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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 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 6
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 SBV Excelsior 2 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Go Ahead Eagles 2 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 2 1
14 PEC Zwolle 2 1
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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
100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 3' Hakim Ziyech does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 7' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 12' It is a cagey affair so far. SBV Vitesse in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 14' Matus Bero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' Brilliant from the ! Dusan Tadic makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 22' Navarone Foor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' SBV Vitesse have won 317 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Bryan Linssen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Martin Odegaard. He replaces Matus Bero on 46 minute.
  • 51' SBV Vitesse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 58' Assisted by Dusan Tadic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • 58' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. David Neres is withdrawn and Donny van de Beek gets his opportunity.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Carel Eiting is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daley Blind at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Frenkie de Jong departs to be replaced by Maximilian Wober.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 480 games and scored 817 goals.
  • 78' Oussama Darfalou is replacing Tim Matavz for the SBV Vitesse side.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' Time for substitution for SBV Vitesse. Navarone Foor is replaced by Thomas Bruns.
  • 90' Daley Blind has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 480 appearances.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SBV Vitesse 0-4 AFC Ajax.

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.