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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena (54990 seats)

It's the premier game of the new campaign for Ajax and NEC. The page is blank, the potential infinite.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning more motivation and significance.

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Ajax form and stats

Ajax could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Eredivisie. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Johan Cruijff Arena they witnessed 14 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total the trophy was secured after W28 - D4 - L2 from 34 games.

Everyone expects Ajax to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 15 games: 14 home wins, zero draws and one defeat. Ajax have won with at least two goals margin 13 times in similar situations.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Ajax friendly games in pre-season: Ajax played seven friendlies, won 4, drew 3 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Ajax scored 20 goals and conceded 5 in these seven games.

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NEC form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for NEC as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 12 victories from 29 games, relegation was a fact. NEC's manager R. Meijer are hoping to lead the team right back to Eerste Divisie at the first attempt.

NEC played five friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In these five matches NEC scored 8 and conceded 6 goals.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Ajax victories, two draws and zero NEC wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Ajax missing players

NEC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajax NEC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Ajax Last season NEC
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   2 3
28 14   Won W   2 3
4 2   Drew D   0 0
2 1   Lost L   0 0
102 53   Scored S   6 9
23 14   Conceded C   1 1
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 100%
71% 82%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   100% 100%
47% 65%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 33%
24% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
50% 59%   BTTS BTTS   50% 33%
47% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 67%
3% 0%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
7.4 7.5   Corners for (avg) C F   2 2.3
3.1 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5 5.7
1 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 0.7
4 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
18.6 18.8   Shots (avg) S (   7 8
7.5 7.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4
40% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   75% 75%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FC Groningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Heracles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 RKC Waalwijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SC Cambuur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Willem II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 34 28 4 2 102 23 17 14 2 1 53 14 17 14 2 1 49 9 79 88
2 PSV 34 21 9 4 74 35 17 13 3 1 39 13 17 8 6 3 35 22 39 72
3 AZ 34 21 8 5 75 41 17 12 2 3 39 18 17 9 6 2 36 23 34 71
4 Vitesse 34 18 7 9 52 38 17 11 4 2 26 12 17 7 3 7 26 26 14 61
5 Feyenoord 34 16 11 7 64 36 17 9 6 2 35 13 17 7 5 5 29 23 28 59
6 FC Utrecht 34 13 14 7 52 41 17 6 7 4 27 25 17 7 7 3 25 16 11 53
7 FC Groningen 34 14 8 12 40 37 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 7 2 8 23 24 3 50
8 Sparta Rotterdam 34 13 8 13 49 48 17 6 4 7 30 27 17 7 4 6 19 21 1 47
9 Heracles 34 12 8 14 42 53 17 8 4 5 29 16 17 4 4 9 13 37 -11 44
10 FC Twente 34 10 11 13 48 50 17 4 6 7 23 25 17 6 5 6 25 25 -2 41
11 Fortuna Sittard 34 12 5 17 50 58 17 5 3 9 27 33 17 7 2 8 23 25 -8 41
12 SC Heerenveen 34 9 12 13 43 49 17 6 5 6 22 18 17 3 7 7 21 31 -6 39
13 PEC Zwolle 34 9 11 14 44 53 17 6 6 5 19 18 17 3 5 9 25 35 -9 38
14 Willem II 34 8 7 19 40 68 17 6 2 9 22 33 17 2 5 10 18 35 -28 31
15 RKC Waalwijk 34 7 9 18 33 55 17 5 4 8 21 25 17 2 5 10 12 30 -22 30
16 FC Emmen 34 7 9 18 40 68 17 4 4 9 26 41 17 3 5 9 14 27 -28 30
17 VVV-Venlo 34 6 5 23 43 91 17 3 4 10 20 46 17 3 1 13 23 45 -48 23
18 ADO Den Haag 34 4 10 20 29 76 17 1 6 10 17 38 17 3 4 10 12 38 -47 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FC Groningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Heracles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 RKC Waalwijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SC Cambuur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Willem II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.