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SBV Excelsior vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
SBV Excelsior
1 – 4
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 29 Jan 2023 · 13:30 UTC Van Donge and De Roo Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' Edson Alvarez
Couhaib Driouech 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Van Donge and De Roo Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Patrick Inia
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert

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

1
4
4
SBV Excelsior 9 games · Avg 5.3 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax 2022-10-16 AFC Ajax 7–1 SBV Excelsior 2019-04-13 AFC Ajax 6–2 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-11 SBV Excelsior 1–7 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
25 Jan FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
20 Jan FC Volendam H 2–0 W
14 Jan Sparta Rotterdam A 0–1 L
08 Jan FC Groningen H 1–0 W
13 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–5 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan SBV Excelsior A 4–1 W
26 Jan FC Volendam H 1–1 D
22 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
14 Jan FC Twente '65 H 0–0 D
08 Jan NEC A 1–1 D
12 Nov FC Emmen A 3–3 D

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior AFC Ajax
#15 Position #3
11 Points 25
12 Played 12
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 1
16 Scored 32
29 Conceded 15
-13 GD +17
0.92 PPG 2.08
25% Win % 58%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts). AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ 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)

SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 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' That's the starting whistle at Van Donge and De Roo Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SBV Excelsior and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' What composure from Dusan Tadic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Netherlands international Davy Klaassen has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' AFC Ajax has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' SBV Excelsior are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Redouan El Yaakoubi gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calvin Bassey, as he is very good at scoring at Van Donge and De Roo Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Davy Klaassen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. SBV Excelsior and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Berghuis made 338 appearances and scored 86 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
  • 59' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Couhaib Driouech gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' A stunning finish from Mohammed Kudus — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 62' Francisco Conceicao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Davy Klaassen at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' 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.
  • 74' The SBV Excelsior bench stirs into life. Lazaros Lamprou is withdrawn and Mike van Duinen gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Calvin Bassey is replacing Steven Berghuis for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Devyne Rensch makes it 1-4.
  • 84' SBV Excelsior ring the changes. Marouan Azarkan has done his job and it is now time for Reda Kharchouch to step up.
  • 89' Owen Wijndal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnny Heitinga

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 5
Brian Brobbey 4
Mohammed Kudus 3
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3
Donny van de Beek 2
Kasper Dolberg 2
Jorge Sanchez 2
Nikolas Agrafiotis 2

Head to Head

2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax 2022-10-16 AFC Ajax 7–1 SBV Excelsior 2019-04-13 AFC Ajax 6–2 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-11 SBV Excelsior 1–7 AFC Ajax

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax L 2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-01-20 SBV Excelsior 2–0 FC Volendam W 2023-01-14 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-01-08 SBV Excelsior 1–0 FC Groningen W 2022-11-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–1 SBV Excelsior L

AFC Ajax Form

2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2023-01-26 AFC Ajax 1–1 FC Volendam D 2023-01-22 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2023-01-14 AFC Ajax 0–0 FC Twente '65 D 2023-01-08 NEC 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2022-11-12 FC Emmen 3–3 AFC Ajax D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.46 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + AFC Ajax to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior15% Draw17% AFC Ajax68%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 4.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
32%
Draw or AFC Ajax
85%
SBV Excelsior or AFC Ajax
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior10% Draw29% AFC Ajax61%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 3
6.9%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 4
5.8%
1 – 1
4.7%
1 – 5
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 5
4%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 4
3.9%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 17% 61%
+1.5 39% — 61%
+2 39% 19% 42%
+2.5 58% — 42%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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