NEC vs Ajax

Eredivisie - Regular Season 23 Apr 2022, 14:30
NEC
NEC
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Ajax
Ajax
🏟 Goffertstadion (Nijmegen) 👤 J. Manschot Round 30

Match report

Ajax edged past NEC 1-0 in the Eredivisie - Regular Season on 23 April 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Ajax dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 16 shots to NEC's 8.

The match was played at Goffertstadion (Nijmegen), with J. Manschot in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 8 - 16 On target 2 - 6 Corners 4 - 8 Fouls 14 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Mattijs Branderhorst
NEC · 4 saves
8 Jurriën Timber captained the side
8 Davy Klaassen captained the side
7 Brian Brobbey 1 goal
7 Bart van Rooij captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 4–9
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–4
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 2–3 2–5
Attacks 41–68 37–54
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 4
78 Attacks 122
31 Dangerous Attacks 70
3 On Target 4
7 Off Target 15
8 Shots Total 16
2 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 13
0 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 9
4 Corners 8
1 Offsides 0
33% Ball Possession 67%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
266 Passes Total 532
162 Passes Accurate 425
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
NEC · 5-3-2
1 M. Branderhorst
28 B. Rooij 4 I. Márquez 5 R. Guth 24 C. Verdonk 16 S. Karouani
6 J. Bruijn 11 M. Mattsson 20 L. Schøne
7 E. Tavsan 10 J. Okita
Ajax · 4-3-3
1 M. Stekelenburg
2 J. Timber 3 P. Schuurs 17 D. Blind 31 N. Tagliafico
8 R. Gravenberch 6 D. Klaassen 25 K. Taylor
23 S. Berghuis 22 S. Haller 10 D. Tadic
NEC
Coach
R. Meijer
Substitutes
  • 31 Robin Roefs
  • 27 Danny Vukovic
  • 2 Ilias Bronkhorst
  • 3 Rens Van Eijden
  • 18 Mathias de Wolf
  • 14 Mikkel Duelund
  • 71 Dirk Proper
  • 15 Javier Vet
Ajax
Coach
E. ten Hag
Substitutes
  • 16 Jay Gorter
  • 33 Przemyslaw Tyton
  • 53 Liam Van Gelderen
  • 41 Enric Llansana
  • 46 Anass Salah-Eddine
  • 4 Edson Álvarez
  • 30 Mohammed Daramy
  • 27 Mohammed Ihattaren
  • 20 Mohammed Kudus
  • 44 Youri Regeer
  • 18 Brian Brobbey
  • 9 Danilo
Substitutions
  • 45+3' ↑ L. van Gelderen ↓ P. Schuurs Ajax
  • 46' ↑ B. Brobbey ↓ S. Berghuis Ajax
  • 51' ↑ M. Duelund ↓ M. Mattsson NEC
  • 71' ↑ R. van Eijden ↓ C. Verdonk NEC
  • 85' ↑ M. Kudus ↓ K. Taylor Ajax
  • 86' ↑ J. Vet ↓ J. Okita NEC
  • 90+3' ↑ E. Álvarez ↓ R. Gravenberch Ajax
Cards
  • 53' D. Blind Ajax
  • 55' L. Schone NEC
  • 59' R. Guth NEC
Head-to-head
NEC 1 3 draws 4 Ajax
2026-02-21 Ajax vs Nijmegen 1 - 1
2025-12-20 Nijmegen vs Ajax 2 - 2
2025-05-11 Ajax vs NEC 0 - 3
2024-12-01 NEC vs Ajax 1 - 2
2024-02-18 Ajax vs NEC 2 - 2
2023-12-03 NEC vs Ajax 1 - 2
Recent form
NEC D D D D D
Ajax D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in NEC vs Ajax?
NEC lost 0-1 against Ajax on 23 April 2022.
Who won NEC vs Ajax?
Ajax won the match 1-0.
Where was NEC vs Ajax played?
The match was played at Goffertstadion (Nijmegen).
Who had more possession in NEC vs Ajax?
Ajax had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.