The Ajax & Feyenoord managers E. ten Hag and D. Advocaat are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Eredivisie league table.
- Ajax has the most scored goals (54) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord has the most points from losing position (15) in Eredivisie
This fixture is called De Klassieker (The Classic) and it is the main football rivalry of the Netherlands. The two cities Amsterdam (the home town of Ajax) and Rotterdam (Feyenoord) have been rivals since the 13th century, with differences both in attitude and culture. Traditionally this clash has been seen as being between the artists of Amsterdam/Ajax versus the workers of Rotterdam/Feyenoord. There is always a heavy police presence at the derby.
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 form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 Eredivisie games here at Johan Cruijff Arena for Ajax. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Ajax.
Ajax shared the glory with FC Twente in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Preceding that game was the home draw versus PSV that ended 2-2.
The manager E. ten Hag will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AZ Alkmaar in only three days.
It's goals goals goals for Ajax who have scored 27 goals from 8 league home games. 8 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Feyenoord form and stats
The away team, who have the most points (19) away in Eredivisie, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Eredivisie.
The Feyenoord goalkeeper Nick Marsman is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 320 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Feyenoord's previous game versus PEC Zwolle (placed 12th), a Eredivisie 1-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sparta Rotterdam at their stadium, the result 2-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager D. Advocaat when Luis Sinisterra scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Heracles in just three days.
The Feyenoord manager D. Advocaat has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 8 league matches. It's not easy to score on Feyenoord as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Ajax, two draws and one win for Feyenoord. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Berghuis 10 goals |   D. Tadić 9 goals |  A. dos Santos 7 goals |
Ajax missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| Ajax | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 19 | 32 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 88% | 81% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 44% |
| 50% | 62% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20.5 | 19.6 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 26 | 18.2 | 17.8 |
| 8.4 | 8.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 40% | 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 36% |
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals (27) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals (54) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+42) in Eredivisie
- 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 in all their home matches so far.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of Ajax's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Feyenoord has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord has the most points (19) away in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord has the most points from losing position (15) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Feyenoord 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 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 35 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | PSV | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Heracles | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 12 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -24 | 10 |
| 17 | Willem II | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -25 | 5 |