Ajax 3-1 Willem II — Eredivisie, 24 Dec 2017
Ajax beat Willem II 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 24 December 2017 at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam. Fran Sol, Justin Kluivert, Kasper Dolberg, David Neres got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Ajax have won 4 and Willem II 1.
Match timeline
- 40'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 48'
- 0-153'assist: Konstantinos Tsimikas
- 57'out: E. Lieftink
- 61'out: S. de Jong
- 1-163'assist: Frenkie de Jong
- 70'
- 2-172'assist: David Neres
- 76'
- 78'
- 3-181'assist: S. de Jong
- 89'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Ajax
- 8.6David NeresF
- 8.1Hakim ZiyechM
- 7.7Lasse SchöneM
- 7.6Justin KluivertF
- 7.3Joël VeltmanD
- 7.2Donny van de BeekM
- 7.1Siem de JongM
- 7.0Kasper DolbergF
- 6.7Klaas-Jan HuntelaarF
- 6.7Matthijs De LigtD
- 6.6Mitchell DijksD
- 6.5Frenkie de JongM
- 6.4André OnanaG
Willem II
- 7.8Mattijs BranderhorstG
- 7.3Konstantinos TsimikasD
- 7.2Fran SolF
- 6.9Ismail AzzaouiM
- 6.8Fernando LewisD
- 6.6Jop Van der LindenD
- 6.6Freek HeerkensD
- 6.6Ben RienstraM
- 6.5Elmo LieftinkM
- 6.5Jordy CrouxF
- 6.3Darryl LachmanD
- 6.2Thom HayeM
- 6.2Mohammed El HankouriF
- 6.0Daniel CrowleyM
Line-ups
Willem II4-2-3-1
Ajax4-3-3
Substitutes
AjaxM. Reiziger
Substitutes
- 33K. LamprouG
- 15C. EitingM
- 25Kasper Dolberg72'40'F7.0
- 28L. OrejuelaD
- 19M. CassierraF
- 23S. de Jong61'M7.1
- 37Damil DankerluiD
- 18D. Johnsen89'F
Willem IIE. van de Looi
Substitutes
- 14Daniel Crowley48'46'M6.0
- 20E. Lieftink57'M6.5
- 7K. CoulibalyF
- 59J. Ogenia
- 43T. KokM
- 11Jordy Croux78'F6.5
- 93S. van der LeiG
- 36W. SprangersG
Team statistics
66%Possession34%
28Total shots10
11Shots on target3
11Shots off target3
6Blocked shots4
12Corners4
1Offsides1
8Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves8
526Total passes268
454Accurate passes184
86%Pass accuracy69%
AjaxvsWillem II
Ajax
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Neres | 89 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | 8.6 |
| Hakim Ziyech | 90 | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 8.1 |
| Lasse Schöne | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.7 |
| Justin Kluivert | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.6 |
| Joël Veltman | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Donny van de Beek | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Siem de Jong | 29 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 50 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 40 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthijs De Ligt | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Mitchell Dijks | 61 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Frenkie de Jong | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| André Onana | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Willem II
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattijs Branderhorst | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Konstantinos Tsimikas | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Fran Sol | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Ismail Azzaoui | 45 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Fernando Lewis | 57 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jop Van der Linden | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Freek Heerkens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ben Rienstra | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Elmo Lieftink | 33 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jordy Croux | 12 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Darryl Lachman | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Thom Haye | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Mohammed El Hankouri | 78 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Crowley | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |