Ajax 8-0 De Graafschap: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 16 December 2018

Result

Ajax 8-0 De Graafschap

Eredivisie · Sunday 16 December 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Ajax 8-0 De Graafschap: match report

Ajax defeated De Graafschap 8-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 16 December 2018. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Dusan Tadić opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Ajax's goals came from Dusan Tadić (18'), Noussair Mazraoui (25'), Hakim Ziyech (32'), Hakim Ziyech (62'), Daley Blind (65'), Hakim Ziyech (69'), Daley Blind (74') and Daley Blind (90'). De Graafschap did not score.

Discipline: Ajax received no yellow cards; De Graafschap received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Ajax were 2nd on 40 points from 15 and De Graafschap 18th on 11 points from 15. Ajax went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and De Graafschap 17th with 29.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and De Graafschap in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Daley Blind of Ajax (10.0), level with Hakim Ziyech (10.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Ajax wins, 1 draw and 0 for De Graafschap.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Dusan TadićAjax · 1-0
  • 25'Goal · Noussair MazraouiAjax · 2-0
  • 32'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 3-0
  • 62'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 4-0
  • 65'Goal · Daley BlindAjax · 5-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Ted van de PavertDe Graafschap
  • 69'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 6-0
  • 74'Goal · Daley BlindAjax · 7-0
  • 90'Goal · Daley BlindAjax · 8-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 9, draws 1, De Graafschap 0.

Team news

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Daley Blind, Nicolás Tagliafico, Lasse Schöne, Donny van de Beek, Frenkie de Jong, Hakim Ziyech, Kasper Dolberg, Dusan Tadic

De Graafschap line-up (4-3-3)

Agil Etemadi, Leeroy Owusu, Sven Nieuwpoort, Ted Van de Pavert, Jordy Tutuarima, Frank Olijve, Y. El Jebli, Erik Bakker, Furdjel Narsingh, Stefan Nijland, Daryl van Mieghem