Heracles Almelo 2-4 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 27 January 2024

Result

Heracles Almelo 2-4 Ajax

Eredivisie · Saturday 27 January 2024, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Heracles Almelo 2-4 Ajax: match report

Heracles Almelo lost to Ajax 2-4 in Eredivisie on Saturday 27 January 2024. The half-time score was 1-1.

Jizz Hornkamp opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Heracles Almelo's goals came from Jizz Hornkamp (12') and Mario Engels (60'). Ajax scored through Brian Brobbey (16'), Steven Berghuis (55'), Brian Brobbey (57') and Kristian Hlynsson (84').

Discipline: Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards; Ajax received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Heracles Almelo were 15th on 19 points from 18 and Ajax 5th on 31 points from 18. Heracles Almelo went on to finish that season 14th with 33 points, and Ajax 5th with 56.

Heracles Almelo lined up in a 5-4-1 and Ajax in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Steven Berghuis of Ajax (9.9), ahead of Kristian Hlynsson (9.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Heracles Almelo wins, 0 draws and 1 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Jizz HornkampHeracles Almelo · 1-0
  • 15'Yellow card · Brian De KeersmaeckerHeracles Almelo
  • 16'Goal · Brian BrobbeyAjax · 1-1
  • 55'Goal · Steven BerghuisAjax · 1-2
  • 57'Goal · Brian BrobbeyAjax · 1-3
  • 60'Goal · Mario EngelsHeracles Almelo · 2-3
  • 81'Yellow card · Kenneth TaylorAjax
  • 84'Goal · Kristian HlynssonAjax · 2-4
  • 90'Yellow card · Sava-Arangel CesticHeracles Almelo

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Heracles Almelo 0, draws 0, Ajax 1.

Team news

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Heracles Almelo line-up (5-4-1)

Michael Brouwer, Jannes Wieckhoff, Stijn Bultman, Sava-Arangel Cestic, Justin Hoogma, Jetro Willems, Jordy Bruijn, Marko Vejinović, Brian De Keersmaecker, Emil Hansson, Jizz Hornkamp

Ajax line-up (4-2-3-1)

Diant Ramaj, Tristan Gooijer, Devyne Rensch, Jorrel Hato, Ar'jany Martha, Benjamin Tahirović, Kenneth Taylor, Steven Berghuis, Kristian Hlynsson, Carlos Forbs, Brian Brobbey