In this 27th week match, on Sunday Mar 20th, Ajax plays host to Feyenoord in a clash of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Ajax recorded a 0-1 loss against Benfica. Darwin Nuñez scored the first goal for Benfica in the 77th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ajax was frustrated by Benfica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Benfica ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajax is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Feyenoord recorded a 2-1 win against PEC Zwolle. Bram Van Polen scored the first goal for PEC Zwolle in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Luis Sinisterra got the equalizer for Feyenoord in the 67th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 78th minute on a goal by Cyriel Dessers to cap off a wild match. Feyenoord should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Ajax was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Marcos Senesi scored the first goal for Ajax on an own goal in the 44th minute, then Dušan Tadić added another in the 81st minute from the penalty spot In the end, Feyenoord couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win.
Both Orkun Kökçü and Cyriel Dessers have been the hottest scorers for Feyenoord in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Sébastien Haller has been the most prolific scorer on Ajax in the last 5 matches with three goals
Ajax will be without Lisandro Martínez, Noussair Mazraoui, Zakaria Labyad, Jurriën Timber, Brian Brobbey and Maarten Stekelenburg, while Arne Slot’s squad will be without Philippe Sandler.