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SBV Excelsior vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SBV Excelsior
2 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 14:30 UTC Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,400 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 25' Brian Brobbey
Siebe Horemans 45+1' 1–1
Nikolas Agrafiotis 48' 2–1
2–2 72' Davy Klaassen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Assistant 1 Maarten Ketting
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 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

1
4
4
SBV Excelsior 9 games · Avg 5.3 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax 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
19 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
13 Aug NEC A 4–3 W
28 May FC Volendam A 2–3 L
21 May Fortuna Sittard H 3–0 W
13 May SC Heerenveen A 0–0 D
07 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–2 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D
12 Aug Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
28 May FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
21 May FC Utrecht H 3–1 W
16 May FC Groningen A 3–2 W
06 May AZ H 0–0 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' The wait is over. SBV Excelsior get us underway at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
  • 5' Owen Wijndal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Brian Brobbey, a Netherlands , has 20 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brian Brobbey makes it 0-1.
  • 30' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Sven Nieuwpoort is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 46 minute. Anass Salah-Eddine leaves to be changed by Owen Wijndal.
  • 46' What a moment for Siebe Horemans! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 48' Brilliant from the forward! Nikolas Agrafiotis makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SBV Excelsior and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Branco van den Boomen has done his job and it is now time for Kenneth Taylor to step up.
  • 60' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Carlos Forbs is withdrawn and Davy Klaassen gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' The Netherlands Davy Klaassen breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 2-2!
  • 74' It is a substitution in SBV Excelsior team. Couhaib Driouech is replaced by Derensili Sanches Fernandes on 74 minute.
  • 75' A tactical swap from SBV Excelsior — Sven Nieuwpoort on, Siebe Horemans off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Lazaros Lamprou has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 277 appearances.
  • 85' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' A tactical swap from SBV Excelsior — Oscar Uddenas on, Noah Naujoks off on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Noah Naujoks makes way for Oscar Uddenas at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from SBV Excelsior.
  • 90' Kristian Hlynsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jakov Medic on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

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

2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax 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

2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior W 2023-05-28 FC Volendam 3–2 SBV Excelsior L 2023-05-21 SBV Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior D 2023-05-07 SBV Excelsior 0–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

AFC Ajax Form

2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2023-05-28 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-05-21 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Utrecht W 2023-05-16 FC Groningen 2–3 AFC Ajax W 2023-05-06 AFC Ajax 0–0 AZ D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.16 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior21% Draw20% AFC Ajax59%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.6
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
40%
Draw or AFC Ajax
79%
SBV Excelsior or AFC Ajax
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior15% Draw32% AFC Ajax53%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 4
5.8%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 4
4.2%
0 – 4
4.1%
1 – 5
3.7%
2 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 8% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 18% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 19% 33%
+2.5 67% — 33%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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