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April
Eredivisie Update



Ajax hold slender lead with two games to go



Results

4 April
PSV 1-0 Heracles | Malen (2)
Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Heerenveen | Joosten (23) - Ejuke (77)
VVV 0-2 Willem II | Cattermole sent off (43) - Pavlidis (35), Saddiki (80)
AZ Alkmaar 3-2 Vitesse | Druijf (4), Idrissi (29), Boadu (34) - Linssen (22, 57)
Utrecht 1-0 Groningen | Gustafson (46)

5 April
RKC Waalwijk 1-1 Feyenoord | Reijnders (48) - Berghuis (76)
ADO Den Haag 0-0 Emmen
Ajax 2-0 Zwolle | Neres (65), Marin (pen 68)
Twente 2-1 Fortuna Sittard | Vuckic (13), Lang (24) - Passiack (2)

8 April
AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Feyenoord | Wijndal (16), Ouwejan (23), Margaret (72) - Ozyakup (19)

9 April
Utrecht 2-1 Ajax | Kerk (56), van der Maarel (86) - Tadic (29)

10 April
Groningen 2-1 Heerenveen | Lundqvist (22), Postema (59) - van Bergen (46)

11 April
Vitesse 0-0 RKC Waalwijjk
Feyenoord 1-2 VVV | Jorgensen (5), Haps sent off (39) - Opoku (56), Sinclair (73)
Heracles 1-3 AZ Alkmaar | Dessers (10) - Boadu (23), Druijf (56), Idrissi (88)
Willem II 2-1 ADO Den Haag | Saddiki (2), Kohlert (47) - Immers (6)

12 April
PSV 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam | Rosario (13), Ihattaren (16), Malen (59) - Smeets (39)
Emmen 0-3 Ajax | Ziyech (1), Huntelaar (7), Marin (74), van de Beek sent off (78)
Fortuna Sittard 1-0 Utrecht | Dianessy (44)
Zwolle 1-2 Twente | Ghoochannejhad (33) - Cantalapiedra (42), Vuckic (77)

21 April
AZ Alkmaar 2-1 PSV | Boadu (24), Vlaar (52) - Malen (26)
Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 PEC Zwolle | Rayhi (21), Ache (52) - van Duinen (27)

22 April
ADO Den Haag 1-1 Feyenoord | van Mil (79), Malone sent off (86) - Kokcu (6)
RKC Waalwijk 1-3 Willem II | Drost (77) - Queiros (22), Ndayishmiye (36), Pavlidis (43)
Groningen 1-0 Fortuna Sittard | Postema (82)
Utrecht 0-1 Heracles | Osman (85)
Heerenveen 0-1 Emmen | Woudenberg sent off (56) - Adzic (7)

23 April
Twente 2-0 VVV | Vuckic (33), Cantalapiedra (64)
Ajax 2-1 Vitesse | Alvarez (1), Huntelaar (33) - Matavz (9)

25 April
Fortuna Sittard 1-1 AZ Alkmaar | Dammers (9) - Boadu (32)
PSV 0-0 Utrecht
Emmen 0-2 RKC Waalwijk | Mulder (8), Elbers (78)
Feyenoord 2-2 Groningen | Botteghin (65), Sinisterra (90) - Postema (22), Lundqvist (35)
Zwolle 0-1 Heerenveen | Espejord (72)

26 April
Heracles 1-1 Twente | Drost (87) - Lang (6)
VVV 2-0 ADO Den Haag | Opoku (55), Darfalou (64)
Willem II 0-5 Ajax | Marin (7), Ziyrech (10), Tadic (11, 80), Promes (12), Onana sent off (61)
Vitesse 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam | Buitink (48) - Smeets (7), Joosten (13)

Highlights

With two games there are just two points separating Ajax and AZ Alkmaar at the top of the Eredivisie table. Alkmaar finished the month unbeaten but a draw to Fortuna Sittard cost them the lead in the title race as Ajax smashed Willem II 5-0 the next day to regain top spot. Ajax play VVV next before a final day trip to Fortuna Sittard, whilst Alkmaar play Utrecht at home before travelling to Emmen.

In the race for third PSV leapfrogged Feyenoord in what was the only change in the top half of the table during April. Down the bottom there were several changes as Fortuna Sittard and FC Twente did their survival hopes the world of good with a solid month. RKC Waalwijk have given themselves a chance of avoiding automatic relegation, although they are already resigned to a playoff at the very least. As it stands Zwolle and ADO Den Haag will be fighting it out with the challengers from the Eerste Divisie although the pair could still drop Fortuna Sittard down if results go their way.

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