Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 26 Oct 2025, 11:15 UTCFull timeDe Grolsch VesteFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricFC TwenteAFC Ajax
Shots21 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals2.75 xG/match0.99 xG/match
Possession62%38%
Corners6 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Mats Rots · FC Twente · 29′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSondre Ørjasæter · FC Twente · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMats Rots · FC Twente · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRamiz Zerrouki · FC Twente · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKenneth Taylor · AFC Ajax · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKenneth Taylor · AFC Ajax · 32′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKo Itakura · AFC Ajax · 42′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarko Pjaca · FC Twente · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetYouri Regeer · AFC Ajax · 68′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKristian Hlynsson · FC Twente · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSondre Ørjasæter · FC Twente · 51′ · 0.04 xG · on targetThomas Van den Belt · FC Twente · 68′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRuud Nijstad · FC Twente · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThomas Van den Belt · FC Twente · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThomas Van den Belt · FC Twente · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRicky van Wolfswinkel · FC Twente · 60′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 51′ · 0.06 xG · goalWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 18′ · 0.07 xG · on targetThomas Van den Belt · FC Twente · 19′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRamiz Zerrouki · FC Twente · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSondre Ørjasæter · FC Twente · 39′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKristian Hlynsson · FC Twente · 8′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 46′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRicky van Wolfswinkel · FC Twente · 13′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 49′ · 0.16 xG · goalThomas Van den Belt · FC Twente · 22′ · 0.21 xG · on targetMats Rots · FC Twente · 29′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 56′ · 0.29 xG · goalKristian Hlynsson · FC Twente · 4′ · 0.62 xG · goalRicky van Wolfswinkel · FC Twente · 64′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

FC Twente: 21 shots, 5 on target, 2.79 xG. AFC Ajax: 9 shots, 6 on target, 0.82 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Kristian Hlynsson · FC Twente · 4′Ricky van Wolfswinkel · FC Twente · 64′Wout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 49′Oscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 51′Mika Godts · AFC Ajax · 56′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: FC Twente 2.79 xG · AFC Ajax 0.82 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: FC Twente's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

FC Twente's recent record differs from the season

moderate

FC Twente's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.9 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for3 goals/match1.9 goals/match1.63 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

FC Twente favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · AFC Ajax in 5 · 3 too close

1.9 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 10/102 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 10/101.4 goals/match
1.95 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 10/101.76 xG/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 10/101.5 xG/match
17.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 10/1015.9 shots/match
10 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 10/1013 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 9/106.8 shots/match
3.78 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 9/104.4 shots/match
55.5%Possessionseason · 10/1056.3%
4.7 corners/matchCornersseason · 10/105.8 corners/match
3.2 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 10/105.2 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
12.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/1012.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 10/1020%
70%Scoring frequencyseason · 10/1090%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

FC Twente80.6
AFC Ajax86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

FC Twente74.1
AFC Ajax77.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

FC Twente76.9
AFC Ajax70.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

FC Twente86.1
AFC Ajax52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

FC Twente86.1
AFC Ajax63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 40%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

FC Twente41.7
AFC Ajax63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

FC Twente71.5
AFC Ajax72.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
3 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
2.21 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.59 xG/match
18.4 shots/matchShots5/513.8 shots/match
6.75 shots/matchShots on target4/55.8 shots/match
54.2%Possession5/551.2%
4.6 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls3/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/102 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.95 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.76 xG/match
17.8 shots/matchShots10/1015.9 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target9/106.8 shots/match
55.5%Possession10/1056.3%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/105.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.9 fouls/matchFouls8/1012.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

10 / 10 matches
1.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/102 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.95 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.76 xG/match
17.8 shots/matchShots10/1015.9 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target9/106.8 shots/match
55.5%Possession10/1056.3%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/105.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.9 fouls/matchFouls8/1012.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.2 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
1.95 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.52 xG/match
18.8 shots/matchShots5/515.2 shots/match
6.8 shots/matchShots on target5/56.2 shots/match
57.6%Possession5/552.8%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.86 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.68 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples10 / 10home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Oct 2025, 15:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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