Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Ajax vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
2 – 1
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'
Perr Schuurs 10' Y
Y 35' Thomas Bruns
Edson Alvarez 44' R
Daley Blind 45' Y
Y 45' Tomas Hajek
Y 81' Maximilian Wittek
Y 82' Oussama Tannane
Nicolas Tagliafico 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Erwin Blank
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

7
4
AFC Ajax 11 games · Avg 4.2 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-08-03 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax 2019-04-23 AFC Ajax 4–2 SBV Vitesse 2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
20 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
13 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
07 Mar SC Heerenveen A 3–1 W
01 Mar AZ H 0–2 L
27 Feb Getafe CF H 2–1 W
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
19 Sep Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
13 Sep RKC Waalwijk A 1–0 W
07 Mar FC Twente '65 H 1–0 W
29 Feb PEC Zwolle A 3–4 L
23 Feb PSV H 1–2 L

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax are looking to make home advantage count against SBV Vitesse.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and SBV Vitesse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' Quincy Promes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maximilian Wittek, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Perr Schuurs exits the field as Jurrien Timber enters on 31.
  • 35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Bruns on 35.
  • 40' Lois Openda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Edson Alvarez picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Daley Blind. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Zakaria Labyad as he leaves the pitch. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Riechedly Bazoer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Oussama Darfalou as he leaves the pitch. Armando Broja steps in for SBV Vitesse.
  • 61' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Thomas Bruns departs to be replaced by Patrick Vroegh.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Antony adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Patrick Vroegh has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maximilian Wittek.
  • 81' Thomas Buitink gets the nod from SBV Vitesse. He replaces Eli Dasa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Oussama Tannane argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Noussair Mazraoui departs to be replaced by Sergino Dest.
  • 85' Fresh legs for SBV Vitesse! Thomas Buitink comes on to replace Eli Dasa.
  • 89' Nicolas Tagliafico was booked on 89.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Quincy Promes as he leaves the pitch. Lassina Franck Traore steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SBV Vitesse.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 5
Edson Alvarez 4
Antony 3
Lois Openda 3
Hakim Ziyech 2
Million Manhoef 2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
Lisandro Martinez 2

Head to Head

2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-08-03 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax 2019-04-23 AFC Ajax 4–2 SBV Vitesse 2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse W 2020-09-20 AFC Ajax 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ L 2020-02-27 AFC Ajax 2–1 Getafe CF W

SBV Vitesse Form

2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse L 2020-09-19 SBV Vitesse 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2020-09-13 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 SBV Vitesse W 2020-03-07 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Twente '65 W 2020-02-29 PEC Zwolle 4–3 SBV Vitesse L 2020-02-23 SBV Vitesse 1–2 PSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax55% Draw24% SBV Vitesse21%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
79%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
45%
AFC Ajax or SBV Vitesse
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax38% Draw43% SBV Vitesse19%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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