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RKC Waalwijk vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
RKC Waalwijk
2 – 3
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Wed 6 Dec 2023 · 19:00 UTC Mandemakers Stadion 7,159 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 30' Brian Brobbey
Michiel Kramer 37' 1–1
1–2 43' Steven Bergwijn pen
Yassin Oukili 51' 2–2
2–3 57' Steven Berghuis
Aaron Meijers 42' Y
Yassin Oukili 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Assistant 1 Charles Schaap
  • Assistant 2 Maarten Ketting
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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

12
RKC Waalwijk 12 games · Avg 3.7 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–3 AFC Ajax 2023-02-12 AFC Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk 2022-10-22 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 AFC Ajax 2022-03-06 AFC Ajax 3–2 RKC Waalwijk 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec AFC Ajax H 2–3 L
02 Dec SBV Excelsior H 2–2 D
25 Nov PEC Zwolle A 2–1 W
11 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 0–1 L
04 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–2 L
28 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 0–2 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec RKC Waalwijk A 3–2 W
03 Dec NEC A 2–1 W
30 Nov Olympique de Marseille A 3–4 L
25 Nov SBV Vitesse H 5–0 W
12 Nov Almere City FC A 2–2 D
09 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Temperatures are rising at Mandemakers Stadion as RKC Waalwijk face off against AFC Ajax in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RKC Waalwijk and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Brian Brobbey does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 35' Denilho Cleonise needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' Michiel Kramer adds to his 0 season tally! RKC Waalwijk lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Meijers argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' A stunning finish from Steven Bergwijn — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' It is a substitution in RKC Waalwijk team. Reuven Niemeijer is replaced by David Min on 46 minute.
  • 51' Yassin Oukili adds to his 0 season tally! RKC Waalwijk lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' RKC Waalwijk is showing some good football. However, RKC Waalwijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Steven Berghuis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Richonell Margaret is replacing Zakaria Bakkali for the RKC Waalwijk side.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurice Steijn will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Fresh legs for RKC Waalwijk! Filip Stevanovic comes on to replace Denilho Cleonise.
  • 75' RKC Waalwijk are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 79' Amourricho van Axel Dongen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Bergwijn at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' RKC Waalwijk make a change. Godfried Roemeratoe trudges off to be replaced by Daouda Weidmann on 82 minutes.
  • 84' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Jay Gorter has done his job and it is now time for Kristian Hlynsson to step up.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yassin Oukili.
  • Another three points for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Steven Berghuis 7
Brian Brobbey 6
Sebastien Haller 6
Michiel Kramer 5
Dusan Tadic 4
Zakaria Labyad 3
Jurrien Timber 2
Mats Seuntjens 2

Head to Head

2023-12-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–3 AFC Ajax 2023-02-12 AFC Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk 2022-10-22 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 AFC Ajax 2022-03-06 AFC Ajax 3–2 RKC Waalwijk 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax

RKC Waalwijk Form

2023-12-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–3 AFC Ajax L 2023-12-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2023-11-25 PEC Zwolle 1–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-11-11 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-11-04 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L

AFC Ajax Form

2023-12-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–3 AFC Ajax W 2023-12-03 NEC 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2023-11-30 Olympique de Marseille 4–3 AFC Ajax L 2023-11-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 SBV Vitesse W 2023-11-12 Almere City FC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-11-09 AFC Ajax 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk27% Draw24% AFC Ajax49%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
51%
Draw or AFC Ajax
73%
RKC Waalwijk or AFC Ajax
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RKC Waalwijk23% Draw41% AFC Ajax36%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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