Excitement is expected at Stadion Feijenoord when Feyenoord face Ajax in what could be a super match. Check our preview!
- Feyenoord have the most points (22) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (49) 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.
It's no vacation for neither Feyenoord nor Ajax 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.
Feyenoord form and stats
7-1-0 is the performance here at Stadion Feijenoord so far in the Eredivisie, giving Feyenoord a total of 22 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! Feyenoord has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Feijenoord. We remember; it was RKC Waalwijk.
The fans are hoping that Feyenoord will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the KNVB Beker game against FC Twente (after extra-time) (placed 5th). Malacia was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.03 out of 10. The defender Malacia hit three key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at FC Groningen that finished 1-1.Feyenoord are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at SC Heerenveen awaits in three days.
Feyenoord are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 8 games). Feyenoord are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Feijenoord in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ajax collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the Eredivisie. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the FC Twente game have they lost an away game, meaning Ajax has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Ajax go into this game after a win, the home game against Barendrecht that ended 4-0. As you can tell from the results above, Ajax was very dominant against Barendrecht, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Hlynsson, Taylor and Danilo (2) providing the goals.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus AZ.A new game in only three days for Ajax, the Eredivisie home match versus Fortuna Sittard. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ajax are regular goalscorers on their travels. Ajax are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these participants: Feyenoord won one, Ajax triumphed in eight and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Linssen 10 goals |   S. Haller 10 goals |  G. Til 9 goals |
Feyenoord missing players
Ajax missing players
| Feyenoord | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | 24 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 49 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 94% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 81% | 88% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 69% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 56% |
| 56% | 62% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 44% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 44% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 14% | 12% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 86% | 81% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 7.3 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 3.9 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20.2 | 22.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 16.9 | 20.5 |
| 7.1 | 9.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| 35% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 40% |
| 7.9 | 6.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
- Ajax have not yet lost a game away.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (4) 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 (4) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (13) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (6) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (16) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (49) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+45) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Feyenoord have not yet lost a game at home.
- Feyenoord have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Feyenoord have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Feyenoord have the most points (22) at home in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Feyenoord haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Ajax | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 45 | 36 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | SC Cambuur | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | AZ | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | FC Groningen | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | NEC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Willem II | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 18 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Heracles Almelo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 12 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 6 |