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​

NEC

1 - 1

Ajax

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 6 Total 19
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 63 Attack 138
  • 26 Dangerous attack 79
  • 73 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

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

39'
50'
52'
58'
D. Rensch- Yellow
69'
72'
79'
Kian Fitz-Jim- sub ->Kenneth Taylor
84'
87'
Pedro Marques- sub ->Landry Dimata
87'
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

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
G
Jasper Cillessen 22.Netherlands
7.5
D
Iván Márquez 4.Spain
6.4
89'
D
Philippe Sandler 3.Netherlands
7.0
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
6.2
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
7.2
M
Lasse Schöne 20.Denmark
6.8
M
O. Tannane 14.Morocco
7.0
90'
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
7.1
F
Magnus Mattsson 11.Denmark
6.4
84'
F
L. Dimata 19.Belgium
7.4
87' 52'
F
Elayis Tavsan 7.Netherlands
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
R. Janse 31.Netherlands
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 1.Netherlands
D
Terry Sanniez 34.Netherlands
D
Ilias Bronkhorst 2.Netherlands
D
Joris Kramer 5.Netherlands
M
Mikkel Duelund 10.Denmark
90'
F
Pedro Marques 9.Portugal
87'
F
Anthony Musaba 77.Netherlands
87'
F
Ibrahim Cissoko 21.Netherlands
84'

NEC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen (7.5), Bart van Rooij (7.2), Iván Márquez (6.4), Philippe Sandler (7.0), Souffian El Karouani (6.2), Lasse Schøne (6.8), Oussama Tannane (7.0), Dirk Proper (7.1), Elayis Tavsan (6.8), Landry Dimata (7.4) and Magnus Mattsson (6.4).

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

Ajax
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
6.3
D
J. Sánchez 19.Mexico
7.2
50'
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
6.7
D
Jurriën Timber 2.Netherlands
6.8
D
D. Rensch 15.Netherlands
6.9
58'
M
Davy Klaassen 6.Netherlands
7.1
39'
M
Edson Álvarez 4.Mexico
7.3
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
6.5
79'
F
Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia
8.6
F
Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands
6.5
72'
F
Francisco Conceição 35.Portugal
7.6
90' 69'
Substitutes
G
Jay Gorter 16.Netherlands
G
Maarten Stekelenburg 1.Netherlands
D
O. Aertssen 43.Netherlands
D
Owen Wijndal 5.Netherlands
D
J. Hato 57.Netherlands
M
S. Vos 41.Netherlands
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 28.Netherlands
7.0
79'
F
Lorenzo Lucca 18.Italy
6.2
72'
F
J. Banel 49.Netherlands
F
Christian Rasmussen 37.Denmark
90'

Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer (6.3), Jorge Sánchez (7.2), Jurriën Timber (6.8), Devyne Rensch (6.9), Calvin Bassey (6.7), Davy Klaassen (7.1), Edson Álvarez (7.3), Kenneth Taylor (6.5), Francisco Conceição (7.6), Brian Brobbey (6.5) and Dušan Tadić (8.6).

These were the players on the bench: Olivier Aertssen, Lorenzo Lucca (6.2), Silvano Vos, Owen Wijndal, Jay Gorter, Kian Fitz-Jim (7.0), 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 (8.6) 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.​