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Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

1 – 1 Full time

7′Tolu Arokodare
17′Jorthy Mokio
19′Tjaronn Chery
33′Bryan Linssen
54′Gabriel·Bras
60′Oscar GloukhAbdellah Ouazane
60′Viktor TsygankovSimon Adingra
67′Abdellah Ouazane
72′Perr SchuursAhmetcan Kaplan
73′Bryan LinssenMitchel Bakker
73′Tolu ArokodareMarcos Leonardo Santos Almeida
73′Lucas Oliveira·RosaAaron Bouwman
80′Owen WijndalDavy Klaassen
82′Kevin KersJamiro Monteiro
82′Tjaronn CheryWillum Thor Willumsson

Johan Cruijff Arena, AmsterdamReferee: Serdar Gozubuyuk

Ajax 75%
Draw 15%
NEC Nijmegen 11%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

18 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 2
61 Possession % 39
4 Corners 4
8 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 5
1 Saves 4
406 Accurate passes 216

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityAjaxDrawNEC Nijmegen
Model85.4%9.1%5.5%
Market71.1%16.3%12.5%
Final74.7%14.5%10.8%
Edge+3.6%-1.8%-1.8%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Ajax

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 3.90 vs 1.08.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Ajax below our published probability: +3.6 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Ajax ↓ / NEC Nijmegen → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 2 3 4+ 19% 20% 11%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 99%
2+ goals 96%
3+ goals 87%
No goals 1%

Ajax and NEC Nijmegen expected goals

Ajax 3.90
NEC Nijmegen 1.08

Total expected goals: 4.98

Ajax and NEC Nijmegen attack and defence ratings

Ajax

Attack 1.73 +73%
Defence 0.93 -7%

NEC Nijmegen

Attack 0.78 -22%
Defence 1.26 +26%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen: result vs prediction

Ajax 1 – 1 NEC Nijmegen

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Before and after this match

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Ajax 74.7% 1.34 +3.6% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 87.3% 1.15 — —
Both teams to score Yes 65.1% 1.54 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 89.2% 1.12 — —
Handicap -1 Ajax win 71.7% 1.40 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Ajax74.7%
Draw14.5%
NEC Nijmegen10.8%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.587.3%
Under 2.512.7%
Both teams to scoreYes65.1%
No34.9%
Double chance1X (home or draw)89.2%
12 (either side)85.5%
X2 (draw or away)25.3%
Handicap -1Ajax win71.7%
Push (exactly one goal)13.8%
Loss14.6%
Correct score (top 3)3-17.4%
4-17.2%
3-06.8%

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen stats

Ajax and NEC Nijmegen recent form

newest first
Ajax DWWLWW
NEC Nijmegen DLLDLW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Ajax and NEC Nijmegen going into this match

league record before kick-off

Ajax record

  • They have won 4 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 3.0 goals per match.
  • They average 3.7 goals per game on the road against 2.5 at home.
  • 43% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.7 goals per match.
  • They average 2.3 goals per game on the road against 1.2 at home.

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

5Ajax wins 4Draws 1NEC Nijmegen wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-02-21AjaxNEC NijmegenEredivisie1-1
2025-12-20NEC NijmegenAjaxEredivisie2-2
2025-05-11AjaxNEC NijmegenEredivisie0-3
2024-12-01NEC NijmegenAjaxEredivisie1-2
2024-02-18AjaxNEC NijmegenEredivisie2-2
2023-12-03NEC NijmegenAjaxEredivisie1-2
2023-03-05AjaxNEC NijmegenEredivisie1-0
2023-01-08NEC NijmegenAjaxEredivisie1-1
2022-04-23NEC NijmegenAjaxEredivisie0-1
2021-08-14AjaxNEC NijmegenEredivisie5-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 71.1%, draw 16.3%, away 12.5%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.34 5.90 7.90
Bet365 1.33 5.50 7.50
BetVictor 1.30 6.00 7.50
Betano 1.36 6.10 8.00
Betfair 1.30 5.50 7.50
Dafabet 1.35 6.20 7.40
Marathonbet 1.31 5.60 7.50
Pinnacle 1.34 6.26 7.31
SBO 1.31 5.51 6.28
William Hill 1.30 5.50 7.00

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.32 ▼ -0.16
X 5.75 ▲ +1.25
2 7.50 ▲ +1.92

46 snapshots recorded, from .