Week 25 brings us a match on Mar 6th where Ajax plays host to RKC Waalwijk in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Ajax recorded a 1-2 loss against Go Ahead Eagles. Íñigo Córdoba struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 18th minute on a feed from Isac Lidberg, then Philippe Rommens added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Ajax is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while rKC Waalwijk sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel struck first for FC Twente in the 23rd minute, then in the 74th minute, Alexander Büttner sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jens Odgaard. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 21st of November, RKC Waalwijk hosted Ajax in their last match together. Ajax won by a score of 5 to 0. Sébastien Haller struck first for Ajax in the 17th minute, then Steven Berghuis added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Daley Blind At the end of 90 a dissapointed RKC Waalwijk couldn’t manage to score, and Ajax took the shutout win.
RKC Waalwijk is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Michiel Kramer and Richard van der Venne each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Sébastien Haller has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored six goals for Ajax
Erik ten Hag’s Ajax squad will be without Zakaria Labyad, Brian Brobbey and Maarten Stekelenburg, while Finn Stokkers, Augustijns and David Min are unavailable to play for RKC Waalwijk.