On Sat Apr 30th, Ajax hosts PEC Zwolle in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 1st placed Ajax is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against NEC. Brian Brobbey scored the first goal for Ajax in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed NEC couldn’t manage to score, and Ajax took the shutout win. Ajax is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, PEC Zwolle recorded a 2-0 shutout win against RKC Waalwijk. Thomas van den Belt struck first for PEC Zwolle in the 16th minute, then Bram Van Polen added another in the 50th minute on a penalty shot In the end, RKC Waalwijk was frustrated by PEC Zwolle’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. PEC Zwolle ended the match with the shutout victory. PEC Zwolle is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
PEC Zwolle and Ajax last played eachother at the Mac³park Stadion on the 11th of September. Ajax was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Sébastien Haller struck first for Ajax in the 29th minute, then Sébastien Haller added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Steven Berghuis In the end, PEC Zwolle couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win.
Bram Van Polen has been the most prolific scorer on PEC Zwolle in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Ajax’s most prolific scorer has been Dušan Tadić. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Ajax will be without Lisandro Martínez, André Onana, Zakaria Labyad, Lucas Fasson dos Santos and Rensch, while Mustafa Saymak, Sam Kersten, Dean Huiberts and Samir Lagsir are unavailable to play for Dick Schreuder’s team.