Ajax
Eredivisie, Netherlands
Ajax's playing style
*Stat perecentiles compared with top 8 European Leagues, 2023-24
Legend
Chance Creation: The team’s ability to create scoring opportunities.
Shot Quality: The expected goal value of shots taken, indicating better scoring chances.
Patient Attack: Measures the team’s ability to hold possession and wait for optimal scoring opportunities.
Chance Prevention: The team’s effectiveness at preventing opponents from creating scoring opportunities.
Pressing: The intensity and effectiveness of the team’s pressing to regain possession.
High Line: The team’s tendency to play with a high defensive line, closer to the midfield or opposition half.
Deep Build-up: The team’s ability to start attacks from deep positions, often beginning with the goalkeeper or defenders.
Press Resistance: The team’s ability to maintain possession and progress the ball under pressure from opponents.
Possession: The percentage of time a team controls the ball during a match.
Field Tilt: The balance of play, indicating which team spends more time in the opposition half.
Circulate: The ability of a team to move the ball around the pitch effectively, maintaining possession and control.
Central Progression: The team’s ability to advance the ball through central areas of the pitch.
How Ajax's style has changed over time
*Team perecentiles per season compared with top 8 European Leagues
Attack
Chance Creation
Shot Quality
Patient Attack
Defence
Chance Prevention
Pressing
High Line
Possession
Deep Build-up
Press Resistance
Possession
Progression
Field Tilt
Circulate
Central Progression