n 8	41.9	3.2 4/3
B. Basaçikoglu n 8	60.1	3 6/5
L. Schoofs n 8	79.6	2.5 8/6
A. Ouahim n 8	71.1	2.2 6/4

Heracles — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Bucker n 8	90.9	5.1 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Ajax		Heracles
70%	Possession	30%
3.53	Expected goals (xG)	0.89
31	Shots	7
13	Shots on target	2
10	Shots off target	1
8	Blocked shots	4
18	Shots inside the box	6
13	Corners	4
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	9
513	Passes	220
89%	Pass accuracy	70%

Ajax player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Rensch	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
J. Medić	90	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	8.3
J. Hato	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.6
B. Tahirovic	90	0	1	3	1	3	0	Y	7.6
B. van den Boomen	90	0	0	3	3	8	0	0	8.2
M. Kudus	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	8.2
S. Bergwijn	90	2	0	4	2	1	2	0	8.9
A. Salah-Eddine	89	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	7.3
B. Brobbey	89	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	7.5
Kenneth Taylor	61	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.5
G. Rulli	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Gorter sub	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Klaassen sub	29	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
O. Wijndal sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Carlos Forbs sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Heracles player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Brouwer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.6
N. Bakboord	90	0	1	0	0	4	0	6
Sven Sonnenberg	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Justin Hoogma	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
B. De Keersmaecker	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
M. Engels	90	1	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
E. Hansson	89	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Willems	69	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Ouahim	69	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
A. Nankishi	68	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Hornkamp	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Bruns sub	45	0	1	1	0	3	Y	6.9
B. Limbombe sub	22	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
R. Roosken sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Marko Vejinović sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
D. van Oorschot sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Ajax v Heracles — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AjaxDDWWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

HeraclesLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Ajax 4 · 1 draw · Heracles 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2022-02-06 Ajax 3–0 Heracles
2021-10-30 Heracles 0–0 Ajax
2021-02-13 Heracles 0–2 Ajax
2020-11-22 Ajax 5–0 Heracles
2020-02-23 Heracles 1–0 Ajax
2019-11-23 Ajax 4–1 Heracles

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Ajax#5 pos56 pts34 pl+13 GD

Heracles#14 pos33 pts34 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Ajax scored2.18

Heracles scored1.21

Ajax conceded1.79

Heracles conceded2.18

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What is the head-to-head record between Ajax and Heracles?: In their last 6 meetings, Ajax won 4, Heracles won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ajax and Heracles?: Recent form — Ajax 2W 2D 1L; Heracles 0W 1D 4L.

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