Thursday , 2 July 2026

Almere City FC vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sun 2 Mar 2025 · 13:30 UTC Yanmar Stadion 4,212 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Kenneth Taylor

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs AFC AjaxEredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
22 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–2 L
16 Feb NEC A 2–2 D
09 Feb FC Utrecht A 1–0 W
02 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 1–4 L
19 Jan Heracles Almelo H 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Almere City FC A 1–0 W
23 Feb Go Ahead Eagles H 2–0 W
20 Feb Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–2 L
16 Feb Heracles Almelo H 4–0 W
13 Feb Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 2–0 W
09 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AFC Ajax gets underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 8' GOAL! Kenneth Taylor scores on 8.
  • 13' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thom Haye, as he is very good at scoring at Yanmar Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Almere City FC that had 69 games and scored 62 goals.
  • 46' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jorthy Mokio is hanging Kian Fitz-Jim on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Jamie Lawrence is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 57' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Mika Godts departs to be replaced by Oliver Edvardsen.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Steven Berghuis departs to be replaced by Jordan Henderson.
  • 77' Brian Brobbey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' Olivier de Nijs has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Kadile on 84 minute.
  • 85' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruben Providence is hanging Charles-Andreas Brym on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Kenneth Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Rosa.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.79 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC21% Draw28% AFC Ajax51%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
48%
Draw or AFC Ajax
79%
Almere City FC or AFC Ajax
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC14% Draw49% AFC Ajax37%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
11.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% 82%
+0.5 46% 54%
+1 46% 25% 29%
+1.5 71% 29%
+2 71% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% 12%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
22%
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
46%

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