Ajax 4-1 Heracles Almelo: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 26 February 2017

Result

Ajax 4-1 Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie · Sunday 26 February 2017, 15:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Ajax 4-1 Heracles Almelo: match report

Ajax defeated Heracles Almelo 4-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 26 February 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Kasper Dolberg opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Ajax's goals came from Kasper Dolberg (23'), Matthijs de Ligt (56'), D. Sánchez (60') and Bertrand Traoré (90'). Heracles Almelo scored through Samuel Armenteros (25').

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

Going into the game Ajax were 2nd on 55 points from 23 and Heracles Almelo 10th on 28 points from 23. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Heracles Almelo 10th with 43.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and Heracles Almelo in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Hakim Ziyech of Ajax (8.6), ahead of Bertrand Traoré (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Ajax wins, 3 draws and 0 for Heracles Almelo.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Kasper DolbergAjax · 1-0
  • 25'Goal · Samuel ArmenterosHeracles Almelo · 1-1
  • 40'Yellow card · Joey PelupessyHeracles Almelo
  • 54'Yellow card · Samuel ArmenterosHeracles Almelo
  • 54'Yellow card · André OnanaAjax
  • 56'Goal · Matthijs de LigtAjax · 2-1
  • 60'Goal · D. SánchezAjax · 3-1
  • 90'Goal · Bertrand TraoréAjax · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 7, draws 3, Heracles Almelo 0.

Team news

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Joël Veltman, Jaïro Riedewald, Davinson Sánchez, Nick Viergever, Davy Klaassen, Lasse Schöne, Hakim Ziyech, Bertrand Traoré, Ahmad Nurosadi, Kasper Dolberg

Heracles Almelo line-up (4-3-3)

Bram Castro, Mike te Wierik, Wout Droste, Robin Gosens, Justin Hoogma, Thomas Bruns, Joey Pelupessy, Brandley Kuwas, Kristiano Samuel Armenteros, Jaroslav Navrátil, Kristoffer Peterson