Twente vs Ajax: result 2-5 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 15Kick-off on December 1, 2019 at 11:15 AM (UTC)De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
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What was the result of Twente vs Ajax?
Ajax won 2-5 on December 1, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 15′Keito NakamuraTwente
- 19′Aitor CantalapiedraTwente
- 32′N. LangAjax
- 51′N. LangAjax
- 61′K. HuntelaarAjax
- 70′N. LangAjax
- 90′K. HuntelaarAjax
Official lineup for Twente vs Ajax
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Twente
4-3-3- 13Keito Nakamura
- 7Aitor Cantalapiedra
- 18L. Selahi
- 29G. Roemeratoe
- 20Oriol Busquets
- 10H. Vučkić
- 6W. Brama
- 4C. Verdonk
- 3X. Schenk
- 2P. Verhaegh
- 16J. Drommel
Ajax
4-3-3- 11Q. Promes
- 10D. Tadić
- 27N. Lang
- 6D. van de Beek
- 22H. Ziyech
- 21Lisandro Martínez
- 12N. Mazraoui
- 3J. Veltman
- 31N. Tagliafico
- 17D. Blind
- 24A. Onana
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Twente have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Ajax have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2019 | VVV Venlo(away) | 1-2 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 10, 2019 | PEC Zwolle(home) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 2, 2019 | AZ Alkmaar(away) | 0-3 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 30, 2019 | De Treffers(away) | 2-0 | KNVB Beker |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Emmen(home) | 4-1 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2019 | Lille(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Heracles(home) | 4-1 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 10, 2019 | Utrecht(home) | 4-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Chelsea(away) | 4-4 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 1, 2019 | PEC Zwolle(away) | 4-2 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Twente win, 2 draws, 3 Ajax wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2018 | Ajax 2-1 Twente | Eredivisie |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Twente 2-2 Ajax | KNVB Beker |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Twente 3-3 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Ajax 3-0 Twente | Eredivisie |
| Dec 11, 2016 | Twente 1-0 Ajax | Eredivisie |
| May 1, 2016 | Ajax 4-0 Twente | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
Twente score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.9 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twente | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| Ajax | 2.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Twente sit 4th in Eredivisie (17 points from 8 matches) and Ajax sit 5th (15 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Twente | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Ajax | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 |
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