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FC Emmen vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Emmen
3 – 3
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 12 Nov 2022 · 17:45 UTC De Oude Meerdijk HT 45' · FT 45'
Jasin Assehnoun 74' Y
Y 88' Florian Grillitsch
Rui Mendes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
  • Referee Michael Osseweijer
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal

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

1
6
FC Emmen 7 games · Avg 5.1 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-12 FC Emmen 3–3 AFC Ajax 2021-05-02 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Emmen 2020-11-28 FC Emmen 0–5 AFC Ajax 2019-08-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Emmen 2019-04-03 FC Emmen 2–5 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov AFC Ajax H 3–3 D
05 Nov Fortuna Sittard A 1–0 W
30 Oct FC Groningen H 0–0 D
22 Oct SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
14 Oct FC Volendam H 1–1 D
08 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–3 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov FC Emmen A 3–3 D
09 Nov SBV Vitesse H 2–2 D
06 Nov PSV H 1–2 L
01 Nov Rangers FC A 3–1 W
26 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
22 Oct RKC Waalwijk A 4–1 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Emmen is hosting AFC Ajax for another epic battle.
  • 5' Keziah Veendorp has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 6' What a strike from Jeroen Veldmate! The score is 1-0.
  • 8' GOAL! Kenneth Taylor fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Kenneth Taylor — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' GOAL! Kenneth Taylor scores on 22. Assisted by Dusan Tadic
  • 25' Against the run of play, Steven Bergwijn has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The 30-year-old Richairo Zivkovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' FC Emmen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Mohammed Kudus on, Calvin Bassey off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Emmen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 58' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 58 minute. Kenneth Taylor leaves to be changed by Davy Klaassen.
  • 58' GOAL! Richairo Zivkovic scores on 58. Assisted by Lucas Bernadou
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Emmen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Jasin Assehnoun catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' FC Emmen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ahmed El Messaoudi is hanging Jasin Assehnoun on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 82' Florian Grillitsch gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Steven Berghuis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Mohamed Bouchouari does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Emmen surge ahead!
  • 86' Lorenzo Lucca is replacing Owen Wijndal for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 88' Florian Grillitsch has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' Jari Vlak is replacing Ahmed El Messaoudi for the FC Emmen side.
  • 90' Rui Mendes was booked on 90.
  • The points are shared — FC Emmen 3-3 AFC Ajax. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alfred Schreuder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 5
Dusan Tadic 3
Kenneth Taylor 3
Davy Klaassen 3
Sebastien Haller 2
Donny van de Beek 2
David Neres 2
Steven Bergwijn 2

Head to Head

2022-11-12 FC Emmen 3–3 AFC Ajax 2021-05-02 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Emmen 2020-11-28 FC Emmen 0–5 AFC Ajax 2019-08-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Emmen 2019-04-03 FC Emmen 2–5 AFC Ajax

FC Emmen Form

2022-11-12 FC Emmen 3–3 AFC Ajax D 2022-11-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 FC Emmen W 2022-10-30 FC Emmen 0–0 FC Groningen D 2022-10-22 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Emmen L 2022-10-14 FC Emmen 1–1 FC Volendam D 2022-10-08 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 FC Emmen L

AFC Ajax Form

2022-11-12 FC Emmen 3–3 AFC Ajax D 2022-11-09 AFC Ajax 2–2 SBV Vitesse D 2022-11-06 AFC Ajax 1–2 PSV L 2022-11-01 Rangers FC 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2022-10-26 AFC Ajax 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-10-22 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 FC Emmen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Emmen27% Draw25% AFC Ajax48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Emmen or Draw
52%
Draw or AFC Ajax
73%
FC Emmen or AFC Ajax
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen21% Draw39% AFC Ajax40%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 4
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Emmen

Handicap FC Emmen covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 21% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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