OLDENZAAL. Ajax overcomes NEC 1-0 after M. Kudus scored just 1 goal (52′). Ajax was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sportpark De Vondersweijde stadium in Oldenzaal on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who was helped by Roy de Nas and Bas van Dongen. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 67% while NEC was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, NEC shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Kudus ). Regarding the opposition, NEC received 3 yellow cards (Bart van Rooij, A. Baldursson and Oussama Tannane).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ajax will have 52 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, NEC will stay with 30 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away against Go Ahead Eagles on the 2nd of April with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
NEC will play away agasint FC Groningen on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of NEC (10 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Johnny Heitinga decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli
, Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Owen Wijndal , Steven Berghuis , Edson Álvarez , Davy Klaassen , Mohammed Kudus , Dušan Tadić and Steven Bergwijn .The home team had on the bench: Kenneth Taylor
, Brian Brobbey , Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Ramos, Youri Regeer, Francisco Fernandes Conceição, Maarten Stekelenburg, Remko Pasveer, Jorrel Hato, Florian Grillitsch, Youri Baas, Kian Fitz-Jim and Lorenzo Lucca.Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Steven Bergwijn for Brian Brobbey (67′), Steven Berghuis for Kenneth Taylor (67′), Davy Klaassen for Florian Grillitsch (90′) and Mohammed Kudus for Francisco Conceição (90′).
Best player: Dušan Tadić
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Dušan Tadić even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 47 passes (76% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.NEC – Formation
NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rogier Meijer played with: Jasper Cillessen
, Bart van Rooij , Iván Márquez , Philippe Sandler , Souffian El Karouani , Lasse Schøne , Dirk Proper , Elayis Tavsan , Oussama Tannane , Magnus Mattsson and Landry Dimata .The following players were sitting on the bench: Robin Roefs, Terry Lartey Sanniez, Pedro Marques
, Mattijs Branderhorst, Andri Fannar Baldursson , Joris Kramer, Ibrahim Cissoko, Jordy Bruijn, Ilias Bronkhorst and Anthony Musaba.Substitutions
NEC made 5 changes: Lasse Schöne for Andri Fannar Baldursson (46′), Magnus Mattsson for Marques (77′), E. Tavşan for Ibrahim Cissoko (85′), E. Tavşan for Anthony Musaba (85′) and Philippe Sandler for Joris Kramer (90′).
Best player: Lasse Schøne
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Lasse Schøne.
His rating is
with 10 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Cambuur – Go Ahead Eagles – 4-1
- RKC Waalwijk – PSV – 0-1
- Excelsior – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-4
- Ajax – NEC – 1-0