Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Football Predictions 24/01/2019

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Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Betting Prediction

AZ Alkmaar qualified on Tuesday night as the first team for the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup competition. After two more quarter-final games is on Thursday in the last duel the top game on the program. After the early, embarrassing end of PSV Eindhoven against second division RKC Waalwijk (2nd round) Ajax Amsterdam is the big favorite for the title. In the quarter-finals, Ajax Amsterdam meets Heerenveen!

Football Betting Prediction Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen

The question of the favorite does not arise in this duel in the Johan Cruijff Arena. The home side are next to PSV Eindhoven the great dominator of Dutch club football and point losses on the national stage are an absolute rarity. In the cup match between Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen a tip on the home win is not recommended. Ajax Amsterdam v Heerenveen will offer odds in the range of 1.10. The game starts on Thursday at 20:45.

Ajax Amsterdam – Statistics & Current Form

When the players of Ajax Amsterdam had warmed up last weekend, the Johan Cruijff Arena was already bursting with jubilation. However, it was not the own idols cheered, but the sensational point win of the upstart FC Emmen against arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven was cheered frenetically. Finally, the team of Erik ten Hag then had the chance to recapture the championship lead. However, this chance was forgiven relatively negligently. Regular goalkeeper Andre Onana fell ill at short notice and was replaced by the Greek Konstantinos Lamprou. The 27-year-old, with a height of 1.76 meters, is by far the smallest goalkeeper in the league (Vermeer is the second-smallest at 1.82) and should not present himself as a sure backbone. After receiving only eight goals (only two at home) in the league, Ajax Amsterdam had to beat four times in the game against Heerenveen. It’s not fair to blame him alone. Dusan Tadic failed with a penalty that would have meant a 4-1 lead and central defender left keeper Lamprou on multiple occasions. Rather than being tied to PSV Eindhoven and taking the league lead thanks to the better goal difference, the ten Hag team remains two points behind the reigning Dutch champions.
Despite a 4: 4 draw against Heerenveen, Ajax Amsterdam is clearly in favor of replaying in the Cup. A 7-2-0 home record with 36: 6 goals is absolutely impressive.

Value is still not visible at Ajax Amsterdam against Heerenveen in the tip of the home win. In the KNVB Beker, ten Hag will use many reservists. Ajax will revolve strongly given the important months in the league and in the Champions League (Real Madrid). Konstantinos Lamprou will once again be in goal as Andre Onana is not yet well. Nicolas Tagliafico, Carel Eiting and Hassane Bande are injured. Youngsters like Matthijs de Ligt or Frenkie de Jong will probably be spared. In this newly formed team a zero victory is not to be expected and for at least one goal of Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen odds of 1.83 are offered.

Expected formation of Ajax Amsterdam:
Lamprou – Sinkraven, Magellan, Schuurs, Kristsensen – de Wit, Gravenberch – Cerny, Labyad, Neres – van Huntelaar

Last matches of Ajax Amsterdam:

  • 20.01.2019 – Ajax vs. Amsterdam. Heerenveen 4: 4 (Eredivisie)
  • 12.01.2019 – Sao Paulo vs. Ajax Amsterdam 2: 4 (Florida Cup)
  • 11.01.2019 – Ajax vs. Amsterdam. Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 2: 2 (Florida Cup)
  • 23.12.2018 – Utrecht vs. Utrecht Ajax Amsterdam 1: 3 (Eredivisie)
  • 19.12.2018 – Roda JC Kerkrade vs. Ajax Amsterdam 1: 1 (Pokal)

Heerenveen – Statistics & Current Form

The only big title win could cheer the club from the Friesland in 2009 in the Dutch Cup competition. In this respect, the KNVB Beker always has a special significance for Heerenveen. In the domestic championship, the runner-up title in 1999/2000 was the biggest success. For many years, however, the club was able to hold its own in the upper half of the table. Heerenveen is known for a very good promotion of young talent. Many young players get a chance to prove themselves at a high level even in their teenage years. In the current 24-man squad, no fewer than 15 players are 23 or younger. Heerenveen is a perfect intermediate step for many talents who can play in the shop window from there. Due to the many youngsters, fluctuations in performance are perfectly normal.
The style of the team of head coach Jan Olde Riekerink – since this season in office – is very handsome. The offensive game is forced, the defensive but so often neglected. In 18 league games involving Heerenveen, an average of 4.61 goals per game has been achieved so far. In 13 out of 18 games, the tip on the over 2.5 was the right decision. In 14 games both Heerenveen and the respective opponent could score a goal. Given these statistics, before the game between Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen, the prediction is again headed for a goal-rich match.

The blatant outsider will have to renounce the suspended Ben Rienstra and Yuki Kobayashi again in the new edition against Ajax. Morten Thorsby will also be injured due to injury. The many youngsters but is still confident about the favorite. A tip on the progress of Heerenveen is certainly too risky, but the Ajax vs. Amsterdam. Heerenveen odds on a score of the guests are extremely lucrative.

Expected formation of Heerenveen:
Hahn – Pierie, Floranus, Woudenberg – van Amersfoort, Congolese, Schaars – Vlap – Mihajlovic, Lammers, Zeneli

Last Games by Heerenveen:

  • 20.01.2019 – Ajax vs. Amsterdam. Heerenveen 4: 4 (Eredivisie)
  • 22.12.2018 – NAC Breda vs. Heerenveen 4: 2 (Eredivisie)
  • 19.12.2018 – ODIN ’59 vs.. Heerenveen 1: 3 (Pokal)
  • 16.12.2018 – Heerenveen Vs. Utrecht 2: 3 (Eredivisie)
  • 08.12.2018 – Willem II Tilburg vs. Heerenveen 1: 5 (Eredivisie)

Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Direct comparison

The cup is a kind of Deja-Vu for Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen. Just last weekend, the two teams faced each other at the start of the 2019 Spring Cup in the Eredivisie. In a dramatic and highly exciting game, the underdog from the province of Friesland scored a point win. The 18-year-old center-back Kik Pieri scored the 4: 4 equalizer after a corner in minute 91. At the 30th appearance in the Johan Cruijff Arena, this was only the seventh point win (four draws, three wins) for the Heerenveen. Heerenveen did not celebrate much success in Amsterdam, but in nine of the last ten games in Amsterdam between Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen, the tip on at least one goal for both teams was the right choice.

Ajax Amsterdam v Heerenveen Betting Prediction

The spectacular 4: 4 draw between the two teams in the Eredivisie was not to be expected this past weekend. The guests from Heerenveen but also confirmed against one of the two top teams that the team at any time is able to score goals. Not for nothing, on average, over 4.6 goals were scored in Heerenveen games. For betting on an over 2.5 at Heerenveen are no longer offered high odds. In the match between Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen, odds of 1.20 are offered for the tip over 2.5.

Key Facts – Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen tips

The favorite will play in the cup with many players from the second row!
In nine of their last ten games in Amsterdam, both teams scored at least one goal!
In 14 of the 18 Heerenveen season games there were goals on both sides!

A 3-0 win from Ajax Amsterdam would certainly be possible due to their offensive qualities, but the big favorite (the best betting odds for the home win at 1.11) will play this game with a B-team. Heerenveen is a team that is always looking for the way forward and against the newly formed Ajax-Elf it is hard to imagine that the guests will not meet. Between Ajax Amsterdam and Heerenveen the prognosis is that both teams to score at least one.

Prediction Today: Both teams to score Yes
Odds: 1.83