In a weekend match on Sunday Jan 22nd, in week 17, Feyenoord will play host to Ajax in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Feyenoord recorded a 3-0 shutout win against FC Groningen. Igor Paixão struck first for Feyenoord in the 19th minute, then Orkun Kökçü added another in the 30th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Feyenoord should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 3rd placed Ajax, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against FC Twente. Neither Ajax nor FC Twente could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 21 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Ajax is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Ajax won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kenneth Taylor has been the most prolific scorer on Ajax in the last 5 matches with three goals. Orkun Kökçü has been the most prolific scorer on Feyenoord in the last 5 matches with three goals
Feyenoord will be without Oussama Idrissi, Gernot Trauner, Dávid Hancko and Quinten Timber, while Alfred Schreuder’s squad will be without Florian Grillitsch, Brian Brobbey and Ahmetcan Kaplan.