On Thu Jan 26th, in week 18, Ajax will play host to FC Volendam in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Ajax is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Feyenoord. Igor Paixão struck first for Feyenoord in the 34th minute on a feed from Quilindschy Hartman, then Davy Klaassen tied it up for Ajax in the 71st minute on a feed from Steven Bergwijn earning Ajax a comeback draw. Ajax is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while fC Volendam is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Excelsior. Damon Mirani struck first for Excelsior on an own goal in the 18th minute, then Marouan Azarkan added another in the 80th minute In the end, FC Volendam couldn’t muster any offence and Excelsior ran away with the shutout win. FC Volendam looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Oct 8th, FC Volendam hosted Ajax at the Kras Stadion in their last match together. Ajax took the match by a score of 4 to 2. Dušan Tadić struck first for Ajax in the 17th minute on a penalty shot, then Calvin Bassey added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Steven Berghuis.
FC Volendam is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Henk Veerman and Robert Muhren each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Ajax’s most prolific scorer has been Kenneth Taylor. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Florian Grillitsch, Brian Brobbey, Rensch and Ahmetcan Kaplan are unavailable to play for Alfred Schreuder’s team, while Wim Jonk’s FC Volendam squad will be without Francesco Antonucci.