On Feb 27th, Go Ahead Eagles plays host to Ajax in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 14th placed Go Ahead Eagles, recorded a 2-2 draw against FC Twente. Isac Lidberg scored the first goal for Go Ahead Eagles in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Íñigo Córdoba added another in the 48th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Ajax is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Benfica. Dušan Tadić scored the first goal for Ajax in the 18th minute, then Sébastien Haller tied it up for Benfica on an own goal in the 26th minute . Ajax is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Nov 7th, Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Ajax nor Go Ahead Eagles could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 31 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Ajax is glad to have Sébastien Haller in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored seven goals. Go Ahead Eagles is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ioannis Foivos Botos and Brouwers each having 2 goals in their last 5
Crowther, Francis Ross and Ioannis Foivos Botos are unavailable to play for Kees van Wonderen’s team, while Erik ten Hag’s Ajax squad will be without Ryan Gravenberch, Brian Brobbey and Maarten Stekelenburg.