AMSTERDAM. Ajax defeated RKC Waalwijk. Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the assistance of Mario Diks and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 39 Total 6
- 14 On Target 3
- 25 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 183 Attack 77
- 123 Dangerous attack 15
- 68 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 73% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more pushing with 123 dangerous attacks and 39 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 39 times, 14 on target, 25 off target. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 3 yellow cards (L. Martinez, D. Rensch and D. Tadic). Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (V. Anita).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ajax will have 60 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 23 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with SC Cambuur on the 11th of March with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Ajax (1 draw).
RKC Waalwijk will host SC Heerenveen on the 12th of March with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of SC Heerenveen (4 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
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70'
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Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: André Onana , Devyne Rensch , Perr Schuurs , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
The home team had on the bench: L. van Gelderen, C. Setford, Davy Klaassen , Z. Labyad, Nicolás Tagliafico , M. Daramy, Mohammed Kudus , Danilo, C. Raatsie and K. Fitz-Jim.
Substitutions
Ajax made 3 changes: R. Gravenberch for D. Klaassen (62′), D. Rensch for N. Tagliafico (70′) and E. Alvarez for M. Kudus (81′).
Best player: Sébastien Haller
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Sébastien Haller.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Joseph Oosting played with: Issam El Maach , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Dario Van Den Buijs , Ahmed Touba , Luuk Wouters , Saïd Bakari , Vurnon Anita , Richard van der Venne , Jens Odgaard and Michiel Kramer .
They had on the bench: Joel Pereira, Lennerd Daneels , I. Bel Hassani, A. El Bouchataoui, T. Lutonda, Roy Kuijpers , Yassin Oukili , L. Nieuwpoort, Hans Mulder , A. Azhil, M. Spenkelink and F. Stokkers.
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: S. Bakari for L. Daneels (60′), R. van der Venne for Y. Oukili (69′), M. Kramer for R. Kuijpers (80′) and S. Adewoye for H. Mulder (80′).
Best player: Issam El Maach
The most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Issam El Maach. His rating is 8.12. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – RKC Waalwijk – 3-2
- FC Twente – SC Cambuur – 1-0
- Fortuna Sittard – PEC Zwolle – 0-1
- NEC – AZ – 1-3
- PSV – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
