FC Twente and Ajax meet at De Grolsch Veste, in a match for the 16th round of the Eredivisie. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 05‑12‑2020, Twente won away by (1‑2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 01‑12‑2019, for the Eredivisie, which ended with the victory of Ajax by (2‑5). The goals of the match were scored by K. Nakamura (15 ‘) and Aitor Cantalapiedra (19’), for FC Twente, and by K. Huntelaar (90 ‘and 61’) and N. Lang (51 ‘, 70’ and 32 ‘ ), for Ajax.
Twente:
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 27 points won, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Sparta Rotterdam by (0‑2). In the last match, they won away against Emmen by (1‑4). For the championship, FC Twente won 11 points out of a possible 24, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 4 games. His defense has not been very strong, since he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 8 of the last 8 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
Twente are fighting for a place at the top of the table and with qualification for European competitions. So, you have to take advantage of playing in their stadium to seek victories. However, it is essential to recognize that against Ajax it is very difficult to score all three points, but that does not mean that it is impossible. On this day, he will have to present an above-average performance to win, but he knows that a draw would not be bad.
Ajax :
After 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 35 points won. In their last match, they tied with PSV at home by (2‑2), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Willem II, by (1‑1). In their last 7 away matches for the championship, Ajax has recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, for which they won 16 points out of 21 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (46’ ‑ 60 ‘).
Ajax squandered the opportunity to increase the lead over the second-placed team, achieving nothing more than a draw against rival PSV. Anyway, he is still in first place and in order not to risk losing the leadership of the competition he will have to win on this day. They have a high-quality squad and doubting their ability to score three points would be crazy. On the other hand, there will be no facilities and you will have to sweat your shirt to win.
