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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
NEC
Eredivisie | Gameweek 14
Dec 3, 2023 at 1.30pm UK
Sportpark De Weeren
Ajax

Nijmegen
1 - 2
Ajax

Tavsan (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hlynsson (57'), Borges (88')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nijmegen 1-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Sunday, November 26 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Marseille 4-3 Ajax
Thursday, November 30 at 8pm in Europa League

We said: NEC 1-4 Ajax

Given the consistency that NEC have shown in avoiding defeat of late, this may not be one-way traffic. Nevertheless, Ajax have started to score a hatful of goals and we can only see the visitors ultimately prevailing by a wide margin. 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 NEC win with a probability of 45.49%. A win for Ajax had a probability of 33.74% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.63%) and 3-2 (5.07%). The likeliest Ajax win was 1-2 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
NECDrawAjax
45.49% (3.844 3.84) 20.77% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02) 33.74% (-3.83 -3.83)
Both teams to score 73.28% (-0.994 -0.99)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
74.73% (-0.89200000000001 -0.89)25.27% (0.891 0.89)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
54.73% (-1.168 -1.17)45.27% (1.166 1.17)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.78% (0.872 0.87)12.21% (-0.874 -0.87)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.1% (1.803 1.8)37.9% (-1.803 -1.8)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.47% (-1.984 -1.98)16.52% (1.983 1.98)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.73% (-3.695 -3.7)46.27% (3.694 3.69)
Score Analysis
    NEC 45.49%
    Ajax 33.74%
    Draw 20.77%
NECDrawAjax
2-1 @ 8.03% (0.445 0.45)
3-1 @ 5.63% (0.487 0.49)
3-2 @ 5.07% (0.109 0.11)
2-0 @ 4.46% (0.527 0.53)
1-0 @ 4.24% (0.374 0.37)
3-0 @ 3.13% (0.459 0.46)
4-1 @ 2.96% (0.345 0.35)
4-2 @ 2.66% (0.143 0.14)
4-0 @ 1.64% (0.287 0.29)
4-3 @ 1.6% (-0.022 -0.02)
5-1 @ 1.24% (0.181 0.18)
5-2 @ 1.12% (0.095 0.1)
Other @ 3.7%
Total : 45.49%
1-1 @ 7.64% (0.178 0.18)
2-2 @ 7.23% (-0.085 -0.09)
3-3 @ 3.04% (-0.146 -0.15)
0-0 @ 2.02% (0.115 0.12)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 20.77%
1-2 @ 6.88% (-0.317 -0.32)
2-3 @ 4.34% (-0.362 -0.36)
1-3 @ 4.13% (-0.496 -0.5)
0-1 @ 3.63% (-0.036 -0.04)
0-2 @ 3.27% (-0.267 -0.27)
0-3 @ 1.96% (-0.311 -0.31)
2-4 @ 1.95% (-0.313 -0.31)
1-4 @ 1.86% (-0.371 -0.37)
3-4 @ 1.37% (-0.167 -0.17)
Other @ 4.35%
Total : 33.74%

Head to Head
Mar 5, 2023 3.45pm
Gameweek 24
Ajax
1-0
Nijmegen
Kudus (52')
Jan 8, 2023 1.30pm
Gameweek 15
Nijmegen
1-1
Ajax
Dimata (52')
Klaassen (38')
Apr 23, 2022 3.30pm
Gameweek 27
Nijmegen
0-1
Ajax

Schone (55'), Guth (59')
Brobbey (88')
Blind (53')
Aug 14, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 1
Ajax
5-0
Nijmegen
Haller (5'), Mazraoui (9'), Van Rooij (13' og.), Tadic (19', 38')
Apr 8, 2017 6.45pm
Nijmegen
1-5
Ajax
Kadioglu (54')
Breinburg (5' og.), Neres (8'), Traore (32', 60'), Ziyech (78')
van de Beek (72')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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