WAALWIJK. Ajax prevails over RKC Waalwijk 5-0 after playing a incredible match. S. Haller (17′), S. Berghuis (42′), S. Berghuis (57′), J. Timber (74′) and S. Haller (83′). Ajax was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 3:45 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout assisted by Rens Bluemink and Roy de Nas. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 10 Total 20
- 2 On Target 9
- 8 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 53 Attack 155
- 28 Dangerous attack 93
- 96 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 68% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the encounter.
RKC Waalwijk shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (J. Gaari). Regarding the opposition, Ajax didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 11 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 30 points like PSV to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 27th of November with a 5-3 head to head in favor of RKC Waalwijk (8 draws).
Ajax will play away agasint Sparta Rotterdam on the 28th of November with a 14-2 head to head record in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
85'
76'
RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Melle Meulensteen , Ahmed Touba , Luuk Wouters , Sebbe Augustijns , Vurnon Anita , Jens Odgaard , Saïd Bakari and Michiel Kramer .
The home team had on the bench: Iliass Bel Hassani , Dario Van Den Buijs, Thierry Lutonda, Ayman Azhil, Jens Teunckens, Finn Stokkers , Lennerd Daneels , Achraf El Bouchataoui, Hans Mulder, Lars Nieuwpoort and Issam El Maach.
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 3 changes: S. Bakari for I. Bel Hassani (61′), M. Kramer for F. Stokkers (76′) and L. Wouters for L. Daneels (76′).
Best player: Jens Odgaard
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was Jens Odgaard.
His rating is with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
74'
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
The following players were sitting on the bench: André Onana, Perr Schuurs , Mohammed Daramy , David Neres , Danilo, Nicolás Tagliafico, Jay Gorter, Zakaria Labyad , Victor Jensen, Devyne Rensch, Davy Klaassen and Kenneth Taylor.
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: R. Gravenberch for D. Klaassen (60′), Antony for D. Neres (70′), D. Tadic for M. Daramy (70′), S. Berghuis for Z. Labyad (79′) and J. Timber for P. Schuurs (79′).
Best player: Steven Berghuis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Berghuis.
His rating is with 2 goals, 42 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- RKC Waalwijk – Ajax – 0-5
- Go Ahead Eagles – FC Groningen – 0-1
- Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle – 4-0
- SC Heerenveen – Willem II – 2-1
- SC Cambuur – FC Utrecht – 2-1
