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AFC Ajax vs VVV Venlo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
6 – 0
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 18:45 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Peniel Mlapa

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Roy de Nas
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 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

5
AFC Ajax 5 games · Avg 5.8 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-02 AFC Ajax 6–0 VVV Venlo 2018-08-18 VVV Venlo 0–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb VVV Venlo H 6–0 W
27 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–6 L
20 Jan SC Heerenveen H 4–4 D
23 Dec FC Utrecht A 3–1 W
16 Dec VBV De Graafschap H 8–0 W
12 Dec FC Bayern München H 3–3 D
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–6 L
26 Jan FC Emmen H 2–3 L
19 Jan ADO Den Haag A 4–2 W
21 Dec PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
15 Dec SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
09 Dec FC Groningen H 0–0 D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% 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' Welcome to Johan Cruyff ArenA that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and VVV Venlo.
  • 5' VVV Venlo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Evren Korkmaz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and VVV Venlo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Donny van de Beek has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Hakim Ziyech does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 36' VVV Venlo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' Ralf Seuntjens is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VVV Venlo so far.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past VVV Venlo's compact .
  • 51' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Kasper Dolberg has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 484 games and scored 825 goals.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dusan Tadic makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 64' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Nicolas Tagliafico has done his job and it is now time for Daley Sinkgraven to step up.
  • 66' VVV Venlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Damian van Bruggen is hanging Jerold Promes on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' VVV Venlo 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' David Neres is replacing Dusan Tadic for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is replacing Kasper Dolberg for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! David Neres gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Donny van de Beek makes no mistake. The score reads 6-0 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 90' VVV Venlo make a change. Tino-Sven Susic trudges off to be replaced by Evren Korkmaz on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 6-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.8 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + AFC Ajax to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax69% Draw18% VVV Venlo13%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
87%
Draw or VVV Venlo
31%
AFC Ajax or VVV Venlo
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax54% Draw34% VVV Venlo12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.8%
1 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5.5%
4 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.3%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+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
36% ✗
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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