AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2021-22

AFC Ajax

5 – 0

Full Time

Willem II Tilburg

Thu 2 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 56' Dries Saddiki

Y 89' John Yeboah

Overview

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AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Willem II Tilburg 7 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeroen Manschot
Referee Charles Schaap
Referee Rob Dieperink
Referee Edwin van de Graaf
Referee Dyon Fikkert
Referee Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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

AFC Ajax 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Willem II Tilburg

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg 2021-01-28 AFC Ajax 3–1 Willem II Tilburg 2020-12-23 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 AFC Ajax 2019-12-06 AFC Ajax 0–2 Willem II Tilburg 2019-04-06 Willem II Tilburg 1–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Willem II Tilburg	H	5–0	W
28 Nov	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Beşiktaş JK	A	2–1	W
21 Nov	RKC Waalwijk	A	5–0	W
07 Nov	Go Ahead Eagles	H	0–0	D
03 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	A	3–1	W

Willem II Tilburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	AFC Ajax	A	0–5	L
27 Nov	Go Ahead Eagles	H	0–1	L
21 Nov	SC Heerenveen	A	1–2	L
06 Nov	Sparta Rotterdam	H	0–3	L
31 Oct	FC Utrecht	A	1–5	L
22 Oct	Fortuna Sittard	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		Willem II Tilburg
#5	Position	#18
14	Points	2
7	Played	7
4 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 5
21	Scored	6
9	Conceded	20
+12	GD	-14
2.00	PPG	0.29
57%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 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

Willem II Tilburg

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/5

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/8

76+

4/4

■ 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

Willem II Tilburg

Devin Haen	3 G	1 A
Thomas Verheydt	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Ajax and Willem II Tilburg get this one started.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Antony makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and AFC Ajax are in front.
18' GOAL! Lisandro Martinez fires home to make it 2-0!
23' Goal! Antony scores his 45 goal in 377 matches.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
38' It looks surprising Willem II Tilburg does not make any changes. Dries Saddiki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' The travelling Willem II Tilburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' A tactical swap from Willem II Tilburg — Elton Kabangu on, Max Svensson off on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
56' It’s a booking for Willem II Tilburg player. Dries Saddiki gets a Yellow card.
61' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Steven Berghuis comes on to replace Antony.
66' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Che Nunnely is replaced by Vincent Schippers.
71' Magnificent from Davy Klaassen! That is 67 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
74' The whistle greets Jurrien Timber as he departs to be replaced by Perr Schuurs.
76' A stunning finish from Danilo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
81' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Willem II Tilburg's shape.
83' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — David Neres on, Dusan Tadic off on 83 minutes.
86' John Yeboah gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Mats Kohlert and will look to change the dynamic.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Yeboah on 89.
That’s it! Another goalless match for AFC Ajax and Willem II Tilburg (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

6
Davy Klaassen
11
Antony ↓ Steven Berghuis 61'
32
Remko Pasveer
10
Dusan Tadic ↓ David Neres 83'
12
Noussair Mazraoui ↓ Devyne Rensch 61'
17
Daley Blind
8
Ryan Gravenberch
22
Sebastien Haller ↓ Danilo 74'
4
Edson Alvarez
21
Lisandro Martinez
2
Jurrien Timber ↓ Perr Schuurs 74'

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Davy Klaassen	4
Antony	3
Kasper Dolberg	2
Dusan Tadic	2
Alexander Isak	1
Jurrien Timber	1
Damil Dankerlui	1
Wout Weghorst	1

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-24 Beşiktaş JK 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-07 AFC Ajax 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D 2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax W

Willem II Tilburg Form

2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-11-27 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles L 2021-11-21 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-11-06 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-10-31 FC Utrecht 5–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-10-22 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

4.27 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

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

0.57 Willem II Tilburg xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 86% + Over 2.5 goals 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax86% Draw9% Willem II Tilburg5%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 4.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

95%

Draw or Willem II Tilburg

14%

AFC Ajax or Willem II Tilburg

91%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax77% Draw20% Willem II Tilburg3%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

4 – 0

11.5%

3 – 0

11.1%

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.3%

6 – 0

6.9%

4 – 1

6.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

5 – 1

5.5%

2 – 1

4.4%

7 – 0

4.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

6 – 1

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5	66%	—	34%
-2	66%	17%	18%
-1.5	82%	—	18%
-1	82%	11%	7%
-0.5	93%	—	7%
+0.5	98%	—	2%
+1	98%	1%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

57% ✓

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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