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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 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

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
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds De Oude Meerdijk will turn into a battlefield for FC Emmen and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' FC Emmen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 9' Donny van de Beek puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Rasmus Kristensen was booked on 24.
  • 28' Alexander Bannink picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Argentina international Nicolas Tagliafico has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' AFC Ajax 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.
  • 43' A goal from the Netherlands international Daley Blind! He fires home on 43 to make it 0-2!
  • 48' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Nick Kuipers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' A stunning finish from David Neres — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' GOAL! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar fires home to make it 0-4!
  • 56' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Joel Veltman on, Daley Blind off on 56 minutes.
  • 57' FC Emmen make a change. Anco Jansen trudges off to be replaced by Hilal Ben Moussa on 57 minutes.
  • 60' A goal from the Brazil international David Neres! He fires home on 60 to make it 0-5!
  • 62' GOAL! Nicolas Tagliafico fires home to make it 0-6!
  • 67' It’s high time Dick Lukkien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Kasper Dolberg gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Lasse Schone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' A tactical swap from FC Emmen — Henk Bos on, Alexander Bannink off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Dusan Tadic departs to be replaced by Noa Lang.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' Jafar Arias makes no mistake. The score reads 1-6 and FC Emmen are in front.
  • FC Emmen will have plenty to reflect on. AFC Ajax were simply the better side today.

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.