Eredivisie · Matchweek 4
Telstar
TEL
0–4Full time
Ajax
AJA
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
47%Possession52%
45%Territory39%
34%From set plays29%
0.10Chance quality0.13
7.4%Directness4.7%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Telstar, 3 for Ajax. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 26 of 99 matches, not the full season.