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Ajax
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Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
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Willem II
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
Today's games header
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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