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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax is underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. VVV Venlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' David Neres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VVV Venlo tonight.
  • 15' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Zakaria Labyad comes on to replace David Neres.
  • 31' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' Zakaria Labyad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VVV Venlo that had 171 games and scored 118 goals.
  • 46' Both keepers have barely been tested. VVV Venlo and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' The 42-year-old Jerold Promes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. VVV Venlo in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 61' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Ralf Seuntjens as he leaves the pitch. Johnatan Opoku steps in for VVV Venlo.
  • 72' Carel Eiting has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lasse Schone on 72 minute.
  • 74' The VVV Venlo bench stirs into life. Jay-Roy Grot is withdrawn and Axel Borgmann gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Matthijs de Ligt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Daley Blind as he leaves the pitch. Donny van de Beek steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' Dusan Tadic does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 89' Tristan Dekker gets the nod from VVV Venlo. He replaces Chris Kum and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Onana.
  • 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.