February 19th features a match where Willem II hosts Ajax in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Willem II is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sparta Rotterdam. Younes Namli scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam in the 59th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Willem II couldn’t manage to score, and Sparta Rotterdam took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Ajax is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against FC Twente. Davy Klaassen struck first for Ajax in the 31st minute on a feed from Sébastien Haller, then Sébastien Haller added another in the 53rd minute In the end, FC Twente couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win. Ajax is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Johan Cruijff Arena, Ajax was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. Lucas Fasson dos Santos struck first for Ajax in the 15th minute on a feed from Edson Álvarez, then Lisandro Martínez added another in the 18th minute In the end, Willem II couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win.
Sébastien Haller has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Ajax. Willem II’s most prolific scorer has been Thijs Oosting. The Dutch midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Robbin Ruiter and are unavailable to play for Fred Grim’s team, while Erik ten Hag’s squad will be without Kudus Mohammed, Ryan Gravenberch, Brian Brobbey and Maarten Stekelenburg.