Heracles Almelo 3–4 Ajax
- Kulenovic 12'
- Engels 28'
- Kulenovic 76'
- De Keersmaecker 84'
- Klaassen 25'
- Traoré 34'
- Weghorst 63'
- Weghorst 82'
20 October 2024
The match in data
Ajax got the better of Heracles Almelo, 4–3, on 20 October 2024, on matchday 9 of the 2024-25 Eredivisie.
Ajax came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 12'.
Player of the match: Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo), rated 69, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 big chance created. Engels produced 1.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Ajax, the highest-rated player was Wout Weghorst, with 81.
Luka Kulenovic scored twice.
Wout Weghorst scored twice.
Brian De Keersmaecker was sent off at 84'.
Mario Engels
Heracles Almelo · 83'
Produced 1.44× and cost 0.26× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.5×
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 2 shots on target 2.5×
- 1 failed dribble 0.8×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.9×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Engels ★ | Forward | 83 | 69 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | Defender | 64 | 66 |
| Jan Zamburek | Midfielder | 26 | 65 |
| Luka Kulenovic | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | Defender | 26 | 55 |
| Thomas Bruns | Midfielder | 26 | 52 |
| Daniël van Kaam | Midfielder | 64 | 50 |
| Ivan Mesik | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Shiloh 't Zand | Midfielder | 64 | 46 |
| Ruben Roosken | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Damon Mirani | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Brian De Keersmaecker | Midfielder | 84 | 38 |
| Fabian de Keijzer | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Suf Podgoreanu | Forward | 72 | 31 |
| Juho Talvitie | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Jizz Hornkamp | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wout Weghorst | Forward | 31 | 81 |
| Jordan Henderson | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Bertrand Traoré | Forward | 73 | 59 |
| Josip Sutalo | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Jorrel Hato | Defender | 87 | 46 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 59 | 38 |
| Devyne Rensch | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Remko Pasveer | Goalkeeper | 90 | 32 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 73 | 29 |
| Kenneth Taylor | Midfielder | 58 | 29 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | Midfielder | 32 | 13 |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 17 | no rating |
| Christian Rasmussen | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Daniele Rugani | Defender | 8 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Heracles Almelo player won the most aerial duels?
Luka Kulenovic, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Damon Mirani 2, Suf Podgoreanu 2.
In a high-scoring thriller, Kulenovic controlled the aerial game for the hosts with 5 duels won. Mirani and Podgoreanu followed with 2 each.
Which Ajax player recovered the most balls?
Youri Baas, with 9 recoveries. Next: Davy Klaassen 5, Devyne Rensch 4.
Baas anchored Ajax's defensive work by recovering 9 loose balls in the 3–4 victory. Klaassen registered 5, while Rensch managed 4.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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