Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

11 May 2025 · Eredivisie · 2024/25

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sontje Hansen 59’
  • Brayann Pereira 67’
  • Sami Ouaissa 82’

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen won comfortably, 3-0 away at Ajax. It was goalless at half-time.

Sontje Hansen put NEC Nijmegen ahead in the 59th minute, Brayann Pereira made it 0-2 in the 67th minute, and Sami Ouaissa made it 0-3 in the 82nd minute.

Ajax can feel hard done by, creating 2.62 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to NEC Nijmegen's 0.86 from 9.

Match stats

Ajax NEC Nijmegen
22 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.62 xG 0.79
2.62 Non-penalty xG 0.79

Key events

Ajax NEC Nijmegen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
59’
Sontje Hansen0-1 (NEC Nijmegen)
67’
Brayann Pereira0-2 (NEC Nijmegen)
82’
Sami Ouaissa0-3 (NEC Nijmegen)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Ajax
  • Anton Gaaei
  • Steven Berghuis
  • Kian Fitz-Jim
NEC Nijmegen
  • Brayann Pereira
  • Iván Márquez
  • Calvin Verdonk
  • Vito van Crooij

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.62 0.86 59’ Sontje Hansen (NEC Nijmegen), 0-1 59’ 67’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), 0-2 67’ 82’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), 0-3 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.62 0.86 59’ Sontje Hansen (NEC Nijmegen), 0-1 Hansen 59’ 67’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), 0-2 Pereira 67’ 82’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), 0-3 Ouaissa 82’
Ajax 2.62 xGNEC Nijmegen 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 NEC Nijmegen attacking Ajax attacking 
34’ Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 67’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 61’ Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 53’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 25’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 53’ Wout Weghorst (Ajax), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 16’ Wout Weghorst (Ajax), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 67’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 25’ Daniele Rugani (Ajax), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 36’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 86’ Wout Weghorst (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Jordan Henderson (Ajax), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Steven Berghuis (Ajax), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Daniele Rugani (Ajax), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Mika Godts (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Sontje Hansen (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Owen Wijndal (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Sontje Hansen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 67’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 61’ Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 53’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 25’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 53’ Wout Weghorst (Ajax), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 16’ Wout Weghorst (Ajax), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 67’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 25’ Daniele Rugani (Ajax), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 36’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 86’ Wout Weghorst (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Jordan Henderson (Ajax), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Steven Berghuis (Ajax), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 36’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Daniele Rugani (Ajax), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Mika Godts (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Sontje Hansen (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Owen Wijndal (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Sontje Hansen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Josip Šutalo Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Daniele Rugani Taken off
59′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
Jorrel Hato Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Kenneth Taylor Taken off
73′ – – 3 0.86 – – –
Bertrand Traoré Taken off
59′ – – 7 0.81 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.41 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Dies Janse Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Kian Fitz-Jim Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 0.09 – –
Mika Godts Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Owen Wijndal Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jorthy Mokio Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Ajax win 78% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.74
NEC Nijmegen win 8% Avg odds 12.23

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.