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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
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NEC
PEC Zwolle
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Willem II
Ajax
Eredivisie | Gameweek 14
Dec 2, 2021 at 8pm UK
Amsterdam Arena
Willem II

Ajax
5 - 0
Willem II

Antony (15', 23'), Martinez (18'), Klaassen (71'), Danilo (76')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Saddiki (56'), Yeboah (89'), Kohn (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between Ajax and Willem II, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Ajax 3-0 Willem II

Regardless of how the visitors impressed earlier in the season, this should be a routine 90 minutes for Ajax. Clean sheets have been their bread and butter, and we expect another shutout with several goals to boot. 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 88.46%. A draw had a probability of 7.8% and a win for Willem II had a probability of 3.74%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 3-0 with a probability of 10.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (9.51%) and 2-0 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.5%), while for a Willem II win it was 1-2 (1.22%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
AjaxDrawWillem II
88.46%7.8%3.74%
Both teams to score 48.87%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
79.8%20.19%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
61.59%38.4%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
97.17%2.82%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
87.09%12.91%
Willem II Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.29%49.71%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.54%84.45%
Score Analysis
    Ajax 88.45%
    Willem II 3.74%
    Draw 7.8%
AjaxDrawWillem II
3-0 @ 10.65%
4-0 @ 9.51%
2-0 @ 8.95%
3-1 @ 7.45%
5-0 @ 6.79%
4-1 @ 6.65%
2-1 @ 6.26%
1-0 @ 5.01%
5-1 @ 4.75%
6-0 @ 4.04%
6-1 @ 2.83%
3-2 @ 2.6%
4-2 @ 2.32%
7-0 @ 2.06%
5-2 @ 1.66%
7-1 @ 1.44%
6-2 @ 0.99%
8-0 @ 0.92%
Other @ 3.58%
Total : 88.45%
1-1 @ 3.5%
2-2 @ 2.19%
0-0 @ 1.4%
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 7.8%
1-2 @ 1.22%
0-1 @ 0.98%
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 3.74%

How you voted: Ajax vs Willem II

Ajax
89.9%
Draw
7.2%
Willem II
2.9%
69
Head to Head
Jan 28, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 19
Ajax
3-1
Willem II
Klaassen (51'), Brobbey (83'), Tadic (87')
Schuurs (89'), Blind (90+1')
Pavlidis (62')
Dec 23, 2020 5.45pm
Gameweek 14
Willem II
1-1
Ajax
Antony (4')
Antony (66')
Apr 26, 2020 1.30pm
Dec 6, 2019 7.15pm
Gameweek 16
Ajax
0-2
Willem II

Dest (40')
Tresor Ndayishimiye (42' pen.), Dankerlui (78')
Llonch (3')
May 5, 2019 5pm
Final
Willem II
0-4
Ajax

Llonch (78')
Blind (38'), Huntelaar (39', 67'), Kristensen (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237


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