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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
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NEC
PEC Zwolle
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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
Draw
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
1Ajax30234362263673
2PSV EindhovenPSV29204586335364
3Feyenoord29178464323259
4FC UtrechtUtrecht30178557421559
5FC Twente29139755411448
6AZ AlkmaarAZ29137947331446
7Go Ahead Eagles2913795246646
8Heerenveen30107133853-1537
9Groningen3098133245-1335
10Heracles30811113752-1535
11Sparta RotterdamSparta29810113336-334
12NECNijmegen2996144243-133
13Fortuna SittardSittard2996143349-1633
14PEC Zwolle29710123544-931
15NAC BredaNAC Breda2987143149-1831
16Willem II2966173049-1924
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2947183558-2319
18Almere CityAlmere City3047192159-3819


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