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SBV Vitesse vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SBV Vitesse
0 – 4
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Matus Bero 14' Y
Navarone Foor 22' Y
Bryan Linssen 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Vitesse vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Terry Hoekstra
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
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

4
7
SBV Vitesse 11 games · Avg 4.2 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–4 L
26 Aug AZ A 0–0 D
19 Aug SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
16 Aug FC Basel 1893 A 0–1 L
12 Aug FC Groningen H 5–1 W
09 Aug FC Basel 1893 H 0–1 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W
28 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D
25 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
22 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–1 W
18 Aug VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
14 Aug Royal Standard de Liège H 3–0 W

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
100% 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' The ball is rolling at . SBV Vitesse are looking to make home advantage count against AFC Ajax.
  • 3' A stunning finish from Hakim Ziyech — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' GOAL! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Vitesse that had 282 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 14' Matus Bero is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Dusan Tadic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Navarone Foor.
  • 27' Maikel van der Werff is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SBV Vitesse so far.
  • 32' Eduardo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' Nicolas Tagliafico has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Bryan Linssen on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SBV Vitesse will be frustrated.
  • 46' A tactical swap from SBV Vitesse — Martin Odegaard on, Matus Bero off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Against the run of play, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — David Neres exits the field as Donny van de Beek enters on 58.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Daley Blind makes way for Carel Eiting at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 70' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Frenkie de Jong departs to be replaced by Maximilian Wober.
  • 75' Jake Clarke-Salter has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' The SBV Vitesse bench stirs into life. Tim Matavz is withdrawn and Oussama Darfalou gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Donny van de Beek, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' A change in the SBV Vitesse ranks — Navarone Foor exits the field as Thomas Bruns enters on 85.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SBV Vitesse side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.

Lineups

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87 SBV Vitesse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse19% Draw24% AFC Ajax57%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

SBV Vitesse or Draw
43%
Draw or AFC Ajax
81%
SBV Vitesse or AFC Ajax
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse13% Draw42% AFC Ajax45%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.2%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 3
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 1
4%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SBV Vitesse

Handicap SBV Vitesse covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 24% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 19% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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