Based on the statistics, we look ahead to the 24th round in the Eredivisie. The top match against Feyenoord is scheduled for AZ this afternoon, Arne Slot will return to Alkmaar for the first time. Ajax will visit Go Ahead Eagles, where it has not lost in 44 years.
AZ – Feyenoord
Hat trick Myron Boadu:
The current number three and four in the rankings competed against each other 42 times in Alkmaar. AZ kept the three points at home eleven times, Feyenoord won sixteen times and fifteen times it ended in a draw. The last home game against the Rotterdam team, February 28, 2021, was won by the home team. Myron Boadu (three) and Teun Koopmeiners delivered AZ the victory: 4-2†
Resilient AZ:
The Alkmaarders are at the top of the ranking with the most points after falling behind. Pascal Jansen’s team has already gathered nineteen points when it comes behind. Today’s opponent is in second place in this ranking with sixteen points. Earlier this season, Feyenoord won 1-0 with a goal from Cyriel Dessers in injury time.
Milestone Reijnders:
The duel against Feyenoord can be a special one for Tijjani Reijnders. the midfielder, last week accurate against Heracles Almelocan be 150e play a duel in professional football. Reijnders played 92 matches in Jong AZ, 57 league matches for the main squad, he played eight matches for RKC Waalwijk and wore the PEC Zwolle shirt once in a competition.
Return Slot after dismissal:
It will be a special match for Arne Slot anyway. The current Feyenoord trainer returns to Alkmaar for the first time, where he was fired a year and a half ago after talks with his current club. Guus Til and Alireza Jahanbakhsh also have a history at AZ. Til left the club in 2019 for Spartak Moscow and a year earlier, Jahanbakhsh had already left the Alkmaarders for Brighton.
Other well-known names who played at both clubs include Ron Vlaar, Tim de Cler, Willem van Hanegem, Graziano Pellè, Vincent Janssen, Steven Berghuis and our own analyst Piet Keur.
Go Ahead Eagles – Ajax
44 years (!) without defeat:
Ajax visited Go Ahead Eagles 31 times in Deventer in the past. The team from Amsterdam won eleven times, it was tied three times and the home team won seven times. The last win was in August 2016. Davy Klaassen (two) and Nemanja Gudelj scored the goals. Ajax has been unbeaten for sixteen consecutive matches in Deventer, the last victory of kowet was in 1978. Despite this, the leader has been warned, because earlier this season it was surprisingly 0-0 in Amsterdam.
Rijkaard fastest goalscorer:
Frank Rijkaard scored the fastest goal ever for the team from Amsterdam in Deventer. The midfielder scored after three minutes in April 1987 with goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw. Incidentally, it only yielded Ajax one point, because Mike Small made 1-1 before half-time. That was the final score. The most goal-rich edition was six years later, it was 0-6. Current analyst Marciano Vink scored twice, Dennis Bergkamp, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer and FC Volendam trainer Wim Jonk made one.
Former goalkeepers Kowet:
The current selection of Ajax includes two former players of Go Ahead. Remko Pasveer played for the Deventers in the past. Reserve goalkeeper Jay Gorter defended the goal of last season kowet† Incidentally, Pasveer and Gorter are not available today, due to injuries. Other well-known players for both teams are Demy de Zeeuw, Ruud Geels, Quincy Promes and Marc Overmars.
Won seven times in a row:
The team from Amsterdam is currently unbeaten in the Eredivisie for seven games in a row. This series started on December 19 after the victory over Feyenoord. Incidentally, all these matches were won and Pasveer only got a goal from Mario Götze. The longest series without defeats is far from in sight: 52 matches in a row between August 28, 1994 and December 24, 1995.