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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
12 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game

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

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
#4 Position #5
16 Points 14
7 Played 7
5 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 1
15 Scored 21
7 Conceded 9
+8 GD +12
2.29 PPG 2.00
71% Win % 57%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

FC Twente '65 are 4th (16 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Twente '65
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

FC Twente '65
Wout Weghorst 4 G 1 A
Daouda Weidmann 2 G 1 A
Marko Pjaca 2 G
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' We are underway at De Grolsch Veste. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 484 games and scored 825 goals.
  • 7' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daan Rots makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 11' A stunning finish from Sem Steijn — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 13' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Carlos Forbs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Michel Vlap has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Steven Berghuis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maurice Steijn might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Brian Brobbey does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 36' The Netherlands Brian Brobbey breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 0-4!
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Sivert Mannsverk has done his job and it is now time for Kenneth Taylor to step up.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Twente \'65 and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' Fresh legs for FC Twente '65! Ricky van Wolfswinkel comes on to replace Manfred Ugalde.
  • 64' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Chuba Akpom is replaced by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Georges Mikautadze. He replaces Chuba Akpom on 65 minute.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' FC Twente '65 make a change. Michel Vlap trudges off to be replaced by Naci Unuvar on 72 minutes.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michal Sadilek.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for FC Twente '65. Michal Sadilek will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Forbs comes on to replace Steven Berghuis.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Benjamin Tahirovic as he leaves the pitch. Branco van den Boomen steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 79' The Turkey Naci Unuvar breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 0-5!
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Jorrel Hato will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' It is a substitution in FC Twente '65 team. Mees Hilgers is replaced by Alec Van Hoorenbeeck on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • The points are shared — FC Twente \'65 3-1 AFC Ajax. Honours even.

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
Noa Lang 3
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3
Robin Propper 2
Davy Klaassen 2
Michel Vlap 2
Wout Weghorst 2
Brian Brobbey 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
3 / 4
1.84 FC Twente \'65 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Twente \'6550% Draw23% AFC Ajax27%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Twente \'65 or Draw
74%
Draw or AFC Ajax
50%
FC Twente \'65 or AFC Ajax
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Twente \'6534% Draw42% AFC Ajax24%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Twente \'65

Handicap FC Twente \'65 covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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