Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Panathinaikos 0-1 Ajax
Thursday, August 8 at 7pm in Europa League
Thursday, August 8 at 7pm in Europa League
Last Game: Middlesbrough 1-0 Heerenveen
Saturday, August 3 at 2pm in Club Friendlies 3
Saturday, August 3 at 2pm in Club Friendlies 3
We said: Ajax 2-0 Heerenveen
Van Persie will be keen to make a positive start in his first competitive game as a manager in professional football, but we think that the ex-Man United man will see his team outclassed by an Ajax side who will be determined to begin their league campaign with a win following last season's sluggish start. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 60.6%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 19.45%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.3%) and 1-0 (7.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.87%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 1-2 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Ajax | Draw | Heerenveen |
60.6% ( -0.04) | 19.94% ( -0.09) | 19.45% ( 0.12) |
| Both teams to score 61.37% ( 0.55) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
