Ajax vs NEC

Eredivisie - Regular Season 14 Aug 2021, 19:00
Ajax
Ajax
5–0
HT 5–0
FULL TIME
NEC
NEC
🏟 Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam) 👤 B. Nijhuis Round 1

Match report

Ajax thrashed NEC 5-0 in the Eredivisie - Regular Season on 14 August 2021.

NEC failed to register a single shot on target, while Ajax dominated possession with 73% of the ball.

Ajax had 25 shots to NEC's 6.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam), with B. Nijhuis in charge.

Half-time 5-0 Possession 73% - 27% Shots 25 - 6 On target 9 - 0 Corners 10 - 0 Fouls 6 - 6
10
Player of the match
Dusan Tadic
Ajax · 2 goals, 1 assist
9 Noussair Mazraoui 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jurriën Timber 106 passes (96% accurate)
8 Daley Blind 124 passes (91% accurate)
8 Edson Álvarez 71 passes (87% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 17–4 8–2
Shots On Goal 8–0 1–0
Ball Possession 75–25 —
Corners 7–0 3–0
Attacks 88–28 87–20
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
175 Attacks 48
106 Dangerous Attacks 14
11 On Target 1
18 Off Target 6
25 Shots Total 6
9 Shots On Goal 0
9 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 2
18 Shots Inside Box 3
7 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 6
10 Corners 0
73% Ball Possession 27%
1 Saves 5
767 Passes Total 288
682 Passes Accurate 209
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ajax · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Stekelenburg
12 N. Mazraoui 2 J. Timber 21 L. Martínez 17 D. Blind
4 E. Álvarez 8 R. Gravenberch
23 S. Berghuis 6 D. Klaassen 10 D. Tadic
22 S. Haller
NEC · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Branderhorst
28 B. Rooij 4 I. Márquez 26 C. Odenthal 16 S. Karouani
20 L. Schöne 71 D. Proper
10 J. Okita 14 M. Duelund 11 M. Mattsson
6 J. Bruijn
Ajax
Coach
E. ten Hag
Substitutes
  • 16 Jay Gorter
  • 32 Remko Pasveer
  • 28 Lisandro Magallán
  • 35 Youri Baas
  • 15 Devyne Rensch
  • 26 Victor Jensen
  • 18 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
  • 19 Zakaria Labyad
  • 42 ArJany Martha
  • 7 David Neres
NEC
Coach
R. Meijer
Substitutes
  • 31 Robin Roefs
  • 27 Danny Vukovic
  • 5 Rodrigo Guth
  • 2 Ilias Bronkhorst
  • 70 Kevin Bukusu
  • 15 Javier Vet
  • 7 Elayis Tavsan
  • 23 Thomas Beekman
  • 8 Édgar Barreto
  • 22 Joep van der Sluijs
  • 9 Ali Akman
  • 17 Ole Romeny
Substitutions
  • 25' ↑ É. Barreto ↓ M. Mattsson NEC
  • 58' ↑ David Neres ↓ D. Tadić Ajax
  • 58' ↑ D. Rensch ↓ L. Martínez Ajax
  • 66' ↑ A. Akman ↓ J. Bruijn NEC
  • 76' ↑ Z. Labyad ↓ D. Klaassen Ajax
  • 76' ↑ V. Jensen ↓ E. Álvarez Ajax
  • 80' ↑ I. Bronkhorst ↓ J. Okita NEC
  • 80' ↑ J. Vet ↓ L. Schöne NEC
Head-to-head
Ajax 4 3 draws 1 NEC
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Recent form
Ajax D D L D W
NEC D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ajax vs NEC?
Ajax won 5-0 against NEC on 14 August 2021.
Who won Ajax vs NEC?
Ajax won the match 5-0.
Where was Ajax vs NEC played?
The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam).
Who had more possession in Ajax vs NEC?
Ajax had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.