VOLENDAM. Ajax tops FC Volendam 4-2. Ajax was much superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 14 Total 21
- 7 On Target 8
- 7 Off Target 13
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 65 Attack 121
- 39 Dangerous attack 76
- 76 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 72% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
FC Volendam shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (C. Eiting and B. Plat). On the other side, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (F. Conceicao, D. Klaassen and B. Brobbey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, FC Volendam will stay with 5 points like Vitesse and FC Emmen to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 22 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will host FC Utrecht on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (2 draws).
Ajax will play away agasint FC Emmen on the 12th of November with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam
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FC Volendam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Wim Jonk decided to play with the following team: Filip Stanković , Brian Plat , Xavier Mbuyamba , Damon Mirani , Derry Murkin , Oskar Buur , Gaetano Oristanio , Carel Eiting , Achraf Douiri , Robert Mühren and Ibrahim El Kadiri .
The home team had on the bench: Daryl van Mieghem , Dean James, Walid Ould-Chikh, Henk Veerman , Lequincio Zeefuik , Barry Lauwers, Benaissa Benamar and Imran Nazih.
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 4 changes: O. Buur for B. Benamar (46′), R. Muhren for H. Veerman (60′), A. Douiri for D. van Mieghem (60′) and G. Oristanio for L. Zeefuik (70′).
Best player: Carel Eiting
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Carel Eiting.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Daley Blind , Calvin Bassey , Steven Bergwijn , Edson Álvarez , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Mohammed Kudus and Dušan Tadić .
These were the players on the bench: Lisandro Magallán, Francisco Conceição , Lorenzo Lucca, Davy Klaassen , Lucas Ocampos, Maarten Stekelenburg, Florian Grillitsch , Youri Baas, Jay Gorter, Owen Wijndal and Brian Brobbey .
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: M. Kudus for B. Brobbey (61′), D. Tadic for D. Klaassen (61′), D. Rensch for F. Grillitsch (73′), S. Bergwijn for F. Conceicao (73′) and K. Taylor for Y. Baas (82′).
Best player: Steven Berghuis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Berghuis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Emmen – 3-1
- NEC – Excelsior – 1-1
- FC Volendam – Ajax – 2-4
