Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

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🕒 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Ajax 5 · NEC Nijmegen 6
Referee Stats
21 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 48%
Draws 33%
Away wins 19%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (8-16).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-6-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 21
Avg: 2.29 / 1.24

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1
NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-7-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 26
Avg: 1.94 / 1.53

Points

25
Avg: 1.47

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

1.94
PPG
1.47
2.29
GF
1.94
1.24
GA
1.53
76%
O2.5
71%
71%
BTTS
71%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th
NEC Nijmegen rank6th
Ajax points56
NEC Nijmegen points53
Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +13
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
NEC Nijmegen: #6 · 53 pts · GD +17
31 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-6
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

W W W D L
Points10/15
Weighted index84
Goals11-3
Record3-1-1
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.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%
Ajax clean sheet at home24%
NEC Nijmegen score away82%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away12%

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 home2.29 vs 1.77
Ajax concede at home1.24 vs 1.47
NEC Nijmegen score away1.94 vs 1.47
NEC Nijmegen concede away1.53 vs 1.77
Ajax score 30% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 32% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 16% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 13% below 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
4
9
Total Shots
8
16
Shots off Goal
1
5
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
6
12
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
2
5
Fouls
6
12
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
8
2
Total Passes
565
493
Passes Accurate
490
420
Passes %
87%
85%

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