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Ajax
Eredivisie · 5th
Play style · last 5
Leaning
Patient Control
possession-based control without high pressing. Measured against Eredivisie; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
5th
14 points from 7
On Paper
3rd
Chances made and conceded
2 places of disagreementthe model rates them higher than the table does
This season
7
Pld
4
W
2
D
1
L
21
GF
9
GA
14
Pts
W
W
L
W
W
D
last 6
Drew 2–2 at home to Excelsior · Sep 19
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Ajax finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Nobody in the division has shot more
170 attempts, more than any other side. Whether they are the right attempts is a separate question.
170
shots
Attack
They run at people
4th in the division for completed dribbles. A side that goes past defenders rather than around them.
62
dribbles
Overall
Giving the ball away
Dispossessed 64 times, more than all but a handful in the division. Territory earned and handed straight back.
64
dispossessed
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 18 clubs.
Big chances created
2nd of 18
24
More than 3 of the 4 sides above them in the table.
Shots
1st of 18
170
About 24.3 a match.
Key passes
1st of 18
137
Chance creation is not the problem.
Goals
3rd of 18
20
Duels won
16th of 18
297
Tackles
14th of 18
95
They commit to the tackle less than most.
Clearances
17th of 18
91
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Oscar Gloukh
Midfielder · Israel
7.73
Most goals
Julian Brandt
Midfielder · Germany
4
Most assists
Oscar Gloukh
Midfielder · Israel
4
Big chances created
Oscar Gloukh
Midfielder · Israel
6
Duels won
Oscar Gloukh
Midfielder · Israel
33
Big chances missed
Steven Berghuis
Attacker · Netherlands
3
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