AMSTERDAM. Ajax finds its way back against PEC Zwolle with 2 goals from L. Thy from a goal on the 89′ and a goal on the 60′. Ajax was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 53,853 spectators. The referee was Joey Kooij assisted by Rogier Honig and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 152 Attack 71
- 76 Dangerous attack 23
- 94 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 64% while PEC Zwolle was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the match.
Ajax shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 1 yellow card (Steven Berghuis ). Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle received 3 yellow cards (Odysseus Velanas, Tolis Vellios and Anselmo García MacNulty).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ajax has 25 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, PEC Zwolle will has 18 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away against Go Ahead Eagles on the 14th of January with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Ajax (3 draws).
PEC Zwolle will host SC Heerenveen on the 13th of January with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of SC Heerenveen (4 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
46'
53'
35', 48'
Ajax adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Diant Ramaj , Devyne Rensch , Josip Sutalo , Jorrel Hato , Borna Sosa , Benjamin Tahirovic , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Chuba Akpom , ArJany Martha and Brian Brobbey .
The home team had on the bench: Anton Gaaei , Carlos Forbs , Kristian Hlynsson , Gerónimo Rulli , Anass Salah-Eddine, Jakov Medic, Georges Mikautadze, Gastón Ávila, Tristan Gooijer, Jaydon Banel and Tom de Graaff.
Substitutions
Ajax made 3 changes: Borna Sosa for Kristian Hlynsson (46′), Brian Brobbey for Carlos Forbs (74′) and Kenneth Taylor for Anton Gaaei (80′).
Player of the match: Brian Brobbey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Brian Brobbey.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7.
PEC Zwolle – Formation
PEC Zwolle
Also PEC Zwolle adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Johnny Jansen played with: Koji Yamase, Yuki Nakashima, Jasper Schendelaar , Bram van Polen , Sam Kersten , Thomas Lam , Anselmo García MacNulty , Zico Buurmeester , Davy van den Berg , Younes Namli and Ferdy Druijf , Odysseus Velanas , Lennart Thy .
These were the players on the bench: Luis Görlich, Anouar El Azzouzi , Dean Huiberts, Tolis Vellios , Divaio Bobson , Anthony Fontana, Nico Serrano, Eliano Reijnders , Kenneth Vermeer , Damian van der Haar , Nick Fichtinger and Mike Hauptmeijer.
Substitutions
PEC Zwolle made 4 changes: Davy van den Berg for Eliano Reijnders (81′), Ferdy Druijf for Tolis Vellios (81′), Odysseus Velanas for Divaio Bobson (86′) and Anselmo García MacNulty for Damian van der Haar (86′).
Player of the match: Lennart Thy
The player that probably impressed the most for PEC Zwolle was Lennart Thy.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Heracles Almelo – Feyenoord – 0-4
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Twente – 2-2
- AZ – PSV – 0-4
- Ajax – PEC Zwolle – 2-2
- Almere City – Vitesse – 5-0
