Midlakes United Overview

Brandt unties a knot in impressive fashion – ter Stegen makes a superb save

His tally of zero assists had been the only statistical blemish on Julian Brandt’s strong first season so far at Ajax. On Sunday, he broke his duck in that regard too.

Faltering Ajax hold firm at Sparta and climb to second in the Eredivisie

Ajax line-up: Tolu returns to the starting XI, with changes at the back too

Should Ajax make a move this winter? ‘He is better than Viktor Tsygankov’

Julian Brandt: ‘He is by far our best player!’

No assist, but outstanding! Brandt's unusual statistic

Julian Brandt has enjoyed a strong first season at Ajax so far and has now even won over his chief critic, Rafael van der Vaart. One statistic clouds the picture, however – but there is a simple explanation for it.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Guangdong GZ-Power	28	18	7	3	56	27	29	61	D L W W W
2	Nantong Zhiyun FC	28	15	9	4	37	20	17	54	W W W W W
3	Guangxi Hengchen	28	13	8	7	45	33	12	47	L D D L W
4	Shenzhen Juniors	28	12	10	6	42	32	10	46	L D D L D
5	Shaanxi Union	28	13	6	9	51	30	21	45	L W W W W

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