Ajax 2-1 FC Twente: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 11 February 2018
Result
Ajax 2-1 FC Twente
Eredivisie · Sunday 11 February 2018, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Ajax 2-1 FC Twente: match report
Ajax beat FC Twente 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 11 February 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.
J. Kluivert opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Ajax's goals came from J. Kluivert (3') and Lasse Schöne (71', penalty). FC Twente scored through Adnane Tighadouini (66').
Discipline: Ajax received 2 yellow cards; FC Twente received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Ajax were 2nd on 51 points from 22 and FC Twente 17th on 16 points from 22. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and FC Twente 18th with 24.
Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Twente in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Justin Kluivert of Ajax (8.2), ahead of Frenkie de Jong (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Ajax wins, 3 draws and 1 for FC Twente.
Going into the match Ajax's last five read W-W-D-W-W and FC Twente's L-L-L-D-D.
Key events
- 3'Goal · J. Kluivert
- 34'Yellow card · Matthijs de Ligt
- 45'Yellow card · Hidde ter Avest
- 60'Yellow card · Hakim Ziyech
- 66'Goal · Adnane Tighadouini
- 71'Penalty goal · Lasse Schöne
- 75'Yellow card · Peet Bijen
Head-to-head
Team news
Ajax line-up (4-3-3)
André Onana, Joël Veltman, Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Nicolás Tagliafico, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Lasse Schöne, David Neres, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Justin Kluivert
FC Twente line-up (5-3-2)
Joël Drommel, Hidde ter Avest, Thomas Lam, Michaël Maria, Richard Jensen, Peet Bijen, H. Vučkić, Adam Maher, Danny Holla, Tom Boere, Adnane Tighadouini