Ajax vs Excelsior

3 - 1
🕒 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Ed Peter Janssen 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Ajax 2 · Excelsior 11
Referee Stats
20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 45%
Draws 25%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (22-11).
  • Ajax controlled possession (67%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-1-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 12
Avg: 2.65 / 0.71

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-2-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 32
Avg: 1.47 / 1.88

Points

26
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
1.53
2.65
GF
1.47
0.71
GA
1.88
82%
O2.5
76%
59%
BTTS
71%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank2nd
Excelsior rank11th
Ajax points79
Excelsior points40
Ajax: #2 · 79 pts · GD +56
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Excelsior: #11 · 40 pts · GD -15
39 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
39-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals12-2
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Excelsior last 5 away

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals5-12
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 35%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 41%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%
Ajax clean sheet at home41%
Excelsior score away82%
Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first0%
Ajax win after scoring first0%
Excelsior score first0%
Excelsior win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 0% · Excelsior 0%

Vs league average

Ajax score at home2.65 vs 1.72
Ajax concede at home0.71 vs 1.42
Excelsior score away1.47 vs 1.42
Excelsior concede away1.88 vs 1.72
Ajax score 54% above league average, while Excelsior score 4% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 50% below league average at home, and Excelsior are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Excelsior goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
22
11
Shots off Goal
13
4
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
16
4
Shots Outside Box
6
7
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
7
1
Fouls
11
13
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
608
295
Passes Accurate
520
191
Passes %
86%
65%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins9
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals12 (80.0%)
BTTS12 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals7 (87.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Ajax vs Excelsior Head-to-Head History by Season