SC Heerenveen vs AFC Ajax

A goalless draw at the Abe Lenstra Stadion brought the curtain down on Heerenveen and Ajax's 2025/26 Eredivisie campaign. The standout story was Ajax's failure to convert dominance into goals — the visitors generated 2.23 expected goals against Heerenveen's 1.44, yet the net never rippled. With no goals to report, the disciplinary column provided the day's main incidents. Ajax picked up three yellow cards — Rayane Bounida among the recipients — while Heerenveen escaped the ninety minutes without a single booking. The visitors fired in 22 shots to the hosts' 16, but both sides managed just six on target, summing up a frustrating afternoon in Friesland. Ajax close the regular season in fifth place on 56 points from 34 matches, while Heerenveen finish eighth on 51. For Ajax, the draw could yet prove meaningful in the race for European qualification — their final standing dependent on how rivals fared across the same concluding matchday.