On Sunday Feb 12th, in week 21, Ajax plays host to RKC Waalwijk in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Ajax is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against FC Twente. Kudus Mohammed struck first for Ajax in the 70th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, FC Twente was frustrated by Ajax’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajax ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajax should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while rKC Waalwijk sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Excelsior. Neither Excelsior nor RKC Waalwijk could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Ajax took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Steven Berghuis scored the first goal for Ajax in the 22nd minute, then Pelle Clement tied it up for RKC Waalwijk in the 40th minute on a feed from Michiel Kramer.
Both Michiel Kramer and Mats Seuntjens have been the hottest scorers for RKC Waalwijk in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Ajax’s top weapon lately has been Kudus Mohammed, who has three goals in the last five matches
Johnny Heitinga’s squad will be without Florian Grillitsch and Ahmetcan Kaplan, while Mika Bieveth is unavailable to play for RKC Waalwijk.