On the 6th of February, in this week 21 match, Ajax will host Heracles in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 1st placed Ajax, recorded a 2-1 win against PSV. Brian Brobbey scored the first goal for Ajax in the 34th minute, then Mario Götze got the equalizer for PSV in the 53rd minute on a feed from Joey Veerman. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Heracles, recorded a 1-1 draw against Go Ahead Eagles. Kaj Sierhuis scored the first goal for Heracles in the 32nd minute, but Isac Lidberg got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 73rd minute earning Go Ahead Eagles a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on Oct 30th, Heracles and Ajax battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Heracles nor Ajax could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Heracles is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Bilal Başaçıkoğlu and Orestis Kiomourtzoglou each having 2 goals in their last five. Danilo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Ajax
Erik ten Hag’s squad will be without Kudus Mohammed and Maarten Stekelenburg, while Kasper Lunding is unavailable to play for Heracles.