Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ajax & Vitesse face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
Ajax have less rest than Vitesse in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Roma, so at least Ajax are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Ajax form and stats
Last season, Ajax's KNVB Beker journey ended in the semi-finals.Home games in the Eredivisie have been a walk in the park for Ajax so far, with 34 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. 4W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the KNVB Beker for Ajax. Ajax haven’t lost a league-game in 17 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus FC Twente, 133 days ago. Ajax has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Feijenoord. We remember; it was PSV.
Before that match, a Eredivisie win away at RKC Waalwijk.
Brian Brobbey was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Roma after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ajax, as the Eredivisie home game vs FC Utrecht is only four days away.
Ajax always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadion Feijenoord with 43 goals in 13 league games. Ajax are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Feijenoord in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Vitesse form and stats
Vitesse's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Total KNVB Beker statistics for Vitesse: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Vitesse are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Vitesse's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus ADO Den Haag that finished 0-0. Prior to that result Vitesse won their away game at FC Twente in the Eredivisie. The scoreline was 2-1.
Vitesse are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. As opposed to that, Vitesse have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Ajax wins - draws - Vitesse wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadić 14 goals |  D. Klaassen 9 goals |   A. Broja 9 goals |
Ajax missing players
Vitesse missing players
| Ajax | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 56 | 26 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 90% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16.2 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 15 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 66 | 72 |
| 2 | PSV | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 61 |
| 3 | AZ | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 61 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 54 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 43 |
| 8 | Heracles | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -8 | 39 |
| 9 | FC Twente | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -8 | 32 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 26 |
| 15 | Willem II | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -30 | 22 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -36 | 22 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -28 | 21 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 29 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 35 | -42 | 16 |