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

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

RKC Waalwijk

2 – 3

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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

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RKC Waalwijk vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Welcome to Mandemakers Stadion that hosts another battle between RKC Waalwijk and AFC Ajax.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RKC Waalwijk and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Dario Van den Buijs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Julian Lelieveld is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RKC Waalwijk tonight.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' 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 Kristian Hlynsson suffering a number of foals already.
30' Brian Brobbey adds to his 3 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
35' RKC Waalwijk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' The deadlock is broken! Michiel Kramer gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
42' Aaron Meijers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
43' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Steven Bergwijn on 43.
46' David Min is replacing Reuven Niemeijer for the RKC Waalwijk side.
51' Brilliant from the ! Yassin Oukili makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 51.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RKC Waalwijk and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Brilliant from the ! Steven Berghuis makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 57.
59' A change in the RKC Waalwijk ranks — Zakaria Bakkali exits the field as Richonell Margaret enters on 59.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
69' Reuven Niemeijer, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' Filip Stevanovic is replacing Denilho Cleonise for the RKC Waalwijk side.
75' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
79' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Steven Bergwijn is withdrawn and Amourricho van Axel Dongen gets his opportunity.
82' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Godfried Roemeratoe has done his job and it is now time for Daouda Weidmann to step up.
84' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Kristian Hlynsson comes on to replace Jay Gorter.
87' Yassin Oukili is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
It finishes all square. RKC Waalwijk and AFC Ajax share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

28
Aaron Meijers
3
Dario Van den Buijs
24
Godfried Roemeratoe
2
Julian Lelieveld
1
Etienne Vaessen
27
Reuven Niemeijer ↓ David Min 46'
11
Zakaria Bakkali ↓ Richonell Margaret 59'
29
Michiel Kramer
4
Shawn Adewoye
7
Denilho Cleonise ↓ Filip Stevanovic 70'
6
Yassin Oukili

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

7
Steven Bergwijn ↓ Amourricho van Axel Dongen 79'
23
Steven Berghuis
12
Jay Gorter ↓ Kristian Hlynsson 84'
30
Gaston Avila
37
Josip Sutalo
8
Kenneth Taylor
2
Devyne Rensch
9
Brian Brobbey
4
Jorrel Hato
24
Silvano Vos
11
Carlos Forbs

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

RKC Waalwijk Form

AFC Ajax Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Clean Sheet