TERWOLDE. Ajax didn’t concede much to Go Ahead Eagles to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Ajax was much better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Sportpark De Woldermarck stadium in Terwolde on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the collaboration of Charl Schaap and Richard Polman. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 5 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 1
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 79 Attack 148
- 30 Dangerous attack 79
- 75 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 69% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the match.
Go Ahead Eagles shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 9 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (Jamal Amofa and Oliver Valaker Edvardsen). On the opposite side, Ajax received 1 yellow card (Edson Álvarez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Go Ahead Eagles will have 30 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Ajax will have 56 points like PSV to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Go Ahead Eagles will host Fortuna Sittard on the 23rd of April with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (4 draws).
Ajax will play away agasint PSV on the 23rd of April with a 16-13 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (9 draws).
Go Ahead Eagles – Formation
Go Ahead Eagles
80'
52'
Go Ahead Eagles started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Jeffrey De Lange , Mats Deijl , Jamal Amofa , Gerrit Nauber , Fredrik Oppegård , Willum Thor Willumsson , Jay Idzes , Philippe Rommens , Bobby Adekanye , Finn Stokkers and Isac Lidberg .
The home team had on the bench: Evert Linthorst, Darío Serra, Federico Mattiello, Bas Kuipers, Rashaan Fernandes, Jose Fontán , Luca Plogmann, Sylla Sow, Erwin Mulder, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen , Xander Blomme and Enric Llansana.
Substitutions
Go Ahead Eagles made 3 changes: Finn Stokkers for Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (68′), F. Oppegård for José Fontán (80′) and Bobby Adekanye for Bas Kuipers (90′).
Best player: Jay Idzes
The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Jay Idzes.
His rating is with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Johnny Heitinga played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Edson Álvarez , Youri Baas , Steven Berghuis , Kenneth Taylor , Davy Klaassen , Mohammed Kudus , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .
These were the players on the bench: Florian Grillitsch, Kian Fitz-Jim, Owen Wijndal , Maarten Stekelenburg, Remko Pasveer, Steven Bergwijn , Youri Regeer, Calvin Bassey, Jorrel Hato, Francisco Conceição and Lorenzo Lucca.
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Youri Baas for Owen Wijndal (69′), B. Brobbey for Steven Bergwijn (69′), Steven Berghuis for Francisco Conceição (80′) and J. Sánchez for Lorenzo Lucca (87′).
Best player: Kenneth Taylor
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Kenneth Taylor.
His rating is with 90 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – Feyenoord – 1-3
- Go Ahead Eagles – Ajax – 0-0
- Fortuna Sittard – FC Groningen – 3-1
- FC Utrecht – FC Volendam – 0-0
