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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 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
4
6
FC Twente '65 14 games · Avg 3.6 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 #3
24 Points 25
12 Played 12
7 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 1
30 Scored 32
12 Conceded 15
+18 GD +17
2.00 PPG 2.08
58% Win % 58%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

FC Twente '65 are 4th (24 pts). AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Twente '65
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/5
31-45
7/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/2
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

FC Twente '65
Wout Weghorst 9 G 2 A
Daan Rots 3 G 1 A
Daouda Weidmann 3 G 1 A
Marko Pjaca 2 G
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' And we are off! FC Twente \'65 vs AFC Ajax — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurice Steijn will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' Daan Rots puts FC Twente '65 on the lead.
  • 11' Sem Steijn makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Twente '65 are in front.
  • 13' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 18' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Twente \'65 and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Georges Mikautadze, as he is very good at scoring at De Grolsch Veste with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' What a strike from Brian Brobbey! The score is 0-3.
  • 36' What a moment for Brian Brobbey! That strike on 36 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 41' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Sivert Mannsverk exits the field as Kenneth Taylor enters on 46.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Michal Sadilek is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 62' The FC Twente '65 manager makes a substitution. Manfred Ugalde departs to be replaced by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 64' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Chuba Akpom is withdrawn and Georges Mikautadze gets his opportunity.
  • 65' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Georges Mikautadze is hanging Chuba Akpom on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Naci Unuvar. He replaces Michel Vlap on 72 minute.
  • 74' Michal Sadilek catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for FC Twente '65. Michal Sadilek will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Forbs is hanging Steven Berghuis on the field on 75 minute.
  • 76' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Branco van den Boomen is hanging Benjamin Tahirovic on the field on 76 minute.
  • 79' What a moment for Naci Unuvar! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' Jorrel Hato catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Mees Hilgers as he leaves the pitch. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck steps in for FC Twente '65.
  • 88' Mathias Kjolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

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
Davy Klaassen 2
Michel Vlap 2
Wout Weghorst 2
Brian Brobbey 2
Dusan Tadic 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
1.93 FC Twente \'65 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Twente \'6553% Draw23% AFC Ajax24%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
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
76%
Draw or AFC Ajax
47%
FC Twente \'65 or AFC Ajax
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Twente \'6537% Draw41% AFC Ajax22%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Twente \'65

Handicap FC Twente \'65 covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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