Willem II Tilburg vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Willem II Tilburg vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Koning Willem II Stadion.
- Willem II Tilburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 34 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marc Nagtegaal
- Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
- Assistant 2 Michael Osseweijer
20 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Apr AFC Ajax H 1–2 L 04 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L 29 Mar Almere City FC H 0–2 L 16 Mar Go Ahead Eagles A 0–1 L 09 Mar FC Utrecht H 2–3 L 02 Mar Sparta Rotterdam A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 2–1 W 06 Apr NAC Breda H 3–1 W 30 Mar PSV A 2–0 W 16 Mar AZ H 2–2 D 13 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–4 L 09 Mar PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
AFC Ajax0-151/116-303/131-452/–46-601/–61-75–/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Willem II Tilburg and AFC Ajax is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 8' Willem II Tilburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
- 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Willem II Tilburg that had 165 games and scored 214 goals.
- 18' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Willem II Tilburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Cisse Sandra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kian Fitz-Jim, as he is very good at scoring at Koning Willem II Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 41' Emilio Kehrer puts Willem II Tilburg on the lead.
- 46' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 59' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 59 minute. Brian Brobbey leaves to be changed by Wout Weghorst.
- 64' 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.
- 69' Kian Fitz-Jim is replacing Jorrel Hato for the AFC Ajax side.
- 71' It is a substitution in Willem II Tilburg team. Jeremy Bokila is replaced by Youssuf Sylla on 71 minute.
- 74' Goal! Oliver Edvardsen scores his 30 goal in 176 matches.
- 76' The whistle greets Jens Mathijsen as he departs to be replaced by Rob Nizet.
- 78' Goal! Wout Weghorst scores his 101 goal in 469 matches.
- 83' 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.
- 84' Another change for Willem II Tilburg made on 84 minute. Ringo Meerveld leaves to be changed by Nick Doodeman.
- 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 90' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniele Rugani is hanging Kenneth Taylor on the field on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Willem II Tilburg.
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Lineups
Willem II Tilburg Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Jeremy Bokila ↓ Youssuf Sylla 71'
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Ringo Meerveld ↓ Nick Doodeman 84'
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48
Jens Mathijsen ↓ Rob Nizet 76'
Bench
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Youssuf Sylla ↑ 71'
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Nick Doodeman ↑ 84'
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Rob Nizet ↑ 76'
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Amar Ahmed Fatah ↑ 84'
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Miodrag Pivas ↑ 84'
Coach Peter MaesAFC Ajax Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Davy Klaassen ↓ Steven Berghuis 59'
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Kenneth Taylor ↓ Daniele Rugani 90'
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Brian Brobbey ↓ Wout Weghorst 59'
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Jorrel Hato ↓ Kian Fitz-Jim 69'
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Mika Godts ↓ Oliver Edvardsen 69'
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Bench
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Steven Berghuis ↑ 59'
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Wout Weghorst ↑ 59'
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Daniele Rugani ↑ 90'
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Kian Fitz-Jim ↑ 69'
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Oliver Edvardsen ↑ 69'
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Coach Francesco Farioli -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Antony 3 Davy Klaassen 3 Dusan Tadic 2 Hakim Ziyech 1 Brian Brobbey 1 Joel Veltman 1 Vangelis Pavlidis 1 Donny van de Beek 1 Head to Head
Willem II Tilburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.06 Willem II Tilburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.63 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Willem II Tilburg or Draw 49%Draw or AFC Ajax 77%Willem II Tilburg or AFC Ajax 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Willem II Tilburg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%0 – 1 10.2%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 8.8%0 – 0 8.7%1 – 0 6.2%2 – 1 6%1 – 3 5%2 – 2 4.9%0 – 3 4.7%2 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg
Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 14% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 23% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet 20% ✓AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.