Ajax played a friendly match against FC Twente on Thursday. At sports complex De Toekomst, the Ajax side coached by Oscar García lost 0-1. In the closing stages of the friendly, Björn Titulaer scored the only goal. Ajax will not be in action this coming weekend, as the Dutch Cup final is being played. The Amsterdam-based team resume the competition on Saturday, April 25 with an away match against NAC. Kick-off is at 20:00.
With three goals and a clean sheet, Ajax returned from Almelo on Saturday evening with three points in the bag. The clash with Heracles unfolded smoothly for the Amsterdam side and saw Steven Berghuis shine with two goals. In his slipstream, Lucas Rosa played a perhaps less obvious but very positive role. In this edition of Ajax Insights, we take a closer look at his statistics. Ajax Insights is developed by Team Rockstars IT.
With two goals, captain Steven Berghuis played an important role in Saturday evening’s 0-3 victory away at Heracles. Berghuis made it 0–2 and 0–3 after Mika Godts had already opened the scoring.
Ajax has lost its first match after the international break. FC Twente won 1–2 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Ajax now sits fifth in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie.