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NEC Nijmegen v Ajax : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 1st Dec, 15:45 BST, McDos Goffertstadion,

Ajax, led by manager Francesco Farioli, visit Rogier Meijer and his NEC Nijmegen side at the McDos Goffertstadion on Sunday afternoon in the Eredivisie. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Eredivisie clash.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here is a pair of impressive, attacking teams going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective bosses Rogier Meijer or Francesco Farioli find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Latest form stats and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookies, suggest that's unlikely.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Ajax coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
37%
10/3
13%
-
Draw
24%
16/5
3%
-
Ajax
39%
7/10
5%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1-
Ajax 2-1
8%
15/2-
NEC 2-1
8%
14/1-
Ajax 1-0
7%
17/2
6%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
12/1
13%
-
NEC 1-0
7%
14/1
12%
-
Ajax 2-0
5%
17/2
6%
-
NEC 2-0
5%
22/1
21%
-
Ajax 3-1
5%
11/1-
NEC 3-1
4%
33/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
13%
-
Ajax 3-2
4%
20/1-
NEC 3-2
3%
33/1-
Ajax 3-0
3%
14/1
15%
-
NEC 3-0
3%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
3/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
13/10-
Home 1st Goal
48%
7/4
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
4/9
3%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
63%
8/13
3%
-
BTTS - No
37%
6/5
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
6/1
13%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
21/10
3%
-
Home/draw
61%
11/10
7%
-
Away/draw
63%
1/5
3%
-
Home/away
76%
2/9
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
2/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
7/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
6/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
1/2-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/14-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1
13%
-
Home DNB
54%
12/5
9%
-
Away DNB
56%
3/10
4%
-
NEC win to nil
16%
8/1
10%
-
Ajax win to nil
17%
12/5
13%
-
NEC / NEC
11%
13/2
6%
-
NEC / Ajax
4%
18/1-
NEC / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / NEC
9%
17/2
14%
-
Draw / Ajax
17%
15/4
6%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Ajax / NEC
3%
28/1
15%
-
Ajax / Ajax
31%
13/8
5%
-
Ajax / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

NEC have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 1. NEC have conceded 6 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

NEC have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Ajax lay in 3rd place on 26 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 11 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 22 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ajax have conceded 9 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Ajax have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
NEC
Ajax
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1211013133 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2A
Mar 30
2
Utrecht11911928 
Nov 24
Mar 16
Dec 4
May 4
3
Ajax 118211426 
Dec 1
May 11
-
-
4
Feyenoord127411525 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 2
Feb 2
w
 
0-2F
5
Twente126421322 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 26
May 18
d
 
2-2A
6
AZ Alkmaar12525917 
Mar 30
l
 
1-0A
Mar 16
Dec 8
7
Fortuna12525-317 
Jan 19
w
 
0-3F
w
 
5-0F
Feb 9
8
NEC 12516916 
-
-
May 11
Dec 1
9
Willem II12435115 
May 4
Dec 22
w
 
1-0F
Apr 13
10
GA Eagles12435-515 
Mar 9
Dec 7
Jan 26
d
 
1-1A
11
NAC12507-915 
May 14
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
12
Heerenveen12426-1014 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 27
w
 
1-0F
Jan 19
13
Groningen12336-712 
w
 
6-0F
Feb 9
w
 
3-1F
May 14
14
PEC Zwolle12336-812 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 11
Nov 24
Mar 9
15
Heracles12336-1112 
l
 
1-2A
May 18
Feb 16
w
 
3-4A
16
S.Rotterdam12255-611 
Dec 15
Apr 6
Apr 27
Dec 22
17
Almere City12138-216 
Feb 16
l
 
1-0A
Dec 15
Mar 2
18
Waalwijk121110-214 
Apr 13
w
 
0-3F
Jan 11
w
 
0-2F
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Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Ajax have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
NEC 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Ajax 3RD
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
bet365
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Ajax have not lost to NEC in 10 consecutive league meetings
League games at NEC since 2015
NEC
Ajax
Goals: Scored
3
11
Games: Scored
3 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
2 / 5
D
1
AJA
4
League games at Ajax since 2016
Ajax
NEC
Goals: Scored
15
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
D
2
AJA
3
Goal Statistics

Ajax have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 16 consecutive Eredivisie matches. Their PG of 1.6 against NEC Nijmegen on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

NEC 8th Ajax 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that NEC will score 1 or more goals
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Ajax will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
NEC have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+15
Ajax have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
2.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Ajax
1.6
1.6
Attack rating
NEC
AJA
29%
better
view stats
Games scored8
11
Failed to score4
0
Scored first6
6
Goals scored19
25
Avg. goals scored1.6
2.3
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
20
Avg. XG for1.3
2.1
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
4%
better
NEC
AJA
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded10
11
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded12
7
Conversion rate against9%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+4%

NEC v Ajax Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11522
I MárquezK OgawaR GonzálezI Márquez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Márquez DEF121
2
-
C Verdonk DEF12
2
-
M Hoedemakers MID121
1
-
R González FWD1222
-
S Hansen FWD1221
-
B. Onal FWD121
1
-
B Pereira DEF112
2
-
B Nuytinck DEF111
1
-
S. Ouaissa MID113
-
K Ogawa FWD1151
-
R Roefs GLK10
-
T Ouwejan DEF1012
-
K Sano FWD101
1
L Schöne MID8
-
D Proper MID7
2
-
K. Shiogai FWD6
-
P Sandler DEF3
-
A. Darelas MID3
-
S Gassel GLK2
-
Ajax Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10444
J SutaloB TraoréJ HatoB Brobbey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sutalo DEF11
2
-
K Taylor MID1122
-
B Traoré FWD1142
-
M Godts FWD1121
1
-
R Pasveer GLK101
-
J Hato DEF1024
2
-
J Henderson MID101
1
-
B Brobbey FWD101
4
-
Y Baas  DEF91
2
-
D Rensch DEF81
-
K Fitz-Jim MID81
-
C Akpom FWD821
-
A Gaaei DEF71
2
-
B Boomen MID7
-
W Weghorst FWD731
-
C Rasmussen  FWD5
1
-
D Rugani DEF4
-
S Berghuis  FWD41
1
-
D. Janse DEF2
-
O Wijndal DEF2
-
A Kaplan DEF2
-
K Hlynsson MID21
-
S Mannsverk MID2
1
-
D Ramaj GLK1
-
B Tahirovic MID1
-
S Bergwijn  FWD1
-