Ajax v NEC Nijmegen result

Full-time · Ajax 1–0 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:45 GMT · Johan Cruijff Arena

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

Ajax 1–0 NEC Nijmegen — Ajax won this Eredivisie match.

Next for Ajax: Ajax v Atalanta, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for NEC Nijmegen: Dinamo Zagreb v NEC Nijmegen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Ajax 1–0 NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam
Referee: J. Kamphuis
Head-to-head (last 3): Ajax 2 · draws 1 · NEC Nijmegen 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Ajax 3W 1D 1L · NEC Nijmegen 2W 2D 1L

Ajax 1–0 NEC Nijmegen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 10.33

Corners

against 3.5 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5 / 5.67

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 4.67 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.5 / 1

Cards

against 1.75 / 3 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 March 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 March 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ajax for / against	Line	NEC Nijmegen for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	10.33 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	21 for · 11 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.67 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.5 for · 12.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 16 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5

Ajax

Ajax — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Álvarez n 8	81.3	1.9 7/5	0.8 5/1	—
Kenneth Taylor n 8	75.9	1.9 7/4	0.9 4/1	—
Francisco Conceição n 8	18.9	1.8 3/0	3.6 4/2	—
J. Sanchez n 8	57.5	1.6 4/3	0.2 1/0	—
J. Timber n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.9 5/1	—

Ajax — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Francisco Conceição n 8	18.9	3 5/0	0.6 1/0
L. Lucca n 8	34.6	2.9 7/2	1.6 5/0
M. Kudus n 8	69.6	2.7 7/5	1 5/1
S. Berghuis n 8	82.8	1.9 7/5	0.7 3/2
B. Brobbey n 8	40.6	1.9 4/2	1.4 3/1

Ajax — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Francisco Conceição n 8	18.9	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
M. Kudus n 8	69.6	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
B. Brobbey n 8	40.6	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
S. Berghuis n 8	82.8	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
Dušan Tadić n 8	87.9	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0

Ajax — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Sanchez n 8	57.5	4.3 6/4
D. Rensch n 8	79.6	3.2 8/4
E. Álvarez n 8	81.3	3 8/7
S. Berghuis n 8	82.8	2.2 7/6
C. Bassey n 8	75.6	2.1 7/5

Ajax — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Rulli n 8	90	3.4 7/6

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Tannane n 8	80.6	2.4 7/5	1.7 6/4	—
A. Baldursson n 6	12.3	2.4 2/0	1.2 1/0	—
A. Musaba n 8	28.9	1.9 2/1	0.4 1/0	—
Nany Dimata n 8	75	1.8 7/4	3.9 7/5	—
M. Duelund n 8	47.3	1.4 3/1	1.2 3/1	—

NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Tannane n 8	80.6	3.6 7/7	1.7 6/4
Pedro Marques n 8	31.4	3.2 6/3	2.2 5/1
J. Bruijn n 8	32.8	2.4 5/2	1.4 3/1
A. Musaba n 8	28.9	2.3 4/2	1.2 2/1
E. Tavşan n 8	66.5	2.2 6/4	1.2 4/3

NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pedro Marques n 8	31.4	1.8 4/1	0.4 1/0
M. Duelund n 8	47.3	0.5 2/0	0.5 1/1
J. Kramer n 7	40.3	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
J. Bruijn n 8	32.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
O. Tannane n 8	80.6	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0

NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Mattsson n 8	68.6	2.8 7/7
J. Bruijn n 8	32.8	2.7 3/1
S. El Karouani n 8	84.8	2.4 6/6
D. Proper n 8	76.4	2.4 7/4
B. van Rooij n 8	90	2 7/5

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Cillessen n 8	90	4.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Ajax		NEC Nijmegen
67%	Possession	33%
19	Shots	5
7	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	1
6	Blocked shots	2
14	Shots inside the box	2
10	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
17	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
621	Passes	318
87%	Pass accuracy	73%

Ajax player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Rulli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Rensch	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	7.7
J. Timber	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Bassey	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
O. Wijndal	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
E. Álvarez	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.3
Dušan Tadić	90	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	8.7
D. Klaassen	89	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
M. Kudus	89	1	0	3	1	4	3	Y	7.3
S. Berghuis	67	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
S. Bergwijn	67	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	7.2
Kenneth Taylor sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Brobbey sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
F. Grillitsch sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Francisco Conceição sub	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–

NEC Nijmegen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Cillessen	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
B. van Rooij	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6
Iván Márquez	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
D. Proper	90	0	0	1	5	0	7.6
O. Tannane	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
Nany Dimata	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
P. Sandler	89	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
S. El Karouani	85	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
E. Tavşan	85	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. Mattsson	76	1	1	0	0	0	5.3
L. Schöne	45	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
A. Baldursson sub	45	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
Pedro Marques sub	14	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Musaba sub	11	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
I. Cissoko sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Kramer sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Ajax v NEC Nijmegen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AjaxDWLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

NEC NijmegenLDDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Ajax 2 · 1 draw · NEC Nijmegen 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-01-08 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Ajax
2022-04-23 NEC Nijmegen 0–1 Ajax
2021-08-14 Ajax 5–0 NEC Nijmegen

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Ajax#3 pos69 pts34 pl+48 GD

NEC Nijmegen#12 pos39 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Ajax scored2.53

NEC Nijmegen scored1.24

Ajax conceded1.12

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.32

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Ajax and NEC Nijmegen?: In their last 3 meetings, Ajax won 2, NEC Nijmegen won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ajax and NEC Nijmegen?: Recent form — Ajax 3W 1D 1L; NEC Nijmegen 2W 2D 1L.

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