ROTTERDAM. Ajax defeats Feyenoord with a 2-0 win with an own goal from M. Senesi (44′) and a penalty scored by D. Tadic (79′).
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 Dennis Higler who had the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Mario Diks. The 4th official was Edwin van de Graaf. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Feyenoord was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Ajax that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Ajax managed to find the solution to win this match.
Feyenoord shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 4 yellow cards (B. Linssen, J. Toornstra, F. Aursnes and R. Nelson). Talking about the opposition, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (R. Gravenberch, S. Haller and Antony).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Feyenoord will stay with 36 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 39 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away with SC Heerenveen on the 22nd of December with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (11 draws).
Ajax will host Fortuna Sittard on the 22nd of December with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
73'
37'
Feyenoord adopted the 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 , Marcos Senesi , Tyrell Malacia , Fredrik Aursnes , Orkun Kökçü , Jens Toornstra , Guus Til , Luis Sinisterra and Bryan Linssen .
The home team had on the bench: Naoufal Bannis, Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Cyriel Dessers , Mark Diemers, Thijs Jansen, Reiss Nelson , Mimeirhel Benita, Ramon Hendriks, Antoni Milambo, Ofir Marciano and João Teixeira.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 3 changes: L. Sinisterra for R. Nelson (46′), B. Linssen for C. Dessers (69′) and M. Pedersen for A. Jahanbakhsh (77′).
Best player: Marcos Senesi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Marcos Senesi.
His rating is with 65 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
81'
Also Ajax adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Jurriën Timber , Perr Schuurs , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
They had on the bench: Nicolás Tagliafico , Devyne Rensch , Kenneth Taylor, Youri Regeer, Danilo, David Neres, Victor Jensen, Davy Klaassen , André Onana, Mohammed Daramy and Jay Gorter.
Ajax could not rely on the presence of N. Tagliafico (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 3 changes: L. Martinez for N. Tagliafico (19′), S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (61′) and J. Timber for D. Rensch (78′).
Best player: Remko Pasveer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was the goalkeeper: Remko Pasveer. His rating is 7.45. He performed 1 save.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Cambuur – SC Heerenveen – 1-2
- Feyenoord – Ajax – 0-2
- Go Ahead Eagles – NEC – 0-2
- RKC Waalwijk – PSV – 1-4
