Eredivisie: Ajax annihilates Willem II 5-0 with a superb match
AMSTERDAM. Ajax demolishes Willem II 5-0 with goals of
AMSTERDAM. Ajax demolishes Willem II 5-0 with goals of Antony (16′), L. Martinez (18′), Antony (24′), D. Klaassen (72′) and Danilo (76′). Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the assistance of Charl Schaap and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 70% while Willem II was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 143 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the contest.
Ajax shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Willem II shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Ajax. On the opposite side, Willem II received 3 yellow cards (D. Saddiki, J. Yeboah and D. A. Kohn).
After this encounter, Ajax will have 33 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Willem II will stay with 18 points like SC Heerenveen to move up in the 12th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
Antony
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18'18'
L. Martinez
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24'24'
Antony
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27'27'
S. Haller (Goal Disallowed)
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46'46'
E. Kabangu
M. Svensson
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57'57'
D. Saddiki
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61'61'
S. Berghuis
Antony
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61'61'
D. Rensch
N. Mazraoui
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66'66'
V. Schippers
C. Nunnely
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66'66'
R. Meerveld
G. Saglam
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72'72'
D. Klaassen
R. Gravenberch
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74'74'
P. Schuurs
J. Timber
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74'74'
Danilo
S. Haller
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76'76'
Danilo
D. Rensch
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83'83'
D. Neres
D. Tadic
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86'86'
J. Yeboah
M. Kohlert
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89'89'
J. Yeboah
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90'90'
D. A. Kohn
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will host AZ on the 12th of December with a 18-9 head to head in favor of Ajax (7 draws).
Willem II will host SC Cambuur on the 10th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Willem II (2 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Sébastien Haller and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: Antony for S. Berghuis (61′), N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (61′), J. Timber for P. Schuurs (74′), S. Haller for Danilo (74′) and D. Tadic for D. Neres (83′).
Top player: Antony
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Antony.
His rating is with 2 goals, 45 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Willem II: Formation and Lineups
Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Fred Grim played with: Timon Wellenreuther , Leeroy Owusu , Nikolaos Michelis , Ulrik Jenssen , Derrick Köhn , Dries Saddiki , Godfried Roemeratoe , Che Nunnely , Görkem Sağlam , Mats Köhlert and Max Svensson .
Substitutes
Willem II made 4 changes: M. Svensson for E. Kabangu (46′), C. Nunnely for V. Schippers (66′), G. Saglam for R. Meerveld (66′) and M. Kohlert for J. Yeboah (86′).
Top player: Nikolaos Michelis
The player who no doubt impressed Willem II the most was Nikolaos Michelis.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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