After dropping points against Heerenveen in their last league fixture, Frank de Boer’s side would be gunning to bag all three points in the upcoming game against Erwin Koeman’s men.
On Eredivisie match-day five, Ajax Amsterdam will lock horns against RKC Waalwijk at Amsterdam Arena on Saturday, September 15. Both sides would be keen to resume league action brightly after the international break.
Ajax Amsterdam
The defending Dutch champions would be gunning to secure maximum points in the upcoming league encounter after dropping points in their last fixture against Heerenveen before the international break.
De Joden recorded a 2-2 stalemate against the Friesland outfit at Abe Lenstra Stadion on September 2. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thulani-Serero-c35022 gave the Amsterdammers an early lead, but Alfredh Finnbogasson’s double strike gave the home side advantage before
the half-time break. However, Serero managed to score the equaliser within two minutes of the second-half to seal the game 2-2.
Frank de Boer, the Ajax boss, would be keen to see his side claim all three points in the upcoming encounter at home.
RKC Waalwijk
The Waalwijk outfit and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Heracles-Almelo-c39520 played a 1-1 draw at Mandemakers Stadion on September 1 before the international break.
Willy Overtoom’s strike in the opening minute of the match gave the visitors’ hope of claiming a good result, but Florian Jozefzoon’s strike six minutes before the half-time break levelled the score-line. Both sides staged a disappointing
show in the second-half, and the match ended in a 1-1 stalemate, with both sides sharing the spoils.
Erwin Koeman, the RKC head coach, has expressed optimism ahead of his side’s clash against the Amsterdam giants, and has revealed that his side will put in their 100 percent to bag a point or more this Saturday.
“We are only looking to win in Amsterdam. I have secured many points at Arena during my playing and managerial career, and I am not going to exclude this Saturday from it”, Koeman was quoted as saying to the media.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Amsterdam giants have remained the dominant force against the Waalwijk outfit in the recent years. De Joden managed to emerge victorious in all of their last five encounters against RKC.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Eriksen-c9074 – Ajax Amsterdam
The Danish wonder-kid has been mesmerising the Amsterdammers’ fans with his impressive displays for the last couple of seasons. The 20-year-old netted seven goals while amassing an impressive 19 assists in 33 league appearances
last term, and has kicked-off the 2012/13 campaign in the same manner, grabbing a goal while setting up two more in three matches. He will be the man to watch in the upcoming encounter.
Rodney Sneijder – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370
The 21-year-old midfielder played a key role in his side’s 3-2 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven by netting two vital goals, and he would be keen to impress RKC fans once again. Should the Dutchman perform at his best, RKC then have a very
good chance of achieving a good result.
Prediction
Both sides have commenced the new season in the same manner, but Ajax’s recent performances coupled with home advantage puts them as the clear favourites to emerge victorious.
Predicted score-line: Ajax 3-0 RKC.
Tags: