Soccer match preview: Ajax confident before travelling to Vitesse

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: GelreDome (25500 seats)

Only the second game in the Eredivisie for these teams and it's all to play for here at GelreDome as Vitesse welcomes Ajax. Check out this preview!

It's no vacation for neither Vitesse nor Ajax as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Vitesse form and stats

0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Vitesse have to build on here at GelreDome.

Vitesse drew their last game, also a home match. Ajax was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Preceding that game was the away draw at FC Utrecht that finished 1-1.

Early season goal statistics from Vitesse's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.

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Ajax form and stats

One match played away so far for Ajax and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 13 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from 17 games.

Ajax has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Vitesse for a Eredivisie game that ended a draw (2-2). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against PSV in the Super Cup.

Ajax has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip at the early stages of this season.

Let's have a look at how Ajax performed last season in the Eredivisie: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 28 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 119 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 13 - drew 0 and lost 4 with 49/19 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Vitesse - Ajax 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Vitesse won 3, Ajax won 6 and 1 draw. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Bero
1 goals
R. Bazoer
1 goals
D. van de Beek
1 goals / 1 assists

Vitesse missing players

Ajax missing players

Vitesse Ajax
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored 0 2 2
2 2 0 Conceded 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 9 9
9 9 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
3 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 3
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Vitesse Last season Ajax
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   17 34
15 11   Won   13 28
12 6   Drew   0 2
11 2   Lost   4 4
75 48   Scored   49 119
57 28   Conceded   19 32
95% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
92% 100%   Over 1.5   76% 88%
71% 79%   Over 2.5   71% 79%
47% 63%   Over 3.5   59% 65%
26% 37%   Over 4.5   41% 50%
76% 84%   BTTS   47% 47%
13% 5%   Clean Sheets   35% 44%
16% 11%   Failed To Score   18% 9%
 
6.2 6.7   Corners For (avg)   7.1 7.9
5 4.8   Corners Against (avg)   3.9 3.4
1.8 1.6   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.1 1
10 4   Red Cards   1 2
Key stats last season:
  • Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Vitesse's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Vitesse
21-05-19 ER Vitesse 3 - 1 FC Groningen
24-05-19 ER FC Utrecht 1 - 1 Vitesse
28-05-19 ER Vitesse 0 - 2 FC Utrecht
09-07-19 CF Lech Poznań 2 - 0 Vitesse
03-08-19 ER Vitesse 2 - 2 Ajax
10-08-19 ER Willem II 18:45 Vitesse
16-08-19 ER Vitesse 18:00 PEC Zwolle
24-08-19 ER Heracles 17:45 Vitesse
01-09-19 ER Vitesse 12:30 AZ Alkmaar
14-09-19 ER PSV 16:30 Vitesse
Ajax
18-07-19 CF Ajax 2 - 1 Watford
22-07-19 CF Ajax 6 - 2 OFI
22-07-19 CF Ajax 1 - 2 Panathinaikos
27-07-19 SC Ajax 2 - 0 PSV
03-08-19 ER Vitesse 2 - 2 Ajax
06-08-19 CL PAOK 17:00 Ajax
10-08-19 ER Ajax 17:45 FC Emmen
13-08-19 CL Ajax 18:30 PAOK
17-08-19 ER VVV-Venlo 17:45 Ajax
01-09-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 12:30 Ajax

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Willem II 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 FC Groningen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
3 Ajax 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Vitesse 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 FC Emmen 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 PEC Zwolle 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0