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FC Twente '65 vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
FC Twente '65
3 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 12:30 UTC De Grolsch Veste 30,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
Daan Rots 7' 1–0
Sem Steijn 11' 2–0
2–1 35' Brian Brobbey
Naci Unuvar 79' 3–1
Y 13' Steven Bergwijn
Michal Sadilek 75' Y
Y 82' Jorrel Hato

Overview

Match Preview

FC Twente '65 vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at De Grolsch Veste.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
3
6
FC Twente '65 13 games · Avg 3.5 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-17 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax 2023-05-28 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax 2023-01-14 AFC Ajax 0–0 FC Twente '65 2022-02-13 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Twente '65 2021-08-22 FC Twente '65 1–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

FC Twente '65
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep AFC Ajax H 3–1 W
03 Sep FC Volendam A 2–0 W
20 Aug PEC Zwolle H 3–1 W
13 Aug Almere City FC A 4–1 W
28 May AFC Ajax H 3–1 W
21 May RKC Waalwijk A 5–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
03 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
31 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–1 L
24 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 4–1 W
19 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D
12 Aug Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W

Season Stats

FC Twente '65 AFC Ajax
#13 Position #7
0 Points 3
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 2
1 Conceded 0
-1 GD +2
0.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season
100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

FC Twente '65 are 13th (0 pts). AFC Ajax are 7th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at De Grolsch Veste as FC Twente \'65 face off against AFC Ajax in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Daan Rots gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 11' Magnificent from Sem Steijn! That is 52 goals in 171 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Steven Bergwijn gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' 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' What a strike from Brian Brobbey! The score is 0-3.
  • 36' What a strike from Brian Brobbey! The score is 0-4.
  • 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Sivert Mannsverk has done his job and it is now time for Kenneth Taylor to step up.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sivert Mannsverk suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Jay Gorter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' The FC Twente '65 manager makes a substitution. Manfred Ugalde departs to be replaced by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 64' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Georges Mikautadze comes on to replace Chuba Akpom.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Chuba Akpom as he leaves the pitch. Georges Mikautadze steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Twente \'65 in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 72' Naci Unuvar is replacing Michel Vlap for the FC Twente '65 side.
  • 74' Michal Sadilek catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' FC Twente '65 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Forbs on, Steven Berghuis off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Benjamin Tahirovic by Branco van den Boomen on 76 minute.
  • 79' Magnificent from Naci Unuvar! That is 3 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' Jorrel Hato has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' The FC Twente '65 bench stirs into life. Mees Hilgers is withdrawn and Alec Van Hoorenbeeck gets his opportunity.
  • 88' FC Twente \'65 are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Twente \'65 3-1 AFC Ajax.

Lineups

FC Twente \'65 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastien Haller 5
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3
Noa Lang 3
Brian Brobbey 2
Dusan Tadic 2
Queensy Menig 2
Julio Pleguezuelo 2
Robin Propper 2

Head to Head

2023-09-17 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax 2023-05-28 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax 2023-01-14 AFC Ajax 0–0 FC Twente '65 2022-02-13 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Twente '65 2021-08-22 FC Twente '65 1–1 AFC Ajax

FC Twente \'65 Form

2023-09-17 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-09-03 FC Volendam 0–2 FC Twente '65 W 2023-08-20 FC Twente '65 3–1 PEC Zwolle L 2023-08-13 Almere City FC 1–4 FC Twente '65 W 2023-05-28 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-05-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 FC Twente '65 W

AFC Ajax Form

2023-09-17 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-31 AFC Ajax 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2023-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 Heracles Almelo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.01 FC Twente \'65 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: FC Twente \'65 or AFC Ajax 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Twente \'6538% Draw28% AFC Ajax34%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Twente \'65 or Draw
65%
Draw or AFC Ajax
62%
FC Twente \'65 or AFC Ajax
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Twente \'6520% Draw51% AFC Ajax29%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Twente \'65

Handicap FC Twente \'65 covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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