On the 15th of May, Vitesse hosts Ajax in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Vitesse, recorded a 2-1 win against Fortuna Sittard. Paul Gladon scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 44th minute on a penalty shot, then Million Manhoef got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Riechedly Bazoer But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 63rd minute on a goal by Loïs Openda. Vitesse is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Ajax is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against SC Heerenveen. Nicolás Tagliafico struck first for Ajax in the 19th minute, then Steven Berghuis added another in the 33rd minute In the end, SC Heerenveen couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
In their last match on Wednesday Feb 9th, Ajax won by a score of 5 to 0. Lucas Fasson dos Santos scored the first goal for Ajax in the 17th minute, then Sébastien Haller added another in the 30th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vitesse couldn’t manage to score, and Ajax took the shutout win.
Ajax’s top weapon lately has been Brian Brobbey, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Vitesse’s most prolific scorer has been Loïs Openda. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Remko Pasveer, Yann Gboho, Thomas Buitink, Riechedly Bazoer, Sondre Tronstad, Maximilian Wittek, Jacob Rasmussen, Jeroen Houwen and Alois Oroz are unavailable to play for Thomas Letsch’s team, while Erik ten Hag’s Ajax squad will be without Lisandro Martínez, Noussair Mazraoui, Perr Schuurs, André Onana, Zakaria Labyad and Lucas Fasson dos Santos.