Ajax vs Waalwijk — Eredivisie
2-1
Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.1 goals a game; Waalwijk had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.8. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Ajax 1 win.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W W L D). 2.1 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Sparta Rotterdam · 22 Dec 2024
- W 2-0 vs Telstar · 19 Dec 2024
- W 3-0 vs Almere City · 15 Dec 2024
- L 2-1 at AZ Alkmaar · 8 Dec 2024
- D 2-2 vs Utrecht · 4 Dec 2024
- W 1-2 at NEC Nijmegen · 1 Dec 2024
Away form going in: Waalwijk
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (D W L L D). 1.8 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Zwolle · 20 Dec 2024
- W 4-1 vs Cambuur · 17 Dec 2024
- L 3-2 at Fortuna Sittard · 14 Dec 2024
- L 2-3 vs Feyenoord · 7 Dec 2024
- D 1-1 at Heerenveen · 29 Nov 2024
- D 2-2 at Heracles · 23 Nov 2024
Head-to-head: Ajax vs Waalwijk
- Waalwijk 0-2 Ajax · 29 Sept 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 4' Penalty — S. Berghuis (Ajax)
- 41' Normal Goal — K. Taylor (Ajax)
- 86' Normal Goal — M. Ihattaren (Waalwijk)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | Waalwijk |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 60 | Ball possession | 40 |
| 2.46 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.95 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 643 | Total passes | 436 |
| 566 | Accurate passes | 364 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 13 | Key passes | 9 |
| 89 | Duels | 89 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |