NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax: result 1-1 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 15Kick-off on January 8, 2023 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
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What was the result of NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax?
NEC Nijmegen and Ajax drew 1-1 on January 8, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 38′D. KlaassenAjax
- 52′L. DimataNEC Nijmegen
Official lineup for NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
NEC Nijmegen
4-3-3- 11M. Mattsson
- 19L. Dimata
- 7E. Tavşan
- 71D. Proper
- 14O. Tannane
- 20L. Schöne
- 16S. El Karouani
- 3P. Sandler
- 4Iván Márquez
- 28B. van Rooij
- 22J. Cillessen
Ajax
4-3-3- 10D. Tadić
- 9B. Brobbey
- 35Francisco Conceição
- 8K. Taylor
- 4E. Álvarez
- 6D. Klaassen
- 3C. Bassey
- 15D. Rensch
- 2J. Timber
- 19J. Sánchez
- 22R. Pasveer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, NEC Nijmegen have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Ajax have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2022 | Emmen(away) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Waalwijk(home) | 6-1 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Cambuur(away) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 30, 2022 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 0-3 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 23, 2022 | GO Ahead Eagles(home) | 3-3 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2022 | FC Volendam(home) | 5-4 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Blackburn(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Emmen(away) | 3-3 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Vitesse(home) | 2-2 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 6, 2022 | PSV Eindhoven(home) | 1-2 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 NEC Nijmegen wins, 1 draw, 5 Ajax wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | NEC Nijmegen 0-1 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Ajax 5-0 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
| Apr 8, 2017 | NEC Nijmegen 1-5 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Nov 20, 2016 | Ajax 5-0 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
| Mar 13, 2016 | Ajax 2-2 NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie |
| Aug 23, 2015 | NEC Nijmegen 0-2 Ajax | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
NEC Nijmegen score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.3 and concede 2.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 6/15 |
| Ajax | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0 | 13/15 | 13/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
NEC Nijmegen sit 12th in Eredivisie (10 points from 9 matches) and Ajax sit 4th (18 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 18 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
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