AMSTERDAM. Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles draw 1-1. D. Klaassen scored the first goal (45′) for Ajax. W. T. made it even (78′). Ajax was decisively better in terms of ball possession (75%)
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Alex Bos who had the assistance of Bas van Dongen and Rob van de Ven. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 23 Total 3
- 7 On Target 1
- 16 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 159 Attack 63
- 125 Dangerous attack 26
- 104 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 75% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more pushing with 125 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Ajax to win the match.
Ajax shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 1 yellow card (L. Lucca). On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles received 1 yellow card (J. Amofa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ajax will have 19 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles will have 7 points like SC Cambuur to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with FC Emmen on the 12th of November with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Go Ahead Eagles will host Vitesse on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
82'
45'
90'
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alfred Schreuder decided to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Daley Blind , Florian Grillitsch , Kenneth Taylor , Lucas Ocampos , Davy Klaassen , Dušan Tadić and Brian Brobbey .
The home team had on the bench: Lorenzo Lucca, Francisco Conceição, Steven Bergwijn , Youri Baas, Mohammed Kudus, Maarten Stekelenburg, Lisandro Magallán, Jay Gorter, Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis and Youri Regeer.
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: F. Grillitsch for E. Alvarez (63′), L. Ocampos for S. Bergwijn (63′), B. Brobbey for M. Kudus (82′), D. Rensch for L. Lucca (83′) and D. Rensch for L. Lucca (83′).
Best player: Dušan Tadić
The most impressive player for Ajax was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 54 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 17 crosses.
Go Ahead Eagles – Formation
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
René Hake played with: Jeffrey De Lange , Mats Deijl , Jamal Amofa , Jay Idzes , Bas Kuipers , Willum Thor Willumsson , Evert Linthorst , Philippe Rommens , Oliver Valaker Edvardsen , Bobby Adekanye and Isac Lidberg .
They had on the bench: Enric Llansana, Sven Jansen, Tesfaldet Tekie, Martijn Berden , Jose Fontán, Justin Bakker, Finn Stokkers , Rashaan Fernandes, Federico Mattiello, Gerrit Nauber and Sylla Sow.
Substitutions
Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: J. Amofa for G. Nauber (46′), I. Lidberg for F. Stokkers (63′), B. Adekanye for M. Berden (72′) and O. Edvardsen for J. Fontan (89′).
Best player: Jeffrey De Lange
The player that probably impressed the most for Go Ahead Eagles was the goalkeeper: Jeffrey De Lange. His rating is 7.62. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – AZ – 1-4
- FC Twente – Vitesse – 3-0
- Ajax – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1
- SC Cambuur – PSV – 3-0
