NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax: result 1-6 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 19, 2012 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
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What was the result of NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax?
Ajax won 1-6 on August 19, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 13′J. LukokiAjax
- 17′C. EriksenAjax
- 20′T. SanaAjax
- 37′T. JanssenAjax
- 53′S. de JongAjax
- 63′B. NuytinckNEC Nijmegen
- 83′T. SanaAjax
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, NEC Nijmegen have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Ajax have 14, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2012 | Heerenveen(away) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| May 13, 2012 | Vitesse(away) | 0-2 | Eredivisie |
| May 10, 2012 | Vitesse(home) | 3-2 | Eredivisie |
| May 6, 2012 | Heracles(away) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| May 2, 2012 | AZ Alkmaar(home) | 1-1 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2012 | AZ Alkmaar(home) | 2-2 | Eredivisie |
| May 6, 2012 | Vitesse(away) | 3-1 | Eredivisie |
| May 2, 2012 | VVV Venlo(home) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Twente(away) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Groningen(home) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 NEC Nijmegen win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Ajax win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2012 | Ajax 4-1 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
| Nov 27, 2011 | NEC Nijmegen 0-3 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Apr 17, 2011 | NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Dec 4, 2010 | Ajax 1-1 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
NEC Nijmegen score 1.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 3.1 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Ajax | 3.1 | 0.5 | 8 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
NEC Nijmegen sit 11th in Eredivisie (3 points from 2 matches) and Ajax sit 6th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ajax | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy