In a weekend match on Sunday Dec 19th, in week 17, Feyenoord will host Ajax at Stadion Feijenoord in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 3rd placed Feyenoord, recorded a 1-2 loss against FC Twente. Cyriel Dessers scored the first goal for Feyenoord in the 47th minute, but Giovanni Troupee got the equalizer for FC Twente in the 79th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 114th minute on a goal by Manfred Ugalde. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Feyenoord should be reasonably happy with their performance, while ajax sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Barendrecht. Taylor struck first for Ajax in the 10th minute, then Danilo added another in the 12th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Barendrecht couldn’t manage to score, and Ajax took the shutout win. Ajax should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Ajax won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ajax is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lucas Fasson dos Santos and Danilo each having 3 goals in their last five. Luis Sinisterra has been the most prolific scorer on Feyenoord in the last 5 matches with 3 goals
Arne Slot’s Feyenoord squad will be without Orkun Kökçü, Gernot Trauner, Justin Bijlow and Denzel Hall, while Erik ten Hag’s Ajax squad will be without Kudus Mohammed and Maarten Stekelenburg.