Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Vitesse - Ajax!
- Vitesse have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (99) in Eredivisie
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Ajax have already won the Eredivisie. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
Vitesse form and stats
Vitesse, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Eredivisie, are steadily winning Eredivisie games and points here at GelreDome. 11 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 16 games.
The home team returns to GelreDome after being equal after 90 minutes with Fortuna Sittard (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Eredivisie game ended 3-3. Oussama Tannane, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 9.33 (out of 10). Tannane signed up for two assists, hit eight key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. A goal frenzy last time out for Vitesse, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Fortuna Sittard. Fun stuff to watch! The hometeam coach T. Letsch made a successful contribution in the game against Fortuna Sittard, bringing on Loïs Openda who scored the equalizer in the 3-3 draw.
Heartbreak before that as Vitesse lost 0-3 at Sparta Rotterdam's place.The Vitesse fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Vitesse have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ajax form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Ajax so far, with 13-2-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Eredivisie statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Ajax as they haven't lost any of their last 22 games.
The supporters enjoyed Ajax's previous game versus VVV-Venlo (placed 17th), a Eredivisie 3-1 win played at home. Devyne Rensch, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.32. Rensch scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 5 of 10 duels. Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was absolutely vital in the Ajax victory against VVV-Venlo, making seven saves.
Prior to that result Ajax won their away game at Feyenoord. The scoreline was 3-0.Ajax are a potent attacking force on the road with their 46 goals in 16 league games. Ajax are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 8 goals away.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Ajax - Vitesse 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Vitesse won two, Ajax won seven and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadić 14 goals |  D. Klaassen 12 goals |   A. Broja 10 goals |
Vitesse missing players
Ajax missing players
| Vitesse | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 51 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 46 | 99 |
| 35 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 88% |
| 52% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | 70% |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 45% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 24% |
| 55% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 48% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 56% | 48% |
| 18% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.7 | 13.7 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 18.9 | 18.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| 34% | 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | 39% |
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (16) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (9) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most points (41) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (46) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (99) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (48) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the second half (51) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+38) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+77) in Eredivisie
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vitesse have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Eredivisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 77 | 85 |
| 2 | PSV | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 39 | 71 |
| 3 | AZ | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 29 | 68 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 61 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 56 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 51 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 52 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 50 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 44 |
| 9 | Heracles | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -6 | 44 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -7 | 41 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -5 | 39 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -19 | 30 |
| 15 | Willem II | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 67 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -29 | 28 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -32 | 27 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 87 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -44 | 23 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 35 | -46 | 22 |