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AFC Ajax vs PEC Zwolle, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
2 – 1
Full Time
PEC Zwolle
Wed 13 Mar 2019 · 17:30 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Vito van Crooij
Dusan Tadic 86' Y
Y 86' Thomas Lam
R 90' Vito van Crooij
Joel Veltman 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Patrick Langkamp
  • Referee Roy de Nas
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

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

12
2
AFC Ajax 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals PEC Zwolle
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-13 AFC Ajax 2–1 PEC Zwolle 2018-12-08 PEC Zwolle 1–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
10 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
05 Mar Real Madrid CF A 4–1 W
24 Feb ADO Den Haag A 5–1 W
17 Feb NAC Breda H 5–0 W
13 Feb Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
PEC Zwolle
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
10 Mar AZ H 0–0 D
23 Feb VBV De Graafschap H 0–3 L
15 Feb ADO Den Haag A 0–1 L
09 Feb SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
03 Feb FC Utrecht H 4–3 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax PEC Zwolle
#3 Position #13
25 Points 12
12 Played 12
7 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
32 Scored 13
15 Conceded 24
+17 GD -11
2.08 PPG 1.00
58% Win % 25%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
17% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). PEC Zwolle are 13th (12 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
PEC Zwolle
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/5
76+
2/6
■ 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
PEC Zwolle
Koen Kostons 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Johan Cruyff ArenA that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and PEC Zwolle.
  • 5' Stanley Elbers is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' PEC Zwolle manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diederik Boer is hanging Mickey van der Hart on the field on 18 minute.
  • 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jaap Stam will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vito van Crooy.
  • 30' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Lasse Schone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' A goal from the Serbia international Dusan Tadic! He fires home on 32 to make it 1-0!
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' The travelling PEC Zwolle supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PEC Zwolle backline.
  • 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Donny van de Beek, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' It is a substitution in PEC Zwolle team. Mike van Duinen is replaced by Stanley Elbers on 68 minute.
  • 69' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Zakaria Labyad has done his job and it is now time for Joel Veltman to step up.
  • 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 79' The deadlock is broken! Vito van Crooy gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Noa Lang. He replaces Lasse Schone on 83 minute.
  • 85' Brilliant from the defender! Daley Blind makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 86' Dusan Tadic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Another substitution for PEC Zwolle to replace Gustavo Hamer by Lennart Thy on 89 minute.
  • 90' PEC Zwolle player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

PEC Zwolle Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.89 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax75% Draw16% PEC Zwolle9%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
91%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
25%
AFC Ajax or PEC Zwolle
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax60% Draw33% PEC Zwolle7%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
3 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
4 – 0
7.4%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5.6%
5 – 0
4.3%
0 – 0
3.7%
5 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 21% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 19% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+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
47% ✓
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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