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

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 Zeljeznicar 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
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Moreno Rutten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' VVV Venlo have won 118 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — David Neres exits the field as Zakaria Labyad enters on 26.
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Chris Kum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Donny van de Beek has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nils Roseler suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zakaria Labyad made 480 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Ralf Seuntjens as he leaves the pitch. Johnatan Opoku steps in for VVV Venlo.
  • 72' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 72 minute. Lasse Schone leaves to be changed by Carel Eiting.
  • 74' A change in the VVV Venlo ranks — Jay-Roy Grot exits the field as Axel Borgmann enters on 74.
  • 79' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Hakim Ziyech has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Daley Blind departs to be replaced by Donny van de Beek.
  • 87' 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.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Dusan Tadic makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 89' Fresh legs for VVV Venlo! Tristan Dekker comes on to replace Chris Kum.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Andre Onana. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — VVV Venlo 0-1 AFC Ajax. Honours even.

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.