WAALWIJK. Ajax had a easy win over RKC Waalwijk. Ajax scored with S. Berghuis (22′), S. Berghuis (53′), B. Brobbey (62′) and B. Brobbey (81′). On the other side, P. Clement (40′) scored for RKC Waalwijk. Ajax was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the support of Roy de Nas and Dave Goossens. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

RKC Waalwijk

1 - 4

Ajax

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 13 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 8 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 56 Attack 130
  • 34 Dangerous attack 81
  • 89 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 7 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ajax had a superior ball possession 63% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.​

RKC Waalwijk shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 3 yellow cards (J. Gaari, Y. Oukili and S. Adewoye). Regarding the opposition, Ajax received 2 yellow cards (D. Blind and F. Grillitsch).

Match Timeline

J. Gaari- Yellow
2'
Michiel Kramer (var)
11'
Y. Oukili- Yellow
19'
22'
Steven Berghuis (goal)S. Bergwijn
40'
43'
46'
46'
46'
53'
Steven Berghuis (goal)
56'
Shawn Adewoye- Yellow
58'
62'
Brian Brobbey (goal)
70'
Patrick Vroegh- sub ->P. Clement
70'
Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->D. Van den Buijs
78'
78'
81'
Brian Brobbey (goal)S. Berghuis
83'
83'
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 14 points like SC Heerenveen to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Ajax will have 28 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will host FC Emmen on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).

Ajax will play away agasint FC Emmen on the 12th of November with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (0 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
6.1
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
6.8
2'
D
Dario Van den Buijs 24.Belgium
6.7
78'
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
6.8
46'
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
6.4
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
7.0
58'
M
V. Anita 6.Netherlands
6.4
M
Pelle Clement 14.Netherlands
6.8
70' 40'
M
Y. Oukili 33.Morocco
6.2
78' 19'
F
Iliass Bel Hassani 11.Morocco
7.0
70'
F
Michiel Kramer 29.Netherlands
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Joel Pereira 21.Portugal
D
Lars Nieuwpoort 15.Netherlands
D
Hans Mulder 12.Netherlands
D
Luuk Wouters 34.Netherlands
M
Sebbe Augustijns 26.Belgium
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
6.8
70'
M
Saïd Bakari 22.Comoros
6.3
46'
F
Zakaria Bakkali 19.Belgium
6.2
78'
F
Roy Kuijpers 17.Netherlands
7.0
78'
F
F. Jozefzoon 10.Suriname
90'
F
Julen Lobete 7.Spain
6.3
70'

RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (6.1), Julian Lelieveld (6.8), Jurien Gaari (6.8), Shawn Adewoye (7.0), Dario Van Den Buijs (6.7), Thierry Lutonda (6.4), Yassin Oukili (6.2), Vurnon Anita (6.4), Pelle Clement (6.8), Iliass Bel Hassani (7.0) and Michiel Kramer (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mark Spenkelink, Zakaria Bakkali (6.2), Sebbe Augustijns, Patrick Vroegh (6.8), Roy Kuijpers (7.0), Lars Nieuwpoort, Hans Mulder, Joel Pereira, Florian Jozefzoon, Saïd Bakari (6.3), Julen Lobete (6.3) and Luuk Wouters.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 6 changes: J. Lelieveld for S. Bakari (46′), I. Bel Hassani for J. Lobete (70′), P. Clement for P. Vroegh (70′), D. Van den Buijs for Z. Bakkali (78′), Y. Oukili for R. Kuijpers (78′) and M. Kramer for F. Jozefzoon (90′).

Best player: Shawn Adewoye​

The most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Shawn Adewoye.

His rating is (7.0) with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
6.9
D
Daley Blind 17.Netherlands
6.2
46' 43'
D
J. Sánchez 19.Mexico
7.0
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
7.2
D
Jurriën Timber 2.Netherlands
7.8
M
Davy Klaassen 6.Netherlands
6.6
86'
M
Edson Álvarez 4.Mexico
7.1
46'
M
Steven Berghuis 23.Netherlands
9.6
22', 53'
F
Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia
7.2
F
Steven Bergwijn 7.Netherlands
7.1
83'
F
Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands
6.9
83' 62', 81'
Substitutes
G
Maarten Stekelenburg 1.Netherlands
G
Jay Gorter 16.Netherlands
D
Owen Wijndal 5.Netherlands
6.8
46'
D
D. Rensch 15.Netherlands
D
Lisandro Magallán 29.Argentina
M
Lucas Ocampos 11.Argentina
M
Mohammed Kudus 20.Ghana
83'
M
Florian Grillitsch 21.Austria
6.6
46' 56'
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 28.Netherlands
F
Francisco Conceição 35.Portugal
86'
F
Lorenzo Lucca 18.Italy
83'

Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer (6.9), Jorge Sánchez (7.0), Jurriën Timber (7.8), Daley Blind (6.2), Calvin Bassey (7.2), Davy Klaassen (6.6), Edson Álvarez (7.1), Steven Berghuis (9.6), Steven Bergwijn (7.1), Brian Brobbey (6.9) and Dušan Tadić (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maarten Stekelenburg, Owen Wijndal (6.8), Lucas Ocampos, Francisco Conceição, Jay Gorter, Mohammed Kudus, Florian Grillitsch (6.6), Kian Fitz-Jim, Devyne Rensch, Lorenzo Lucca and Lisandro Magallán.

Substitutions

Ajax made 5 changes: D. Blind for O. Wijndal (46′), E. Alvarez for F. Grillitsch (46′), B. Brobbey for L. Lucca (83′), S. Bergwijn for M. Kudus (83′) and D. Klaassen for F. Conceicao (86′).

Best player: Steven Berghuis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Steven Berghuis.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 83 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​