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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

Ajax

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Stuttgart 2-2 Ajax
Sunday, January 5 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

RKC Waalwijk

All competitions
Eredivisie
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%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV19151362184446
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1912433629740
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ19104533191434
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard197482632-625
9NAC BredaNAC Breda1981102332-925
10Heerenveen197392135-1424
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II196582426-223
13PEC Zwolle195591928-920
14Heracles184682134-1318
15Groningen184591528-1317
16Sparta RotterdamSparta192891628-1214
17Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1915132044-248
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