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FC Emmen vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Emmen
2 – 5
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Wed 3 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC De Oude Meerdijk HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Rasmus Kristensen
Alexander Bannink 28' Y
Nick Kuipers 50' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Emmen vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at De Oude Meerdijk.

Match Details

  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Christiaan Bax

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
6
FC Emmen 7 games · Avg 5.1 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-03 FC Emmen 2–5 AFC Ajax 2018-08-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Emmen

Recent Form

FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr AFC Ajax H 2–5 L
31 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–3 L
15 Mar Fortuna Sittard A 1–3 L
10 Mar Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
03 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–4 L
24 Feb SBV Vitesse H 0–3 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr FC Emmen A 5–2 W
31 Mar PSV H 3–1 W
17 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
13 Mar PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
10 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
05 Mar Real Madrid CF A 4–1 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AFC Ajax gets underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dusan Tadic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Emmen.
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Donny van de Beek makes it 0-1.
  • 14' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 28' FC Emmen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Anco Jansen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' Daley Blind doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Nick Kuipers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 51' Against the run of play, David Neres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 56' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Daley Blind exits the field as Joel Veltman enters on 56.
  • 57' Another change for FC Emmen made on 57 minute. Anco Jansen leaves to be changed by Hilal Ben Moussa.
  • 60' What composure from David Neres! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-5.
  • 62' Nicolas Tagliafico does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Emmen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Lasse Schone exits the field as Kasper Dolberg enters on 69.
  • 73' FC Emmen make a change. Alexander Bannink trudges off to be replaced by Henk Bos on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Noa Lang comes on to replace Dusan Tadic.
  • 83' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' Magnificent from Jafar Arias! That is 9 goals in 129 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Emmen.

Lineups

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 FC Emmen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen20% Draw21% AFC Ajax59%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

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 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Emmen or Draw
41%
Draw or AFC Ajax
80%
FC Emmen or AFC Ajax
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen16% Draw36% AFC Ajax48%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 2
7.1%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 4
4.7%
2 – 3
4.7%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 4
3.8%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Emmen

Handicap FC Emmen covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 10% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 20% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 18% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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