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AFC Ajax vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AFC Ajax
2 – 2
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Wed 24 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Devyne Rensch 27' 1–0
1–1 38' Julian Baas pen
1–2 53' Lazaros Lamprou
Chuba Akpom 89' 2–2
Steven Bergwijn 36' R
Y 67' Siebe Horemans
Benjamin Tahirovic 68' Y
Y 73' Mimeirhel Benita
Anton Gaaei 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 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
2024-04-24 AFC Ajax 2–2 SBV Excelsior 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax 2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax 2022-10-16 AFC Ajax 7–1 SBV Excelsior 2019-04-13 AFC Ajax 6–2 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr SBV Excelsior H 2–2 D
14 Apr FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
07 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–6 L
04 Apr Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D
31 Mar PEC Zwolle A 3–1 W
17 Mar Sparta Rotterdam A 2–2 D
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
12 Apr FC Volendam H 4–0 W
06 Apr PEC Zwolle A 1–2 L
02 Apr PSV H 0–2 L
30 Mar Go Ahead Eagles A 0–3 L
16 Mar RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D

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.
  • 5' Josip Sutalo is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 10' Oscar Uddenas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Brian Brobbey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 60 goals in his last 483 appearances.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. John van 't Schip might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The 24-year-old Arthur Zagre has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' Devyne Rensch doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jorrel Hato, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 36' Steven Bergwijn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
  • 38' Julian Baas doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 43' SBV Excelsior are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Brian Brobbey has done his job and it is now time for Chuba Akpom to step up.
  • 50' 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.
  • 53' Goal! Lazaros Lamprou scores his 17 goal in 269 matches.
  • 58' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Siebe Horemans.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a card for Benjamin Tahirovic.
  • 68' Anton Gaaei has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benjamin Tahirovic on 68 minute.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Mimeirhel Benita argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 73' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Derensili Sanches Fernandes by Oscar Uddenas on 73 minute.
  • 77' Anton Gaaei catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 77.
  • 80' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 80 minute. Mika Godts leaves to be changed by Julian Rijkhoff.
  • 84' SBV Excelsior ring the changes. Kenzo Goudmijn has done his job and it is now time for Casper Widell to step up.
  • 89' What a moment for Chuba Akpom! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van 't Schip

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 5
Brian Brobbey 4
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3
Mohammed Kudus 3
Donny van de Beek 2
Kasper Dolberg 2
Jorge Sanchez 2
Nikolas Agrafiotis 2

Head to Head

2024-04-24 AFC Ajax 2–2 SBV Excelsior 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax 2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax 2022-10-16 AFC Ajax 7–1 SBV Excelsior 2019-04-13 AFC Ajax 6–2 SBV Excelsior

AFC Ajax Form

2024-04-24 AFC Ajax 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2024-04-14 AFC Ajax 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2024-04-07 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6–0 AFC Ajax L 2024-04-04 AFC Ajax 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles D 2024-03-31 PEC Zwolle 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2024-03-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 AFC Ajax D

SBV Excelsior Form

2024-04-24 AFC Ajax 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2024-04-12 SBV Excelsior 4–0 FC Volendam W 2024-04-06 PEC Zwolle 2–1 SBV Excelsior L 2024-04-02 SBV Excelsior 0–2 PSV L 2024-03-30 Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 SBV Excelsior L 2024-03-16 SBV Excelsior 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.64 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax60% Draw20% SBV Excelsior20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
80%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
40%
AFC Ajax or SBV Excelsior
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax47% Draw35% SBV Excelsior18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
4 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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