AMSTERDAM. Ajax wipes out Vitesse 5-0 with goals of Jorrel Hato (3′), Kristian Hlynsson (12′), Dominik Oroz (50′ own), Chuba Akpom (58′) and Kenneth Taylor (67′). Ajax was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 48,250 spectators. The referee was Dennis Higler who was helped by Freek Vandeursen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -2.09 degrees Celsius or 28.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 63% while Vitesse was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 19 times, 12 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 1 yellow card (Steven Bergwijn). On the opposite side, Vitesse received 2 yellow cards (Toni Domgjoni and Enzo Cornelisse).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ajax will have 15 points like Excelsior to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will stay with 8 points like FC Volendam to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with FC Volendam on the 5th of May with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (3 draws).
Vitesse will play away agasint SC Heerenveen on the 12th of May with a 15-11 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (15 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
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Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Josip Sutalo, Diant Ramaj , Anton Gaaei , Devyne Rensch , Jorrel Hato , ArJany Martha , Benjamin Tahirovic , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Kristian Hlynsson , Steven Bergwijn and Chuba Akpom .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Forbs , Georges Mikautadze , Gerónimo Rulli , Anass Salah-Eddine , Jakov Medic , Borna Sosa, Gastón Ávila, Mika Godts and Charlie Setford.
Ajax could not rely on the presence of Mika Godts (injured) and Carlos Forbs (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: Steven Berghuis for Mika Godts (74′), Said Hamulic for Jakov Medic (75′), Chuba Akpom for Georges Mikautadze (68′), Kristian Hlynsson for Carlos Forbs (68′) and Kenneth Taylor for Anass Salah-Eddine (83′).
Player of the match: Steven Berghuis
The most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Berghuis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
Vitesse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Edward Sturing played with: Eloy Room , Dominik Oroz , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Ramon Hendriks , Enzo Cornelisse , Mathijs Tielemans , Kacper Kozlowski , Melle Meulensteen , Million Manhoef , Said Hamulic , Amine Boutrah .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Carlens Arcus , Gyan de Regt , Joel Voelkerling Persson , Toni Domgjoni , Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam, Tom Bramel and Andy Visser.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: Kacper Kozlowski for Carlens Arcus (64′), Melle Meulensteen for Toni Domgjoni (46′), Said Hamulic for Joel Voelkerling Persson (83′) and Million Manhoef for Gyan de Regt (82′).
Player of the match: Eloy Room
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was the goalkeeper: Eloy Room. His rating is 8.06. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Fortuna Sittard – 3-0
- FC Twente – PSV – 0-3
- Ajax – Vitesse – 5-0
- PEC Zwolle – RKC Waalwijk – 1-2
- Excelsior – Feyenoord – 2-4
