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SBV Vitesse vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SBV Vitesse
1 – 3
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 16 May 2021 · 12:30 UTC GelreDome HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomas Hajek 23' Y
Tomas Hajek 24' Y
Y 25' Antony
Y 26' Antony
Y 84' David Neres

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Vitesse vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at GelreDome.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Referee Erik Koopman
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2021-05-16 SBV Vitesse 1–3 AFC Ajax 2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-08-03 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax 2019-04-23 AFC Ajax 4–2 SBV Vitesse 2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
13 May Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D
07 May Sparta Rotterdam A 0–3 L
01 May PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
25 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
09 Apr ADO Den Haag H 0–0 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May SBV Vitesse A 3–1 W
13 May VVV Venlo H 3–1 W
09 May Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–0 W
02 May FC Emmen H 4–0 W
25 Apr AZ H 2–0 W
22 Apr FC Utrecht H 1–1 D

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' What a night it is going to be! SBV Vitesse welcome AFC Ajax for this crunch clash at GelreDome.
  • 5' Belgium international Lois Openda has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Sondre Tronstad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 12' What composure from Sebastien Haller! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Neres is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SBV Vitesse.
  • 23' Tomas Hajek picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Tomas Hajek picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' Antony picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' Controversy at the stadium! Antony argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SBV Vitesse and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' The 28-year-old Lisandro Martinez has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' GOAL! Antony fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 44' Goal! Lois Openda scores his 105 goal in 356 matches.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 58' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Antony departs to be replaced by David Neres.
  • 62' Thomas Bruns is replacing Daan Huisman for the SBV Vitesse side.
  • 63' Another substitution for SBV Vitesse to replace Riechedly Bazoer by Idrissa Toure on 63 minute.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 73' Mohammed Kudus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' What a moment for Lisandro Martinez! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 76' What a strike from Lisandro Martinez! The score is 1-4.
  • 77' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Devyne Rensch is withdrawn and Sean Klaiber gets his opportunity.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Neres on 84.
  • 85' Zakaria Labyad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dusan Tadic at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Maximilian Wittek departs to be replaced by Million Manhoef.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AFC Ajax take all three points.

Lineups

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 5
Edson Alvarez 4
Lois Openda 3
Antony 3
Lisandro Martinez 2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
Davy Klaassen 2
Brian Brobbey 2

Head to Head

2021-05-16 SBV Vitesse 1–3 AFC Ajax 2020-09-26 AFC Ajax 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-08-03 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax 2019-04-23 AFC Ajax 4–2 SBV Vitesse 2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax

SBV Vitesse Form

2021-05-16 SBV Vitesse 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2021-05-13 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 SBV Vitesse D 2021-05-07 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 SBV Vitesse L 2021-05-01 SBV Vitesse 2–1 PEC Zwolle W 2021-04-25 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 SBV Vitesse D 2021-04-09 SBV Vitesse 0–0 ADO Den Haag D

AFC Ajax Form

2021-05-16 SBV Vitesse 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2021-05-13 AFC Ajax 3–1 VVV Venlo W 2021-05-09 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–3 AFC Ajax W 2021-05-02 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Emmen W 2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ W 2021-04-22 AFC Ajax 1–1 FC Utrecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 SBV Vitesse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse24% Draw25% AFC Ajax51%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

SBV Vitesse or Draw
49%
Draw or AFC Ajax
76%
SBV Vitesse or AFC Ajax
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Vitesse19% Draw43% AFC Ajax38%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SBV Vitesse

Handicap SBV Vitesse covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 22% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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