It's only been 15 days since Go Ahead Eagles ran out versus FC Utrecht and the result was 2-1. What will the score be hosting Ajax?
- Ajax have the most scored goals (72) in Eredivisie
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face match!
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Go Ahead Eagles have to build on here at De Adelaarshorst in the Eredivisie. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Go Ahead Eagles after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Eagles are returning here after visiting FC Utrecht and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Edvardsen and Willumsson scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Hake when Willumsson scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. Midfield player Rommens got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Rommens hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 47 total).
Heartbreak before that as Go Ahead Eagles lost 1-4 at SC Cambuur's place.The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Ajax to win. Let's see if Go Ahead Eagles are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 5 games found revealing 1 Go Ahead Eagles win, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 16 latest league games highlights that 12 of them had at least one goal from each side.
A decent goal production from Go Ahead Eagles in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Eagles defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ajax collect 30 points from their 13 away matches in the Eredivisie. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Ajax are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Ajax might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Feyenoord proved too strong as Ajax slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Johan Cruijff Arena. That defeat broke this team's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; 13 games in total! Álvarez got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, top player of the team. Álvarez scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 64 successful passes (of 75 total).
Prior to that result Ajax won their away game at SC Heerenveen. The scoreline was 4-2.Betting fact: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 16 of this club's last 20 league games.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ajax manager Heitinga as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Feyenoord.
Ajax create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 35 goals in 13 travels. Ajax have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides faced each other earlier this match year: Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles 1-1. Go Ahead Eagles-Ajax H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Go Ahead Eagles one win, Ajax seven wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kudus 11 goals |  B. Brobbey 11 goals |  S. Bergwijn 9 goals |
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
Ajax missing players
| Go Ahead Eagles | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | 72 |
| 44 | 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 84% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 52% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 69% | 69% |
| 44% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 54% | 58% |
| 24% | 25% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 54% | 42% |
| 64% | 58% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 77% | 69% |
| 20% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 23% | 31% |
| 20% | 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.7 |
| 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 12.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.4 | 15.9 | 18.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 40% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | 40% |
| 14.4 | 13.8 | 18.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 10 | 8.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 7.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Ajax have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (35) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (72) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+44) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ajax 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 | Feyenoord | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 34 | 61 |
| 2 | Ajax | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 44 | 55 |
| 3 | PSV | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 53 |
| 4 | AZ | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 53 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 47 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | NEC | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Volendam | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -25 | 26 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 24 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 38 | -36 | 23 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -22 | 21 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 29 | -27 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -29 | 16 |
