The Ajax & FC Twente bosses Hag and Jans are both fearing and eagerly anticipating this important game in the higher area of the Eredivisie standings.
- Ajax have the most scored goals (64) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Twente have scored away.
The hosts Ajax saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the KNVB Beker. This match was also played here at Johan Cruijff Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, FC Twente have had more rest.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax are steadily winning Eredivisie games and points here at Johan Cruijff Arena. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Ajax has won five games in a row. The AZ match was the last time out without a victory.
The striker Antony was announced as "man of the match" for Ajax with a rating of 8.73/10. Antony scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match, Ajax won a home game hosting Heracles (3-0).It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Ajax have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 19 games found in the database showing 17 Ajax wins, one draw and one defeat.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Ajax is on fire here. A stunning 41 from 11 league matches. Defensively Ajax have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Twente form and stats
6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of FC Twente playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season. In general it has been a productive period now for FC Twente as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
270 minutes! That's how long the FC Twente goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Twente won their last game, 3-0 versus Vitesse played at home. Attacker van Wolfswinkel got a player rating of 7.9 in the game. "Man of the match" Wolfswinkel scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Willem II.FC Twente are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. As opposed to that, FC Twente have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other previously this campaign: FC Twente - Ajax 1-1. Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Ajax, three draws and two wins for FC Twente. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Haller 13 goals |   R. van Wolfswinkel 11 goals |  D. Tadić 7 goals |
Ajax missing players
FC Twente missing players
| Ajax | FC Twente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 | 41 | 11 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 34 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 81% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 76% |
| 62% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 48% |
| 38% | 55% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 36% | 24% |
| 38% | 55% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 27% | 14% |
| 14% | 9% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 62% |
| 81% | 82% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 33% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19.3 | 23.5 | 22.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11.2 |
| 7.5 | 9.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 41% | 40% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 46% | 40% |
| 7.6 | 6.1 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 12.9 | 11.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
- Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Twente have scored away.
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (17) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (41) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (64) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+38) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+59) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Twente haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 59 | 51 |
| 2 | PSV | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 45 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | AZ | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 9 | NEC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 25 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 22 |
| 14 | Willem II | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 15 | Heracles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 16 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -19 | 14 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -20 | 13 |
