Eredivisie: Ajax prevails over RKC Waalwijk 3-2
AMSTERDAM. Ajax defeated RKC Waalwijk.
AMSTERDAM. Ajax bested RKC Waalwijk. Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key 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 who was helped by Mario Diks and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 71% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 123 dangerous attacks and 39 shots of which 14 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the contest.
Ajax shot 39 times, 14 on target, 25 off target. On the other 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). On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (V. Anita).
After playing this match, Ajax will have 57 points to move up in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 23 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
L. Martinez
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33'33'
S. Haller
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37'37'
S. Haller
S. Berghuis
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50'50'
M. Kramer
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53'53'
D. Rensch
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57'57'
R. van der Venne
J. Odgaard
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60'60'
L. Daneels
S. Bakari
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62'62'
D. Klaassen
R. Gravenberch
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69'69'
Y. Oukili
R. van der Venne
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70'70'
N. Tagliafico
D. Rensch
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80'80'
R. Kuijpers
M. Kramer
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80'80'
H. Mulder
S. Adewoye
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81'81'
M. Kudus
E. Alvarez
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89'89'
D. Tadic (Penalty)
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90'90'
V. Anita
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90'90'
D. Tadic
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will play away with SC Cambuur on the 11th of March with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (1 draw).
RKC Waalwijk will host SC Heerenveen on the 12th of March with a 11-1 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (4 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose 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 .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: R. Gravenberch for D. Klaassen (62′), D. Rensch for N. Tagliafico (70′) and E. Alvarez for M. Kudus (81′).
Top player: Sébastien Haller
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most 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 and Lineups
RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, 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 .
Substitutes
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 player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Issam El Maach. His rating is 8.15. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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