Ajax will welcome Heracles to the Johan Cruyff Arena in their 2023-24 Eredivisie campaign opener on Saturday.
Ajax will welcome Heracles to the Johan Cruyff Arena in their 2023-24 Eredivisie campaign opener on Saturday. The two teams are facing each other for the first time since March 2022 when Ajax secured a comfortable 3-0 home victory.
Ajax’s four-year dominance at the Eredivisie summit came to an end last season in their first year without manager Erik Ten Hag. It was the worst top-flight finish in 14 years. In last year’s campaign, the Amsterdam giants dropped 14 points out of their 34 league matches. Ajax eventually finished 13 points adrift of champions Feyenoord. Ajax have since moved to appoint Maurice Steijn as their new permanent manager. Nevertheless, Ajax is confident of kick-starting the new season with a positive result on Saturday. The Amsterdam side is unbeaten in its last four meetings with Heracles.
On the other hand, Heracles bounced back to the top flight at the first time of asking after winning the Eerste Divisie title last season. The Almelo-based outfit were crowned champions on the final day of the season after beating Ajax Jong 2-0 to secure top spot by the finest of margins. Manager John Lammers has since guided his side to two victories out of three in pre-season. It will be interesting to see what Heracles has in to offer for top Dutch level football.
Rulli, Rensch, Aertssen, Hato, Wijndal, Taylor, Van den Boomen, Klaassen, Bergwijn, Brobbey, Borges
Brouwer, Wieckhoff, Sonnenberg, Cestic, Willems, Bruns, De Keersmaecker, Ouahim, Laursen, Hornkamp, Hansson
| Opponents | Score |
| Dortmund | 3-1 (L) |
| Augsburg | 3-1 (L) |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 5-3 (W) |
| Anderlecht | 3-0 (L) |
| Shakhtar | 3-0 (W) |
| Opponents | Score |
| Helmond Sport | 2-0 (W) |
| Volendam | 1-3 (L) |
| Excelsior | 2-1 (W) |
| Emmen | 1-0 (W) |
| Cambuur | 4-1 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Ajax beat Heracles | 3-0 |
| Ajax draw Heracles | 0-0 |
| Ajax beat Heracles | 2-0 |
| Ajax beat Heracles | 5-0 |
| Heracles beat Ajax | 1-0 |
The Eredivisie match between Ajax and Heracles will occur at Johan Cruyff Arena on Saturday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Ajax vs Heracles | Key Details |
| Date | August 12 (Netherlands) |
| Venue | Johan Cruyff Arena |
| Kickoff time in the Netherlands | 8:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm (Saturday) |
Fans in the United States can stream the match live on ESPN+ and ESPN App. While those in Poland can watch the match on Polsat Sport News and Polsat Box Go. In the Netherlands, the match can be seen on ESPN 2, Watch ESPN and ESPN Extra. In Switzerland, the live stream will happen on DAZN, Blue Sport 11 Live, Blue Sport, sportdigital and Sport1 Extra. However, there will be no separate telecast of the match in India.
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