Go Ahead Eagles vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Go Ahead Eagles vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.
- Go Ahead Eagles 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marc Nagtegaal
- Assistant 1 Charles Schaap
- Assistant 2 Dyon Fikkert
3 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 7.3 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep | AFC Ajax | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Sep | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | PSV | A | 0–3 | L |
| 25 Aug | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | Willem II Tilburg | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Aug | Fortuna Sittard | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Sep | Fortuna Sittard | H | 5–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | NAC Breda | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Aug | SC Heerenveen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 May | SBV Vitesse | A | 2–2 | D |
| 12 May | Almere City FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Go Ahead Eagles | AFC Ajax | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #5 |
| 10 | Points | 14 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 4 / 1 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 1 |
| 16 | Scored | 21 |
| 14 | Conceded | 9 |
| +2 | GD | +12 |
| 1.43 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 29% | Win % | 57% |
Key Stats
70%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
29%
Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
AFC Ajax this season
Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (10 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/4
■ 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)
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 5 G | 2 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 3 G | 1 A |
| Mathis Suray | 2 G | 2 A |
| Melle Meulensteen | 1 G | 1 A |
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' KICK OFF: Go Ahead Eagles gets underway.
- 5' Belgium international Mika Godts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Aske Adelgaard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 30' 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 Devyne Rensch suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Go Ahead Eagles are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
- 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 46' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 46 minute. Bertrand Traore leaves to be changed by Anton Gaaei.
- 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Go Ahead Eagles and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 61' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Kenneth Taylor has done his job and it is now time for Davy Klaassen to step up.
- 64' What composure from Enric Llansana! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 69' Davy Klaassen doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 70' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Wout Weghorst departs to be replaced by Brian Brobbey.
- 75' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 78' The referee has no hesitation. Gerrit Nauber is booked for Go Ahead Eagles — card on 78.
- 80' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Christian Rasmussen comes on to replace Mika Godts.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Brian Brobbey.
- 85' Another change for Go Ahead Eagles made on 85 minute. Aske Adelgaard leaves to be changed by Luca Everink.
- 90' Go Ahead Eagles player sees a card in front of him.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 19
- 2
- 11
- 21
- 16
- 7
-
29
Aske Adelgaard ↓ Luca Everink 85'
Bench
- 27
- 22
- 25
- 30
-
24
Luca Everink ↑ 85'
- 26
- 9
-
23
Oliver Edvardsen ↑ 70'
- 6
- 28
- 17
Coach
Paul Simonis
AFC Ajax Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 6
- 22
-
20
Bertrand Traore ↓ Anton Gaaei 46'
-
25
Wout Weghorst ↓ Brian Brobbey 70'
- 37
-
8
Kenneth Taylor ↓ Davy Klaassen 61'
- 2
-
13
Ahmetcan Kaplan ↓ Owen Wijndal 61'
- 28
- 4
- 11
Bench
-
18
Davy Klaassen ↑ 61'
-
5
Owen Wijndal ↑ 61'
- 26
- 10
- 40
- 12
- 21
-
9
Brian Brobbey ↑ 70'
- 33
-
29
Christian Rasmussen ↑ 80'
- 49
-
3
Anton Gaaei ↑ 46'
Coach
Francesco Farioli
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Davy Klaassen | 2 |
| Brian Brobbey | 2 |
| Joris Kramer | 1 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 1 |
| Anton Gaaei | 1 |
| Steven Berghuis | 1 |
| Bas Kuipers | 1 |
| Inigo Cordoba | 1 |
Head to Head
Go Ahead Eagles Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51
Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1
AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for:
Go Ahead Eagles or AFC Ajax 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
55%
Draw or AFC Ajax
69%
Go Ahead Eagles or AFC Ajax
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
4%
1 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles
| Handicap | Go Ahead Eagles covers | Push | AFC Ajax covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 8% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 14% | 73% |
| -0.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| +0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +1 | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| +1.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +2 | 70% | 15% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

