AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 6 Dec 2019 · 19:15 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Pol Llonch

Sergino Dest 40' Y

Overview

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AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

AFC Ajax 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Willem II Tilburg 12 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bjorn Kuipers
Referee Sander van Roekel
Referee Erwin Zeinstra
Referee Pol van Boekel
Referee Van der Eijk

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	PSV	12	26
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	12	25
3	AFC Ajax	12	25
4	FC Twente '65	12	24
5	AZ	12	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	17
9	FC Groningen	12	15
10	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	12	15
11	NEC	12	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	12
15	SBV Excelsior	12	11
16	Telstar 1963	12	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	9
18	Willem II Tilburg	12	3

Head-to-Head

AFC Ajax 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Willem II Tilburg

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-06 AFC Ajax 0–2 Willem II Tilburg 2019-04-06 Willem II Tilburg 1–4 AFC Ajax 2018-11-03 AFC Ajax 2–0 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Dec	Willem II Tilburg	H	0–2	L
01 Dec	FC Twente '65	A	5–2	W
27 Nov	Lille OSC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Heracles Almelo	H	4–1	W
10 Nov	FC Utrecht	H	4–0	W
05 Nov	Chelsea FC	A	4–4	D

Willem II Tilburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Dec	AFC Ajax	A	2–0	W
30 Nov	Sparta Rotterdam	H	4–0	W
23 Nov	ADO Den Haag	A	3–3	D
10 Nov	PSV	H	2–1	W
03 Nov	FC Groningen	A	0–2	L
26 Oct	RKC Waalwijk	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		Willem II Tilburg
#3	Position	#18
25	Points	3
12	Played	12
7 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 9
32	Scored	11
15	Conceded	40
+17	GD	-29
2.08	PPG	0.25
58%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax

0-15

3/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

8/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

8/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Willem II Tilburg

0-15

2/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

–/7

46-60

1/7

61-75

2/11

76+

5/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax

Toluwalas Arokodare	7 G	1 A
Julian Brandt	6 G	2 A
Davy Klaassen	3 G	1 A
Jorthy Mokio	3 G	1 A
Kasper Dolberg	2 G	2 A

Willem II Tilburg

Devin Haen	3 G	2 A
Thomas Verheydt	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Johan Cruyff ArenA that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and Willem II Tilburg.
3' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pol Llonch.
8' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
13' AFC Ajax have won 849 goals from 492 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
23' Lisandro Martinez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 50 Yellow cards this season.
28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AFC Ajax winning 100% of all matches.
33' Pol Llonch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 177 appearances.
38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Sergino Dest argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
42' Mike Ndayishimye makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Willem II Tilburg are in front.
47' Nicolas Tagliafico is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
52' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Noa Lang is replaced by Siem de Jong.
60' Damil Dankerlui is replacing Che Nunnely for the Willem II Tilburg side.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and Willem II Tilburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' AFC Ajax looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kasper Dolberg scoring 1 goals.
75' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
78' Brilliant from the ! Damil Dankerlui makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 78.
79' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Klaas-Jan Huntelaar by Lassina Franck Traore on 79 minute.
80' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Noussair Mazraoui is hanging Daley Blind on the field on 80 minute.
85' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Willem II Tilburg backline.
87' Another substitution for Willem II Tilburg to replace Mats Kohlert by Marious Vrousai on 87 minute.
90' Paul Gladon gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis and will look to change the dynamic.
Willem II Tilburg celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

31
Nicolas Tagliafico
10
Dusan Tadic C
22
Hakim Ziyech
24
Andre Onana
3
Joel Veltman
6
Donny van de Beek
27
Noa Lang ↓ Siem de Jong 57'
9
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ↓ Lassina Franck Traore 79'
17
Daley Blind ↓ Noussair Mazraoui 80'
21
Lisandro Martinez
28
Sergino Dest

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Davy Klaassen	4
Antony	3
Kasper Dolberg	2
Dusan Tadic	2
Joel Veltman	1
Vangelis Pavlidis	1
Donny van de Beek	1
Lisandro Martinez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

3.61 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 Willem II Tilburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + AFC Ajax to win 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax71% Draw16% Willem II Tilburg13%

Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 4.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

87%

Draw or Willem II Tilburg

29%

AFC Ajax or Willem II Tilburg

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax65% Draw27% Willem II Tilburg8%

Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

7.7%

4 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

4 – 1

6.9%

2 – 1

6.6%

5 – 0

5.2%

5 – 1

1 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5	48%	—	52%
-2	48%	19%	33%
-1.5	67%	—	33%
-1	67%	16%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet

3% ✗

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

AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

Willem II Tilburg Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet