Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

5 - 0
🕒 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Ajax 1 · NEC Nijmegen 11
Referee Stats
26 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 35%
Draws 23%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (25-7).
  • Ajax controlled possession (72%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

62 / 8
Avg: 3.65 / 0.47

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

2
NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-3-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 30
Avg: 1.47 / 1.76

Points

24
Avg: 1.41

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
1.41
3.65
GF
1.47
0.47
GA
1.76
88%
O2.5
53%
24%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank1st
NEC Nijmegen rank11th
Ajax points83
NEC Nijmegen points38
Ajax: #1 · 83 pts · GD +79
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 44 pts above the play-off edge. 48 pts clear of the relegation zone.
NEC Nijmegen: #11 · 38 pts · GD -14
43 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals16-5
Record5-0-0
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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-13
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.588%
BTTS24%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 6%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 41%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home88%
Ajax clean sheet at home71%
NEC Nijmegen score away88%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Ajax score at home3.65 vs 1.57
Ajax concede at home0.47 vs 1.29
NEC Nijmegen score away1.47 vs 1.29
NEC Nijmegen concede away1.76 vs 1.57
Ajax score 133% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 64% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

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

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
1
Total Shots
25
7
Shots off Goal
9
4
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
18
4
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
72%
28%
Corner Kicks
10
0
Fouls
6
6
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
770
293
Passes Accurate
683
215
Passes %
89%
73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins8
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals9 (64.3%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (71.4%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen Head-to-Head History by Season