Ajax 2-1 RKC Waalwijk: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 11 January 2025

Result

Ajax 2-1 RKC Waalwijk

Eredivisie · Saturday 11 January 2025, 17:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Ajax 2-1 RKC Waalwijk: match report

Ajax beat RKC Waalwijk 2-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 11 January 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Steven Berghuis opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Ajax's goals came from Steven Berghuis (4', penalty) and Kenneth Taylor (41'). RKC Waalwijk scored through Mohamed Ihattaren (86').

Discipline: Ajax received 1 yellow card; RKC Waalwijk received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 2nd on 39 points from 17 and RKC Waalwijk 18th on 7 points from 17. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and RKC Waalwijk 17th with 25.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and RKC Waalwijk in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mika Godts of Ajax (8.3), ahead of Daniele Rugani (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 10 Ajax wins, 0 draws and 0 for RKC Waalwijk.

Going into the match Ajax's last five read W-W-L-D-W and RKC Waalwijk's D-L-L-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Penalty goal · Steven BerghuisAjax · 1-0
  • 41'Goal · Kenneth TaylorAjax · 2-0
  • 86'Goal · Mohamed IhattarenRKC Waalwijk · 2-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Owen WijndalAjax

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 10, draws 0, RKC Waalwijk 0.

Team news

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Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

Remko Pasveer, Devyne Rensch, Daniele Rugani, Youri Baas, Jorrel Hato, Davy Klaassen, Jordan Henderson, Kenneth Taylor, Steven Berghuis, Brian Brobbey, Mika Godts

RKC Waalwijk line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joey Kesting, Faissal Al Mazyani, Liam van Gelderen, Luuk Wouters, Aaron Meijers, Godfried Roemeratoe, Yassin Oukili, Silvester van der Water, Mohamed Ihattaren, Richonell Margaret, Michiel Kramer