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Ajax
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FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
NEC
Eredivisie | Gameweek 27
Apr 23, 2022 at 3.30pm UK
Goffertstadion
Ajax

NEC
0 - 1
Ajax


Schone (55'), Guth (59')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Brobbey (88')
Blind (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between NEC and Ajax, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NEC 0-1 Sittard
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Vitesse 2-2 Ajax
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 0-4 Ajax

With only the league title left to play for, Ajax can turn fully their attention to securing a 36th domestic crown. We are tipping them to cruise to a comfortable victory in this one, scoring plenty of goals en route. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 82.96%. A draw had a probability of 11.5% and a win for NEC had a probability of 5.53%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.87%) and 0-1 (8.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.46%), while for a NEC win it was 1-0 (1.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
NECDrawAjax
5.53%11.51%82.96%
Both teams to score 44.26%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.02%31.98%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.45%53.55%
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
46.91%53.09%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.29%86.7%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.34%5.65%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.1%21.89%
Score Analysis
    NEC 5.53%
    Ajax 82.96%
    Draw 11.51%
NECDrawAjax
1-0 @ 1.9%
2-1 @ 1.73%
Other @ 1.9%
Total : 5.53%
1-1 @ 5.46%
0-0 @ 3%
2-2 @ 2.48%
Other @ 0.56%
Total : 11.51%
0-2 @ 12.39%
0-3 @ 11.87%
0-1 @ 8.62%
0-4 @ 8.53%
1-2 @ 7.85%
1-3 @ 7.52%
1-4 @ 5.4%
0-5 @ 4.9%
1-5 @ 3.1%
2-3 @ 2.38%
0-6 @ 2.35%
2-4 @ 1.71%
1-6 @ 1.49%
2-5 @ 0.98%
0-7 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 82.96%

How you voted: NEC vs Ajax

NEC
0.0%
Draw
5.3%
Ajax
94.7%
38
Head to Head
Aug 14, 2021 8pm
Ajax
5-0
NEC
Haller (5'), Mazraoui (9'), Van Rooij (13' og.), Tadic (19', 38')
Apr 8, 2017 6.45pm
NEC
1-5
Ajax
Kadioglu (54')
Breinburg (5' og.), Neres (8'), Traore (32', 60'), Ziyech (78')
van de Beek (72')
Nov 20, 2016 1.30pm
Ajax
5-0
NEC
Dolberg (19', 24', 37'), Traore (55'), Schone (57')

von Haacke (37'), Golla (39'), Dyrestam (52')
Mar 13, 2016 3.45pm
Ajax
2-2
NEC
Milik (16'), Van Eijden (51' og.)
Foor (19'), Grot (80')
Aug 23, 2015 1.30pm
NEC
0-2
Ajax

Kane (37')
Milik (48'), Van Eijden (86' og.)
Sinkgraven (87')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237


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