Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 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

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
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' It’s Showtime! The match between SBV Vitesse and AFC Ajax is underway.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Hakim Ziyech has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 7' The Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-2!
  • 12' 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.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matus Bero.
  • 19' Dusan Tadic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
  • 22' SBV Vitesse receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. SBV Vitesse and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 32' Netherlands international Navarone Foor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' Vyacheslav Karavaev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for SBV Vitesse. Bryan Linssen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Martin Odegaard is replacing Matus Bero for the SBV Vitesse side.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. SBV Vitesse must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. David Neres is replaced by Donny van de Beek.
  • 63' SBV Vitesse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Carel Eiting. He replaces Daley Blind on 65 minute.
  • 70' The whistle greets Frenkie de Jong as he departs to be replaced by Maximilian Wober.
  • 75' Bryan Linssen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 78' Another substitution for SBV Vitesse to replace Tim Matavz by Oussama Darfalou on 78 minute.
  • 83' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' SBV Vitesse ring the changes. Navarone Foor has done his job and it is now time for Thomas Bruns to step up.
  • 90' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Full Time. AFC Ajax beats SBV Vitesse

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.