NIJMEGEN. Ajax and NEC draw 1-1. D. Klaassen scored the first goal (39′) for Ajax. L. Dimata made it even (52′). Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Stadion De Goffert stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel who had the assistance of Mario Diks and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 67% while NEC was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the encounter.
NEC shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
NEC received 1 yellow card (Iván Márquez). On the other side, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (Jorge Sánchez, Devyne Rensch and Francisco Conceição).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, NEC will have 18 points like Go Ahead Eagles and RKC Waalwijk to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 31 points like PSV to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with FC Groningen on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of NEC (10 draws).
Ajax will host FC Twente on the 14th of January with a 18-5 head to head record in favor of Ajax (12 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen
, Bart van Rooij , Iván Márquez , Philippe Sandler , Souffian El Karouani , Lasse Schøne , Oussama Tannane , Dirk Proper , Elayis Tavsan , Landry Dimata and Magnus Mattsson .The home team had on the bench: Terry Sanniez, Pedro Marques, Mikkel Duelund, Ilias Bronkhorst, Anthony Musaba, Ibrahim Cissoko, Rijk Janse, Mattijs Branderhorst and Joris Kramer.
NEC could not rely on the presence of Mikkel Duelund (injured).
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: Magnus Mattsson for Ibrahim Cissoko (84′), Landry Dimata for Pedro Marques (87′), Elayis Tavsan for Anthony Musaba (87′) and Oussama Tannane for Mikkel Duelund (90′).
Best player: Jasper Cillessen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was the goalkeeper: Jasper Cillessen. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Ajax – Formation
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer
, Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Devyne Rensch , Calvin Bassey , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Kenneth Taylor , Francisco Conceição , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .These were the players on the bench: Olivier Aertssen, Lorenzo Lucca
, Silvano Vos, Owen Wijndal, Jay Gorter, Kian Fitz-Jim , Jorrel Hato, Jaydon Banel, Maarten Stekelenburg and Christian Kjelder Rasmussen.Substitutions
Ajax made 3 changes: Brian Brobbey for Lorenzo Lucca (72′), Kenneth Taylor for Kian Fitz-Jim (79′) and Francisco Conceição for Christian Kjelder Rasmussen (90′).
Best player: Dušan Tadić
The most impressive player for Ajax was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is
with 49 passes (79% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 15 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- NEC – Ajax – 1-1
- Excelsior – FC Groningen – 1-0
- SC Cambuur – FC Volendam – 0-3
- FC Utrecht – Feyenoord – 1-1