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Ajax
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 14, 2021 at 8pm UK
Amsterdam Arena
NEC

Ajax
5 - 0
NEC

Haller (5'), Mazraoui (9'), van Rooij (13' og.), Tadic (19', 38')
FT(HT: 5-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Ajax and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 76.97%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for NEC had a probability of 8.93%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.58%) and 2-1 (8.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.48%), while for a NEC win it was 1-2 (2.71%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
AjaxDrawNEC
76.97%14.1%8.93%
Both teams to score 52.98%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.02%30.98%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.63%52.38%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.44%6.56%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.56%24.44%
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.7%43.3%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.46%79.54%
Score Analysis
    Ajax 76.97%
    NEC 8.93%
    Draw 14.1%
AjaxDrawNEC
2-0 @ 10.54%
3-0 @ 9.58%
2-1 @ 8.83%
3-1 @ 8.02%
1-0 @ 7.74%
4-0 @ 6.52%
4-1 @ 5.46%
5-0 @ 3.55%
3-2 @ 3.36%
5-1 @ 2.97%
4-2 @ 2.29%
6-0 @ 1.61%
6-1 @ 1.35%
5-2 @ 1.25%
Other @ 3.91%
Total : 76.97%
1-1 @ 6.48%
2-2 @ 3.69%
0-0 @ 2.84%
3-3 @ 0.94%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 14.1%
1-2 @ 2.71%
0-1 @ 2.38%
2-3 @ 1.03%
0-2 @ 1%
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 8.93%

How you voted: Ajax vs NEC

Ajax
84.2%
Draw
13.2%
NEC
2.6%
38
rhs 2.0


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