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VVV Venlo vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
VVV Venlo
0 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Andre Onana

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Johan Hubers
  • Referee Martin Perez

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

5
VVV Venlo 5 games · Avg 5.8 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 VVV Venlo 0–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
11 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
12 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–5 L
14 May JK Narva Trans A 1–0 W
07 May CD Aves H 2–1 W
29 Apr FK Željezničar Sarajevo A 3–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
14 Aug Royal Standard de Liège H 3–0 W
11 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
07 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 2–2 D
01 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 3–1 W
25 Jul SK Sturm Graz H 2–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. VVV Venlo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. VVV Venlo in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 15' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' VVV Venlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 26' David Neres makes way for Zakaria Labyad at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Moreno Rutten is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' VVV Venlo is showing some good football. However, VVV Venlo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 51' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Lars Unnerstall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Fresh legs for VVV Venlo! Johnatan Opoku comes on to replace Ralf Seuntjens.
  • 72' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Lasse Schone is replaced by Carel Eiting.
  • 74' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Jay-Roy Grot is replaced by Axel Borgmann on 74 minute.
  • 79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Daley Blind exits the field as Donny van de Beek enters on 82.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dusan Tadic makes it 0-1.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Tristan Dekker. He replaces Chris Kum on 89 minute.
  • 90' Andre Onana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo26% Draw30% AFC Ajax44%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
56%
Draw or AFC Ajax
74%
VVV Venlo or AFC Ajax
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo17% Draw51% AFC Ajax32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
12.9%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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