A highly important game in Eredivisie as both contenders are challenging for the top positions. With Ajax in 2nd place and FC Twente at 4th, this promises to be an exciting battle. Read on to learn more!
- Ajax have the most scored goals (45) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
It's no vacation for neither Ajax nor FC Twente as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax have performed here at Johan Cruijff Arena this season with 4 wins from 7 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Ajax.
Ajax are returning here after visiting FC Den Bosch in a KNVB Beker fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Midfield player Taylor got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Taylor scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 63 successful passes (of 68 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at NEC that finished 1-1.Ajax are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 5 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 3, drew 0 and lost 2.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
It's goals goals goals for Ajax who have scored 26 goals from 7 league home games.
FC Twente form and stats
Playing away, FC Twente have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
The followers enjoyed Twente's previous game versus Telstar, a KNVB Beker win (3-1) played at home. Misidjan got a match rating of 8.3 in that game, top player of the team. Misidjan scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against FC Emmen in the Eredivisie.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Ajax won five games, three matches ended with a draw and FC Twente got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bergwijn 8 goals |  B. Brobbey 8 goals |   R. van Wolfswinkel 6 goals |
Ajax missing players
FC Twente missing players
| Ajax | FC Twente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | 26 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 80% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 47% |
| 60% | 71% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 33% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 53% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 13% |
| 7.9 | 10 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19.7 | 23.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 14 | 16.2 |
| 7.5 | 9.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 40% | 40% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | 38% |
| 8.4 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 12.1 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | 2.8 |
- 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 scored in all their matches so far.
- Ajax have the most scored goals (26) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (45) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+27) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Ajax's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the most clean sheets (8) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Ajax | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 31 |
| 3 | PSV | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 31 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | AZ | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | NEC | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 16 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 8 |
