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AFC Ajax vs FC Emmen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
5 – 0
Full Time
FC Emmen
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Tim Siekman

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Emmen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

6
1
AFC Ajax 7 games · Avg 5.1 goals FC Emmen
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Emmen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
22 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–1 W
18 Aug VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
14 Aug Royal Standard de Liège H 3–0 W
11 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
07 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 2–2 D
FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
19 Aug AZ H 1–4 L
12 Aug ADO Den Haag A 2–1 W
12 Aug Karlsruher SC H 0–5 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . AFC Ajax are looking to make home advantage count against FC Emmen.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 8' Brilliant from the ! Hakim Ziyech makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 8.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and FC Emmen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' FC Emmen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' GOAL! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scores on 38.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tim Siekman.
  • 46' Stef Gronsveld gets the nod from FC Emmen. He replaces Wouter Marinus and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It’s high time Dick Lukkien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Noussair Mazraoui. He replaces Frenkie de Jong on 64 minute.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dusan Tadic makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Tagliafico made 483 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Dennis Johnsen gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Hakim Ziyech and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Glenn Bijl — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Emmen.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.7 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 FC Emmen xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax73% Draw17% FC Emmen10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Emmen
27%
AFC Ajax or FC Emmen
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax57% Draw35% FC Emmen8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.8%
3 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7%
4 – 0
6.9%
4 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3.1%
5 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Emmen covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 20% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.