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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
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PEC Zwolle
PSV
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Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 19, 2023 at 3.30pm UK
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Ajax

Excelsior
2 - 2
Ajax

Horemans (45+1'), Agrafiotis (48')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Brobbey (25'), Klaassen (72')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nijmegen 3-4 Excelsior
Sunday, August 13 at 11.15am in Eredivisie
Last Game: Ajax 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Monday, August 14 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: SBV Excelsior 0-2 Ajax

Excelsior will enter Saturday's clash in buoyant mood after their dramatic win last weekend, but Ajax's record in this fixture in recent years is difficult to ignore. Despite the departure of a few key players from last season, we believe that Steijn's side still have enough quality to claim maximum points. Read more.

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 58.82%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 20.95% and a draw had a probability of 20.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.8%) and 0-1 (7.16%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 (5.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawAjax
20.95% (0.061 0.06) 20.22% (0.083000000000002 0.08) 58.82% (-0.143 -0.14)
Both teams to score 62.94% (-0.232 -0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.33% (-0.339 -0.34)33.67% (0.34 0.34)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.51% (-0.389 -0.39)55.49% (0.389 0.39)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.96% (-0.14700000000001 -0.15)29.03% (0.148 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.06% (-0.181 -0.18)64.94% (0.182 0.18)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.68% (-0.143 -0.14)11.31% (0.143 0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.03% (-0.31399999999999 -0.31)35.97% (0.315 0.32)
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 20.95%
    Ajax 58.82%
    Draw 20.22%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawAjax
2-1 @ 5.47% (0.021 0.02)
1-0 @ 4.06% (0.055000000000001 0.06)
2-0 @ 2.51% (0.024 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.46% (-0.015 -0.02)
3-1 @ 2.26%
3-0 @ 1.04% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 20.95%
1-1 @ 8.85% (0.069000000000001 0.07)
2-2 @ 5.96% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.29% (0.058 0.06)
3-3 @ 1.79% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 20.22%
1-2 @ 9.65% (0.02 0.02)
0-2 @ 7.8% (0.048 0.05)
0-1 @ 7.16% (0.086 0.09)
1-3 @ 7.01% (-0.027 -0.03)
0-3 @ 5.67% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 4.33% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-4 @ 3.82% (-0.037 -0.04)
0-4 @ 3.09% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-4 @ 2.36% (-0.033 -0.03)
1-5 @ 1.66% (-0.025 -0.03)
0-5 @ 1.35% (-0.015 -0.02)
2-5 @ 1.03% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-4 @ 0.97% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 2.95%
Total : 58.82%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Ajax

SBV Excelsior
6.7%
Draw
13.3%
Ajax
80.0%
30
Head to Head
Jan 29, 2023 1.30pm
Gameweek 19
Excelsior
1-4
Ajax
Tadic (15' pen.), Klaassen (45'), Kudus (61'), Rensch (83')
Oct 16, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 10
Ajax
7-1
Excelsior
Sanchez (15'), Berghuis (26'), Brobbey (44', 59'), Tadic (65'), Bergwijn (75'), Kudus (81')
Apr 13, 2019 5.30pm
Gameweek 30
Ajax
6-2
Excelsior
Huntelaar (10', 40', 65'), Tadic (37', 60' pen.), Dolberg (75')
Mazraoui (4'), Ekkelenkamp (84')
El Hamdaoui (42'), Fortes (89')
Fortes (32'), Koolwijk (43'), El Hamdaoui (49')
Nov 11, 2018 1.30pm
Gameweek 12
Excelsior
1-7
Ajax
Messaoud (52')
Fortes (25'), Haspolat (25'), Matthys (43')
Van de Beek (31', 48'), Schone (44'), Dolberg (58'), Schouten (71' og.), Ziyech (79'), Neres (87')
May 6, 2018 1.30pm
Excelsior
1-2
Ajax
De Ligt (20' og.)
Kluivert (48'), Dolberg (53' pen.)
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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