Ajax 1-2 Willem II: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 20 August 2016

Result

Ajax 1-2 Willem II

Eredivisie · Saturday 20 August 2016, 17:45 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Ajax 1-2 Willem II: match report

Ajax lost to Willem II 1-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 20 August 2016. The half-time score was 1-2.

Davy Klaassen opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Ajax's goal came from Davy Klaassen (1'). Willem II scored through Erik Falkenburg (28') and Fran Sol (31').

Discipline: Ajax received no yellow cards; Willem II received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 5th on 4 points from 2 and Willem II 17th on 0 points from 2. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Willem II 12th with 36.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and Willem II in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jaïro Riedewald of Ajax (7.6), ahead of Joël Veltman (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Ajax wins, 1 draw and 0 for Willem II.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Davy KlaassenAjax · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · Erik FalkenburgWillem II · 1-1
  • 31'Goal · Fran SolWillem II · 1-2
  • 40'Yellow card · Jordens PetersWillem II
  • 62'Yellow card · D. LachmanWillem II
  • 66'Yellow card · Branco van den BoomenWillem II

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 9, draws 1, Willem II 0.

Team news

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Joël Veltman, Davinson Sánchez, Jaïro Riedewald, Mitchell Dijks, Riechedly Bazoer, Davy Klaassen, Donny van de Beek, Anwar El Ghazi, Bertrand Traoré, Ahmad Nurosadi

Willem II expected line-up (4-4-2)

Kostas Lamprou, Jordens Peters, Dries Wuytens, Rochdi Achenteh, Frank van der Struijk, F. Ojo, Lucas Andersen, Erik Falkenburg, Terell Ondaan, Nick Van der Velden