Open game expected at AFAS Trainingscomplex: Jong AZ vs Jong Ajax preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 18.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Trainingscomplex (1000 seats)

Jong AZ get everything set for this game following their 0-1 result versus NAC Breda, a match that gave some clarity. How will this affect the battle against Jong Ajax?

Insights:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Ajax have the most points from losing position (12) in Eerste Divisie

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

11-5-12 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Jong Ajax when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 28 matches are 49-50 (scored/conceded).

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Jong AZ form and stats

4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Jong AZ, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eerste Divisie, have to build on here at AFAS Trainingscomplex in the Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ has recorded two wins in a row here at AFAS Trainingscomplex, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Jong faced defeat in their previous match, away at NAC Breda (0-1). Tijs Velthuis was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Velthuis won 1 of 3 duels.

Before that, Jong AZ had a home game versus FC Dordrecht which ended with a victory 2-1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Jong AZ, as the Eerste Divisie home game vs FC Volendam is only four days away.

Jong AZ are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. From these home matches, Jong have conceded only 4 goals.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Jong won their last game, 3-1 versus Jong Utrecht played at home. Naci Ünüvar got a match rating of 8.94 in that game, top player of the team. Ünüvar scored two goals and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Helmond Sport's place.

Jong have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a Eerste Divisie fixture against FC Eindhoven. A grim calendar for them!

Jong Ajax are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. For Jong, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Jong-Jong Ajax H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Jong AZ five wins, Jong Ajax two wins, one draw. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Jong AjaxM. de Waal
M. de Waal
7 goals
Jong AjaxN. Ünüvar
N. Ünüvar
5 goals
JongY. Barasi
Y. Barasi
4 goals

Jong AZ missing players

Jong Ajax missing players

Jong AZ Jong Ajax
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 5 10
6 4 0 Won W 0 2 5
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 1 1 Lost L 1 3 5
11 7 0 Scored S 0 9 23
9 4 1 Conceded C 2 12 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 90%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 80% 70%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 30%
50% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 90%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
30% 20% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 10%
 
5.4 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.2 5
5.8 5.8 10 Corners against (avg) C A 8 4.2 3.9
1.3 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.6 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.2 11.6 15 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.4 11.4
3.9 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 4.7
28% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 53% 49%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Jong Ajax's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong AZ have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Jong Ajax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Jong Ajax have scored more than double the goals of Jong AZ.
  • Jong Ajax have the most points from losing position (12) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Excelsior 11 7 1 3 22 12 5 3 1 1 10 3 6 4 0 2 12 9 10 22
2 FC Volendam 10 6 3 1 27 14 5 3 1 1 13 8 5 3 2 0 14 6 13 21
3 Graafschap 11 6 2 3 18 13 6 2 2 2 7 9 5 4 0 1 11 4 5 20
4 FC Emmen 11 6 1 4 17 10 5 2 0 3 9 5 6 4 1 1 8 5 7 19
5 Jong AZ 10 6 0 4 11 9 5 4 0 1 7 4 5 2 0 3 4 5 2 18
6 ADO Den Haag 11 7 2 2 25 15 5 4 0 1 12 6 6 3 2 1 13 9 10 17
7 FC Eindhoven 11 5 2 4 15 15 5 4 1 0 10 5 6 1 1 4 5 10 0 17
8 VVV-Venlo 11 5 1 5 13 14 6 4 1 1 9 5 5 1 0 4 4 9 -1 16
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 3 3 19 15 6 2 2 2 10 8 4 2 1 1 9 7 4 15
10 Jong Utrecht 10 4 3 3 15 11 4 2 0 2 5 3 6 2 3 1 10 8 4 15
11 Jong Ajax 10 5 0 5 23 21 5 3 0 2 14 9 5 2 0 3 9 12 2 15
12 MVV Maastricht 11 5 0 6 15 29 6 4 0 2 12 12 5 1 0 4 3 17 -14 15
13 Helmond Sport 11 4 1 6 11 15 6 3 1 2 6 6 5 1 0 4 5 9 -4 13
14 NAC Breda 10 3 3 4 16 17 5 3 1 1 11 5 5 0 2 3 5 12 -1 12
15 FC Den Bosch 11 4 0 7 11 18 6 3 0 3 7 10 5 1 0 4 4 8 -7 12
16 Telstar 10 3 3 4 11 19 5 1 2 2 7 11 5 2 1 2 4 8 -8 12
17 Jong PSV 10 3 2 5 12 15 5 3 0 2 8 6 5 0 2 3 4 9 -3 11
18 FC Oss 11 3 1 7 13 20 6 2 1 3 11 12 5 1 0 4 2 8 -7 10
19 Almere City 11 2 3 6 18 21 5 1 2 2 9 9 6 1 1 4 9 12 -3 9
20 FC Dordrecht 11 1 3 7 10 19 5 0 2 3 3 6 6 1 1 4 7 13 -9 6

Read more about Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.