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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 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

4
4
1
AFC Ajax 9 games · Avg 5.3 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
#5 Position #7
14 Points 11
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
21 Scored 15
9 Conceded 9
+12 GD +6
2.00 PPG 1.57
57% Win % 43%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G
SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AFC Ajax vs SBV Excelsior — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' Controversy at the stadium! Noussair Mazraoui argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 9' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Frenkie de Jong at the 28 minute mark.
  • 32' Jeffrey Fortes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' The Serbia Dusan Tadic breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 2-0!
  • 40' A stunning finish from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 42' Mounir El Hamdaoui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Koolwijk.
  • 46' SBV Excelsior make a change. Dennis Eckert trudges off to be replaced by Ali Messaoud on 46 minutes.
  • 49' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Mounir El Hamdaoui gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' David Neres is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SBV Excelsior so far.
  • 59' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Alessandro Damen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Against the run of play, Dusan Tadic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Luigi Bruins by Mikael Anderson on 63 minute.
  • 65' Magnificent from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! That is 50 goals in 483 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 70' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 73' AFC Ajax make a change. Dusan Tadic trudges off to be replaced by Joel Veltman on 73 minutes.
  • 75' GOAL! Kasper Dolberg scores on 75. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech
  • 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 87' The whistle greets Mounir El Hamdaoui as he departs to be replaced by Dogucan Haspolat.
  • 89' GOAL! Jeffrey Fortes scores on 89. Assisted by Ali Messaoud
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-2.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.46 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + AFC Ajax to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax73% Draw15% SBV Excelsior12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
88%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
27%
AFC Ajax or SBV Excelsior
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax59% Draw29% SBV Excelsior12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
4 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 1
4.6%
5 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 2
4.3%
5 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 19% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 17% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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