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Go Ahead Eagles, Recent Form

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Go Ahead Eagles will not be too disappointed to take a point from their 2-2 result against Fortuna Sittard last time out.  They achieved 33% possession in that match and had 7 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Fortuna Sittard's tally of 36 efforts at goal, 8 of which were on target.  

They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 and seen valuable points lost.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games.  

Being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 league matches at De Adelaarshorst, suggests a consistent run of home form, especially when we consider that 4 of these results were wins.  

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Having secured a 2-0 home win against Telstar in their latest league match, Ajax will have a positive feeling ahead of this match.  In that game they recorded 62 % of the possession, with 15 attempts on goal, 7 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 18 shots on goal.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 7 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 10 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 5 and kept a clean sheet in 3.  

They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way.  

Wout Weghorst will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Ajax.