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AMSTERDAM. Ajax was capable to turn the tables against FC Twente to win 2-1. It was FC Twente to strike first with a goal of Ricky van Wolfswinkel at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Steven Bergwijn gave the win to Ajax in the 81′ minute with a penalty. Ajax capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
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 53,718 spectators. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who was helped by Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.19 degrees Celsius or 55.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 57% while FC Twente was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (S. Mannsverk and Josip Sutalo ). On the opposite side, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Mathias Kjølø).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ajax has 48 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, FC Twente will stays with 60 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will host Excelsior on the 28th of April with a 16-2 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (4 draws).
FC Twente will host Almere City on the 28th of April with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (1 draw).
Ajax – Formation
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Ajax started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli , Josip Sutalo , A. Kaplan , J. Hato , D. Rensch , S. Mannsverk , Branco van den Boomen , K. Taylor , Kristian Hlynsson, M. Godts , Steven Bergwijn and Brian Brobbey .
The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Tahirovic , A. Gaaei, Chuba Akpom , Carlos Forbs, J. Medić, J. Rijkhoff, Remko Pasveer, S. Vos, Borna Sosa , Kian Fitz-Jim and Tom de Graaff.
Ajax could not rely on the presence of Borna Sosa (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: Branco van den Boomen for Benjamin Tahirovic (46′), Brian Brobbey for Chuba Akpom (69′), J. Hato for Borna Sosa (82′), K. Taylor for S. Vos (90′) and M. Godts for A. Gaaei (90′).
Player of the match: D. Rensch
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was D. Rensch even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
FC Twente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Joseph Oosting played with: Michal Sadílek, Lars Unnerstall , Y. Regeer , M. Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Mathias Kjølø , Carel Eiting , D. Rots , Sem Steijn , Michel Vlap and Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
These were the players on the bench: Alfons Sampsted , Mitchell van Bergen , Naci Ünüvar , Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Y. Taha, Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine , M. Bruns and Gijs Besselink.
Substitutions
FC Twente made 5 changes: Gijs Smal for Anass Salah-Eddine (54′), Sem Steijn for Alfons Sampsted (66′), M. Hilgers for M. Bruns (77′), Michel Vlap for Naci Ünüvar (77′) and Carel Eiting for Mitchell van Bergen (66′).
Player of the match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
The most impressive player for FC Twente was Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – FC Twente – 2-1
- FC Utrecht – Go Ahead Eagles – 2-1
- Heracles Almelo – SC Heerenveen – 0-2
- NEC – PEC Zwolle – 2-2
- Fortuna Sittard – Feyenoord – 0-1
