Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Jong Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Jong Ajax form and stats
Jong Ajax, who have the most scored goals (59) in Eerste Divisie, are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Sportpark De Toekomst. 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. Jong Ajax haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus FC Volendam, 91 days ago. There’s a good atmosphere here at Sportpark De Toekomst after three straight home wins.
Jong Ajax manager M. van der Gaag and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus NEC (placed 10th) in the Eerste Divisie. Before that, Jong Ajax had a home game versus FC Dordrecht which ended with a victory 2-0.
Opportunity lost for Jong Ajax in the NEC match as a lead 3-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Jong Ajax handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are Wtwo-Dzero-Lone.
Goals are plentiful at Sportpark De Toekomst in the league this season as Jong Ajax has scored 31 goals here in 11 home games. From these home matches, Jong Ajax have conceded only 10 goals.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Go Ahead Eagles playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Go Ahead Eagles as they haven't lost any of their last 19 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the FC Eindhoven game have they lost an away game, meaning Go Ahead Eagles has taken points from nine away matches in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Go Ahead Eagles's previous game versus NAC Breda (placed 6th), a Eerste Divisie 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Go Ahead Eagles travelled to IJsselmeervogels and returned home with a draw after the KNVB Beker game finished 1-1.
Go Ahead Eagles are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
After this away game Go Ahead Eagles return home for a Eerste Divisie game against FC Eindhoven. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Go Ahead Eagles has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. In the opposite end, Go Ahead Eagles have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Jong Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles have met before this season: Go Ahead Eagles - Jong Ajax 1-1. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: one win for Jong Ajax, two draws and four wins for Go Ahead Eagles. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Jong Ajax missing players
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| Jong Ajax | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | 31 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 40 |
| 29 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 65% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 52% |
| 57% | 55% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 17% |
| 65% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 70% |
| 35% | 55% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 9% |
| 6.8 | 6.9 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 6.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 281 | 148 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 127 | 287 |
| 136 | 71 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 58 | 123 |
| 43% | 44% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 33% |
- All of Go Ahead Eagles's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Jong Ajax's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
- Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Go Ahead Eagles have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Jong Ajax has the most scored goals (59)
- Jong Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (35)
- Jong Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Jong Ajax have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Jong Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 51 |
| 2 | FC Volendam | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Telstar | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Almere City | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | NEC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 32 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -15 | 26 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -13 | 24 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -24 | 19 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | -28 | 16 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -27 | 15 |