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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.