AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Prediction and Betting Tips | November 1st 2025

AFC Ajax Amsterdam will face Heerenveen at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 Eredivisie campaign. The home side have endured a difficult run of results in recent games, with a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League last week further increasing the pressure on under-fire head coach Johnny Heitinga.

They picked up an important but largely unconvincing 3-2 victory away at Twente last time out, with goals from four different players, including veteran striker Wout Weghorst, who scored his fourth goal in as many games for the club.

Heerenveen, meanwhile, have found good form in recent games following a poor start to their season, which saw them lose three of their first five games. They conceded a crushing 94th-minute equalizer in their 3-3 draw with NAC Breda last time out in the league but returned to winning ways on Tuesday, beating VVV-Venlo 3-0 in the first round of the KNVB Beker.

The visitors, who have picked up 13 points in the Eredivisie this season, sit 11th in the table and will hope to add to that tally against a floundering Ajax side on Saturday.

AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Saturday's game will mark the 80th meeting between Ajax and Heerenveen. The hosts have won 57 of their previous matchups, while the visitors have won just 12 times, with their other 10 contests ending in draws.
• The hosts have won all but one of their last 13 competitive games in this fixture.
• Heerenveen have scored 18 goals in the Dutch top flight this season, the highest of any team in the bottom half of the table.
• Ajax have conceded 13 goals in the Eredivisie this term. Only AZ Alkmaar (13) and league leaders Feyenoord (9) have shipped fewer.

AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Prediction

De Godenzonen snapped a four-game winless streak with their victory over Twente last time out and will be keen to build on that this weekend. They are clear favorites heading into Saturday's game, but will have to be wary of complacency.

De Superfriezen are undefeated in their last six games, picking up four wins in that period. They have, however, struggled for results in this fixture historically and could lose this one.

Prediction: AFC Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 Heerenveen

AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: AFC Ajax Amsterdam to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the visitors' last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of the hosts' last seven matches)

Edited by Peter P