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AFC Ajax vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
6 – 2
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 13 Apr 2019 · 16:30 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45' · FT 45'
Noussair Mazraoui 4' Y
Y 32' Jeffrey Fortes
Y 43' Ryan Koolwijk
Y 49' Mounir El Hamdaoui
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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

4
3
1
AFC Ajax 8 games · Avg 5.5 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-13 AFC Ajax 6–2 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-11 SBV Excelsior 1–7 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr SBV Excelsior H 6–2 W
10 Apr Juventus FC H 1–1 D
06 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 4–1 W
03 Apr FC Emmen A 5–2 W
31 Mar PSV H 3–1 W
17 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–6 L
06 Apr FC Groningen A 0–1 L
03 Apr NAC Breda H 1–2 L
30 Mar SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
17 Mar PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L
09 Mar VVV Venlo A 0–1 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax SBV Excelsior
#2 Position #13
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

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts). SBV Excelsior are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. SBV Excelsior get us underway at Johan Cruyff ArenA.
  • 4' Controversy at the stadium! Noussair Mazraoui argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 9' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
  • 10' What a moment for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' Ryan Koolwijk has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Frenkie de Jong is replaced by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp on 28 minute.
  • 32' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Jeffrey Fortes gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Magnificent from Dusan Tadic! That is 110 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 40' A goal from the Netherlands international Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! He fires home on 40 to make it 3-0!
  • 42' What a strike from Mounir El Hamdaoui! The score is 3-1.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Koolwijk.
  • 46' A tactical swap from SBV Excelsior — Ali Messaoud on, Dennis Eckert off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' Mounir El Hamdaoui picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Noussair Mazraoui made 480 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dusan Tadic makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 63' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Luigi Bruins by Mikael Anderson on 63 minute.
  • 65' GOAL! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar fires home to make it 5-1!
  • 70' 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.
  • 73' The whistle greets Dusan Tadic as he departs to be replaced by Joel Veltman.
  • 75' Kasper Dolberg doubles the advantage! 6-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 80' The 26-year-old Matthijs de Ligt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 87' Dogucan Haspolat is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mounir El Hamdaoui at the 87 minute mark.
  • 89' Brilliant from the ! Jeffrey Fortes makes it 6-2 with a superb finish on 89.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SBV Excelsior.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.29 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax72% Draw19% SBV Excelsior9%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
90%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
28%
AFC Ajax or SBV Excelsior
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax53% Draw39% SBV Excelsior8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
13.9%
1 – 0
12%
3 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
2.8%
5 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 23% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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