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AFC Ajax vs NEC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AFC Ajax
0 – 3
Full Time
NEC
Sun 11 May 2025 · 14:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena 54,535 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 59' Sontje Hansen
0–2 67' Brayann Pereira
0–3 82' Sami Ouaissa
Y 27' Ivan Marquez
Anton Gaaei 30' Y
Y 37' Vito van Crooij
Y 38' Brayann Pereira
Kian Fitz-Jim 64' Y
Y 69' Calvin Verdonk
Steven Berghuis 90' Y

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 Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-05-11 AFC Ajax 0–3 NEC 2024-12-01 NEC 1–2 AFC Ajax 2024-02-18 AFC Ajax 2–2 NEC 2023-12-03 NEC 1–2 AFC Ajax 2023-03-05 AFC Ajax 1–0 NEC

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May NEC H 0–3 L
27 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
20 Apr FC Utrecht A 0–4 L
13 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 2–1 W
06 Apr NAC Breda H 3–1 W
30 Mar PSV A 2–0 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May AFC Ajax A 3–0 W
03 May Willem II Tilburg H 1–1 D
27 Apr SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
11 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 2–1 W
06 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 0–2 L
29 Mar AZ H 3–3 D

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' What a night it is going to be! AFC Ajax welcome NEC for this crunch clash at Johan Cruijff Arena.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Jordan Henderson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' Ivan Marquez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 27.
  • 30' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Anton Gaaei gets a card.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' Vito van Crooij catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 37.
  • 38' A moment of madness from Brayann Pereira on 38 minutes earns him a card. NEC will be frustrated.
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Dies Janse comes on to replace Josip Sutalo.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and NEC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' NEC have won 233 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Sontje Hansen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 59' Basar Onal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Ouwejan at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kian Fitz-Jim on 64 minutes.
  • 67' Brayann Pereira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 69' NEC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 73' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Kenneth Taylor departs to be replaced by Jorthy Mokio.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' A tactical swap from NEC — Kento Shiogai on, Bryan Linssen off on 80 minutes.
  • 82' A stunning finish from Sami Ouaissa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' A tactical swap from NEC — Lasse Schone on, Sontje Hansen off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Steven Berghuis is booked for AFC Ajax — card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.57 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 NEC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax29% Draw38% NEC33%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
67%
Draw or NEC
71%
AFC Ajax or NEC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax14% Draw65% NEC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.5%
0 – 1
18.5%
1 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
1.5%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 17% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 24% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
57% ✓

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