NEC 1-1 Ajax: Draw on Sunday

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NIJMEGEN. Ajax and NEC draw 1-1. D. Klaassen scored the first goal (39') for Ajax. L. Dimata settled the score 1-1 (52').

NIJMEGEN. Ajax and NEC draw 1-1. D. Klaassen scored the first goal (39′) for Ajax. L. Dimata settled the score 1-1 (52′). Ajax was far superior when it came to possession ball (69%)​

The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel who was helped by Mario Diks and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.​

Match Statistics

Ajax was in firm control of the ball 69% while NEC was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Ajax was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Ajax to win the contest​.

NEC shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

NEC received 1 yellow card (Iván Márquez). On the other side, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (Jorge Sánchez, Devyne Rensch and Francisco Conceição).

After playing this match, NEC will have 17 points to stay in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Ajax will have 30 points like FC Twente and AZ to stay in the 3rd place.

Match Events

  • 39'
    39'

    Davy Klaassen

  • 50'
    50'

    Jorge Sánchez

  • 52'
    52'

    Landry Dimata

  • 58'
    58'

    Devyne Rensch

  • 69'
    69'

    Francisco Conceição

  • 72'
    72'

    Lorenzo Lucca

    Brian Brobbey

  • 79'
    79'

    Kian Fitz-Jim

    Kenneth Taylor

  • 84'
    84'

    Ibrahim Cissoko

    Magnus Mattsson

  • 87'
    87'

    Anthony Musaba

    E. Tavşan

  • 87'
    87'

    Pedro Marques

    Landry Dimata

  • 89'
    89'

    Iván Márquez

  • 90'
    90'

    Mikkel Duelund

    Oussama Tannane

  • 90'
    90'

    Christian Kjelder Rasmussen

    Francisco Conceição

Next match

In the upcoming Eredivisie match, NEC will play away with Vitesse on the 15th of January with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (8 draws).

Ajax will host FC Twente on the 14th of January with a 18-5 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (10 draws).

NEC: Formation and Lineups

NEC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rogier Meijer chose to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen (7.5), Bart van Rooij (7.2), Iván Márquez (6.4), Philippe Sandler (7.0), Souffian El Karouani (6.2), Lasse Schøne (6.8), Oussama Tannane (7.0), Dirk Proper (7.1), Elayis Tavsan (6.8), Landry Dimata (7.4) and Magnus Mattsson (6.4).

NEC could not rely on the presence of Mikkel Duelund (injured).

Substitutes

NEC made 4 changes: Magnus Mattsson for Ibrahim Cissoko (84′), Landry Dimata for Pedro Marques (87′), Elayis Tavsan for Anthony Musaba (87′) and Oussama Tannane for Mikkel Duelund (90′).

Best player: Jasper Cillessen

The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was the goalkeeper: Jasper Cillessen. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.

Ajax: Formation and Lineups

Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer (6.3), Jorge Sánchez (7.2), Jurriën Timber (6.8), Devyne Rensch (6.9), Calvin Bassey (6.7), Davy Klaassen (7.1), Edson Álvarez (7.3), Kenneth Taylor (6.5), Francisco Conceição (7.6), Brian Brobbey (6.5) and Dušan Tadić (8.6).

Substitutes

Ajax made 3 changes: Brian Brobbey for Lorenzo Lucca (72′), Kenneth Taylor for Kian Fitz-Jim (79′) and Francisco Conceição for Christian Kjelder Rasmussen (90′).

Top player: Dušan Tadić

Probably the most impressive player in Ajax was Dušan Tadić.

His rating is (8.6) with 49 passes (79% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 15 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jordan Ranan

In August of 2022, I joined LOOTRS. An editor and feature writer who focuses on London clubs in particular. Sixth largest fan in Gosport Borough.