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The rebellion of other teams in Dutch football flares up again and again, mainly from PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord Rotterdam. However, one constant, like in German football, is always at the forefront, namely Ajax Amsterdam. Last year, Erik ten Hag’s team won the national double.
This year it could amount to Ajax repeating this feat. To win the KNVB Beker again, Amsterdam has to face the difficult task at Vitesse Arnhem on Wednesday. In a direct duel, these two clubs make up one of the four semi-finalists among themselves.
Of course, Ajax is the favorite, because the champion is in the Eredivisie ranking and has not lost a game in the Dutch Cup for over two years. Ajax Amsterdam currently have eight wins in a row at KNVB Beker. This season Vitesse is the first real touchstone in the royal cup.
It wasn’t even that long ago that Arnheim won the cup. In 2017, Vitesse won the first and only title in the club’s history at KNVB Beker. For Edward Sturing’s team, the cup is the fastest way to the European Cup. However, the bookmakers between Vitesse Arnhem and Ajax Amsterdam give a forecast to the guests.
However, Vitesse is not in bad shape and the trophy still has its own laws. We just saw in Germany that supposed favorites in the DFB Cup had to cut sail. Therefore, between Vitesse Arnhem and Ajax Amsterdam, a tip on the progress of the home side is a conceivable variant.
In addition, this quarter-final is one of the highlights of the season for Arnhem, while other tasks and goals await Ajax. It is possible that the home side will invest more in this match. The kick-off for the quarterfinals at KNVB Beker between Vitesse Arnhem and Ajax Amsterdam at Gelre Dome will take place on February 12th, 2020 at 20:45 p.m.
Vitesse:
Vitesse Arnhem has played a decent season in the Eredivisie so far. Sixth place is currently in the classification. If you consider that the ranks four to seven entitle you to participate in the playoffs for the Europa League, then Edward Sturing’s team is still open for this season.
Up to third place and direct qualification for the European Cup there are only five points. Overall, the table is still relatively narrow in this area. There is a lot in one run for Arnhem. However, Edward Sturing’s team is currently desperately looking for this run, because the Eredivisie was not going well lately.
From the past three games, Vitesse only scored a meager two points. This means that Arnhem has been waiting for a win for three games and has therefore lost a better starting position, whereby the last opponents were all beatable. This means that in the cup game between Vitesse Arnhem and Ajax Amsterdam, the odds of an away win are the first choice.
Vitesse suffered an away loss last weekend. In Groningen there was a 0: 1 bankruptcy to digest, which can be lost at the FCG; Ajax has recently felt this too. A point would not have been undeserved, but Arnhem was too harmless to make up for the early deficit.
One disadvantage for Vitesse Arnhem is that Ajax Amsterdam did not have to play a game at the weekend and may therefore be able to go to this quarter-finals at KNVB Beker a bit fresher.
Coach Edward Sturing, however, does not accept this as an alibi and defends the cancellation of the game between Utrecht and Ajax.
Rather, the coach looks at his team. In this regard, he will be happy to have his captain and striker Bryan Linssen, who was suspended in the Eredivisie at the weekend. There is also a big question mark behind the use of Matus Bero. The Chelsea loan from Charles Musonda is definitely not included.
Ajax Amsterdam:
At Ajax Amsterdam it doesn’t matter who leaves the club. The team is always replenished by promising talents, so it is enough for the Dutch fight for the title fight. So it is this season, although with Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong two top stars have left the club.
Nevertheless, Amsterdam is at the top of the Eredivisie. It is still close and currently it looks like a duel with AZ Alkmaar for the Dutch championship. Ajax is at the top of the ranking with 50 points, while the only pursuer gets 47 points. All other teams have probably already said goodbye to the title race.
During the Advent season, Ajax had to endure a small dry spell and the winter break seemed to have come at the right time. However, there was a damper again in 2020. Nevertheless, Ajax took three wins in four games in the new year and, like Vitesse Arnheim, had to surrender at FC Groningen.
Last Sunday, Amsterdam should play the away game at FC Utrecht. In view of the hurricane Sabine, which moved from the Atlantic to Europe, the bosses at the Dutch association have canceled this game as a precaution. Ajax’s last encounter was the duel against archrival PSV Eindhoven on February 2, which Erik ten Hag’s team won 1-0.
A big problem for the Dutch champions is the lavish field hospital, which could well lead to a prediction of the outsider in the match between Vitesse Arnhem and Ajax Amsterdam. Numerous key players, especially from the offensive, will not be available to Erik ten Hag in the cup on Wednesday.
Zakaria Labyad, Quincy Promes and David Neres will definitely not be there. For Ryan Babel and Hakim Ziyech, an assignment in the Beker is likely to come too soon. It’s more likely to make a comeback this weekend against Waalwijk. Last but not least, Erik ten Hag in Arnhem will have to do without Joel Veltmann. For this, Daley Blind could move back into the squad after myocarditis has been overcome.
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