Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Ajax vs NEC, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AFC Ajax
5 – 0
Full Time
NEC
Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs NEC — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

  • AFC Ajax 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Referee Kevin Bodde

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

5
5
1
AFC Ajax 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-14 AFC Ajax 5–0 NEC

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug NEC H 5–0 W
16 May SBV Vitesse A 3–1 W
13 May VVV Venlo H 3–1 W
09 May Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–0 W
02 May FC Emmen H 4–0 W
25 Apr AZ H 2–0 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
10 May RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax NEC
#3 Position #11
25 Points 14
12 Played 12
7 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 4
32 Scored 20
15 Conceded 21
+17 GD -1
2.08 PPG 1.17
58% Win % 25%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). NEC are 11th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
8/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
8/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Toluwalas Arokodare 7 G 1 A
Julian Brandt 6 G 2 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Johan Cruijff Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 6' GOAL! Sebastien Haller scores on 6. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui
  • 10' Noussair Mazraoui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' Magnificent from Noussair Mazraoui! That is 12 goals in 491 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 14' A goal from the Netherlands international Bart van Rooij! He fires home on 14 to make it 4-0!
  • 15' GOAL! Bart van Rooij scores on 15.
  • 16' GOAL! Bart van Rooij scores on 16.
  • 20' Magnificent from Dusan Tadic! That is 110 goals in 491 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' NEC make a change. Magnus Mattsson trudges off to be replaced by Edgar Barreto on 25 minutes.
  • 30' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' NEC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' Goal! Dusan Tadic scores his 110 goal in 491 matches.
  • 44' The 30-year-old Jordy Bruijn has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 49' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with NEC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 58' The whistle greets Lisandro Martinez as he departs to be replaced by Devyne Rensch.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Jordy Bruijn departs to be replaced by Ali Akman.
  • 71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Edson Alvarez is replaced by Victor Jensen.
  • 77' Victor Jensen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edson Alvarez on 77 minute.
  • 80' NEC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilias Bronkhorst is hanging Jonathan Okita on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' NEC is showing some good football. However, NEC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 491 games and scored 846 goals.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.78 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 NEC xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 82% + Over 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax82% Draw11% NEC7%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 4.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
93%
Draw or NEC
18%
AFC Ajax or NEC
89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax73% Draw24% NEC3%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
12.1%
4 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
10.1%
5 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
6 – 0
5.3%
5 – 1
4.7%
1 – 1
3.3%
6 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 59% — 41%
-2 59% 19% 23%
-1.5 77% — 23%
-1 77% 13% 9%
-0.5 91% — 9%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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