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Eredivisie | Gameweek 18
Jan 11, 2025 at 5.45pm UK
Johan Cruijff Arena
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Ajax
2 - 1
RKC Waalwijk

Berghuis (4' pen.), Taylor (41')
Wijndal (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Ihattaren (86')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stuttgart 2-2 Ajax
Sunday, January 5 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 1-1 PEC Zwolle
Friday, December 20 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: Ajax 3-1 RKC Waalwijk

Despite dropping points during the run-in to the end of 2024, Ajax were excellent at home across the entire first half of the season. The hosts have dominated this fixture, winning each of the last 12 top-flight matches against RKC, and we feel they will secure another fairly comfortable victory this weekend. 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 86.38%. A draw had a probability of 9.4% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 4.21%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.52%) and 4-0 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.45%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 0-1 (1.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
AjaxDrawRKC Waalwijk
86.38% (0.733 0.73) 9.41% (-0.4551 -0.46) 4.21% (-0.28 -0.28)
Both teams to score 43.67% (-0.185 -0.18)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
72.58% (0.983 0.98)27.42% (-0.985 -0.98)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
51.98% (1.226 1.23)48.02% (-1.227 -1.23)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
95.75% (0.285 0.28)4.25% (-0.287 -0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
82.33% (0.895 0.89)17.67% (-0.897 -0.9)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
45.61% (-0.332 -0.33)54.39% (0.331 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
12.49% (-0.204 -0.2)87.51% (0.202 0.2)
Score Analysis
    Ajax 86.36%
    RKC Waalwijk 4.21%
    Draw 9.41%
AjaxDrawRKC Waalwijk
3-0 @ 12.13% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
2-0 @ 11.52% (-0.21 -0.21)
4-0 @ 9.58% (0.23 0.23)
3-1 @ 7.39% (-0.048 -0.05)
1-0 @ 7.3% (-0.285 -0.28)
2-1 @ 7.02% (-0.195 -0.2)
5-0 @ 6.05% (0.268 0.27)
4-1 @ 5.84% (0.083 0.08)
5-1 @ 3.69% (0.128 0.13)
6-0 @ 3.19% (0.204 0.2)
3-2 @ 2.25% (-0.038 -0.04)
6-1 @ 1.94% (0.106 0.11)
4-2 @ 1.78% (0.008 0.01)
7-0 @ 1.44% (0.12 0.12)
5-2 @ 1.12% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 4.13%
Total : 86.36%
1-1 @ 4.45% (-0.22 -0.22)
0-0 @ 2.31% (-0.141 -0.14)
2-2 @ 2.14% (-0.081 -0.08)
Other @ 0.52%
Total : 9.41%
0-1 @ 1.41% (-0.101 -0.1)
1-2 @ 1.35% (-0.082 -0.08)
Other @ 1.45%
Total : 4.21%

How you voted: Ajax vs RKC Waalwijk

Ajax
95.2%
Draw
4.8%
RKC Waalwijk
0.0%
21
Head to Head
Sep 29, 2024 3.45pm
Gameweek 7
RKC Waalwijk
0-2
Ajax

van Gelderen (20'), Meijers (57')
Traore (76'), Godts (90+4')
Brobbey (36')
Jan 21, 2024 3.45pm
Gameweek 18
Ajax
4-1
RKC Waalwijk
Brobbey (9', 35'), Hlynsson (64'), Berghuis (87')
Tahirovic (38')
Kramer (15')
Dec 6, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 7
RKC Waalwijk
2-3
Ajax
Kramer (37'), Oukili (51')
Meijers (42'), Oukili (87')
Brobbey (30'), Bergwijn (43' pen.), Berghuis (57')
Feb 12, 2023 3.45pm
Gameweek 21
Ajax
3-1
RKC Waalwijk
Brobbey (50'), Maduro (78'), Kudus (81')
Seuntjens (17')
Oct 22, 2022 5.45pm
Gameweek 11
RKC Waalwijk
1-4
Ajax
Clement (40')
Berghuis (22', 53'), Brobbey (62', 81')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV21162368234550
2Ajax20153243182548
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2112634033742
4AZ AlkmaarAZ21114636211537
5Feyenoord20106443261736
6FC Twente20105541271435
7Go Ahead Eagles209563730732
8Fortuna SittardSittard217592938-926
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2182112636-1026
10Heerenveen2174102338-1525
11NECNijmegen2073103128324
12PEC Zwolle216692632-624
13Willem II2165102430-623
14Heracles214982437-1321
15Groningen2156101730-1321
16Sparta RotterdamSparta214891929-1020
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2135132645-1914
18Almere CityAlmere City2024141143-3210


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