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AFC Ajax vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AFC Ajax
3 – 0
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sun 16 Feb 2020 · 13:30 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45' · FT 45'
Carel Eiting 50' Y
Y 76' Melle Meulensteen
Y 78' Jurien Gaari

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 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
AFC Ajax 12 games · Avg 3.7 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-16 AFC Ajax 3–0 RKC Waalwijk 2019-10-19 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
02 Feb PSV H 1–0 W
26 Jan FC Groningen A 1–2 L
19 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 2–1 W
22 Dec ADO Den Haag H 6–1 W
15 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
08 Feb PEC Zwolle H 0–0 D
31 Jan AZ A 0–4 L
25 Jan VVV Venlo H 1–2 L
19 Jan ADO Den Haag A 0–2 L
20 Dec FC Twente '65 H 3–0 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Johan Cruyff ArenA that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and RKC Waalwijk.
  • 5' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. RKC Waalwijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' Dusan Tadic does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 18' Sylla Sow is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RKC Waalwijk so far.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RKC Waalwijk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' RKC Waalwijk is showing some good football. However, RKC Waalwijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The travelling RKC Waalwijk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' RKC Waalwijk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Daley Blind is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hakim Ziyech at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carel Eiting on 50.
  • 52' Lassina Franck Traore has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 57' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Lassina Franck Traore departs to be replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fred Grim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' Hans Mulder needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 73' The whistle greets Richard van der Venne as he departs to be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Melle Meulensteen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Jurien Gaari argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Donny van de Beek as he leaves the pitch. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Sylla Sow as he leaves the pitch. Stanley Elbers steps in for RKC Waalwijk.
  • 88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and RKC Waalwijk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' A stunning finish from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Another three points for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.08 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax67% Draw21% RKC Waalwijk12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
88%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
33%
AFC Ajax or RKC Waalwijk
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax48% Draw42% RKC Waalwijk10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
9.6%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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