NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax: result 1-2 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 1, 2024 at 03:45 PM (UTC)Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
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What was the result of NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax?
Ajax won 1-2 on December 1, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 13′S. HansenNEC Nijmegen
- 15′W. WeghorstAjax
- 48′W. WeghorstAjax
Official lineup for NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
NEC Nijmegen
4-2-3-1- 18Koki Ogawa
- 11B. Önal
- 25S. Ouaissa
- 10S. Hansen
- 23K. Sano
- 71D. Proper
- 24C. Verdonk
- 17B. Nuytinck
- 3P. Sandler
- 2B. Pereira
- 22R. Roefs
Ajax
4-3-3- 38K. Hlynsson
- 25W. Weghorst
- 23S. Berghuis
- 8Kenneth Taylor
- 21B. van den Boomen
- 18D. Klaassen
- 4J. Hato
- 13A. Kaplan
- 37J. Šutalo
- 2D. Rensch
- 22R. Pasveer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, NEC Nijmegen have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Ajax have 11, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2024 | Utrecht(home) | 1-2 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Waalwijk(away) | 3-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Groningen(home) | 6-0 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 29, 2024 | PEC Zwolle(home) | 4-3 | KNVB Beker |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Almere City FC(away) | 0-1 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2024 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 24, 2024 | PEC Zwolle(home) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Twente(away) | 2-2 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv(home) | 5-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 2, 2024 | PSV Eindhoven(home) | 3-2 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 NEC Nijmegen wins, 2 draws, 4 Ajax wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2024 | Ajax 2-2 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
| Dec 3, 2023 | NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Ajax 1-0 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
| Jan 8, 2023 | NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Apr 23, 2022 | NEC Nijmegen 0-1 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Ajax 5-0 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
NEC Nijmegen score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.5 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Ajax | 2.5 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
NEC Nijmegen sit 13th in Eredivisie (11 points from 11 matches) and Ajax sit 2nd (24 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | NEC Nijmegen | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 |
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