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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 0 games · 0 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 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

5
4
1
AFC Ajax 10 games · Avg 2.8 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
#2 Position #10
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

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts). NEC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Johan Cruijff Arena that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and NEC.
  • 5' Davy Klaassen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 6' Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sebastien Haller makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' A goal from the Morocco international Noussair Mazraoui! He fires home on 10 to make it 2-0!
  • 11' A stunning finish from Noussair Mazraoui — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 14' The Netherlands Bart van Rooij breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 4-0!
  • 15' Bart van Rooij is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 16' Bart van Rooij has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
  • 20' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dusan Tadic makes no mistake. 7-0!
  • 25' Edgar Barreto is replacing Magnus Mattsson for the NEC side.
  • 30' Mikkel Duelund is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and NEC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' What a strike from Dusan Tadic! The score is 8-0.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cas Odenthal made 171 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past NEC's compact .
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 480 games and scored 817 goals.
  • 58' Devyne Rensch gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Lisandro Martinez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' It’s high time Rogier Meijer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' It is a substitution in NEC team. Jordy Bruijn is replaced by Ali Akman on 66 minute.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Victor Jensen. He replaces Edson Alvarez on 76 minute.
  • 77' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Edson Alvarez departs to be replaced by Victor Jensen.
  • 80' A tactical swap from NEC — Ilias Bronkhorst on, Jonathan Okita off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' Ali Akman, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for NEC.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.4 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 NEC xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax77% Draw16% NEC7%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
93%
Draw or NEC
23%
AFC Ajax or NEC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax60% Draw37% NEC3%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
19.1%
1 – 0
16.3%
3 – 0
14.9%
4 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
2.9%
6 – 0
1.8%
0 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 24% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 23% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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