ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord and Ajax draw 1-1. I. Paixão scored the first goal (34′) for Feyenoord. D. Klaassen settled the score (71′). Ajax was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.8 degrees Celsius or 35.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 57% while Feyenoord was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Feyenoord to win the match.
Feyenoord shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ajax shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 4 yellow cards (Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Orkun Kökcü, Marcus Pedersen and Mats Wieffer). On the other side, Ajax received 4 yellow cards (Kenneth Taylor, Jurrien Timber, Edson Álvarez and Davy Klaassen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Feyenoord will have 38 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Ajax will have 33 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will host AZ on the 18th of February with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (8 draws).
Ajax will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 19th of February with a 17-2 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow
, Marcus Pedersen , Lutsharel Geertruida , Dávid Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Sebastian Szymański , Igor Paixão and Danilo .The home team had on the bench: Oussama Idrissi, Timon Wellenreuther, Patrik Wålemark, Javairô Dilrosun
, Mohamed Taabouni, Jacob Rasmussen, Marcos López, Ofir Marciano, Santiago Giménez , Quinten Timber and Ezequiel Bullaude.Substitutions
Feyenoord made 4 changes: Igor Paixão for Javairô Dilrosun (74′), Danilo for Santiago Giménez (74′), Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Oussama Idrissi (81′) and Sebastian Szymanski for Q. Timber (81′).
Best player: Quilindschy Hartman
The most impressive player for Feyenoord was Quilindschy Hartman.
His rating is
with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.Ajax – Formation
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alfred Schreuder played with: Gerónimo Rulli
, Jorge Sánchez , Edson Álvarez , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Kenneth Taylor , Davy Klaassen , Steven Berghuis , Francisco Conceição , Mohammed Kudus and Dušan Tadić .The following players were sitting on the bench: Brian Brobbey
, Jorrel Hato, Kian Fitz-Jim, Steven Bergwijn , Christian Kjelder Rasmussen, Owen Wijndal, Lorenzo Lucca, Victor Jensen, Youri Regeer, Olivier Aertssen, Remko Pasveer and Maarten Stekelenburg.Substitutions
Ajax made 3 changes: Francisco Conceição for Steven Bergwijn (46′), Steven Berghuis for B. Brobbey (74′) and Jurrien Timber for Owen Wijndal (90′).
Best player: Davy Klaassen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Davy Klaassen.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- AZ – Fortuna Sittard – 3-1
- Feyenoord – Ajax – 1-1
- FC Twente – FC Utrecht – 2-0
- SC Heerenveen – FC Groningen – 3-1