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AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Tagliafico 28' Y
Lasse Schone 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Rogier Honig
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

10
1
3
AFC Ajax 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
02 Sep SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W
28 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D
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
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
02 Sep PEC Zwolle H 0–1 L
25 Aug VBV De Graafschap A 1–0 W
17 Aug Willem II Tilburg H 0–1 L
12 Aug SBV Vitesse A 1–5 L
12 Aug Wroxham FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax FC Groningen
#2 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts). FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Groningen gets underway.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' The deadlock is broken! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Tommie van de Looi, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolas Tagliafico.
  • 33' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Sergio Padt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with the second goal in the match!
  • 67' The crowd applauds Mimoun Mahi as he leaves the pitch. Mateo Casierra steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 72' Daley Blind is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 76' Magnificent from Dusan Tadic! That is 110 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Lasse Schone by Carel Eiting on 77 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Dusan Tadic is replaced by Donny van de Beek on 79 minute.
  • 80' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Ludovit Reis is withdrawn and Tommie van de Looi gets his opportunity.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tim Handwerker made 307 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' Zakaria Labyad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hakim Ziyech at the 87 minute mark.
  • Another three points for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax68% Draw24% FC Groningen8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
92%
Draw or FC Groningen
32%
AFC Ajax or FC Groningen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax44% Draw52% FC Groningen4%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
23.6%
2 – 0
18.3%
0 – 0
17.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
4 – 1
1.4%
5 – 0
1.2%
1 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 22% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 30% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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