On Thursday night, Ajax and GO Ahead Eagles go head-to-head at the Johan Cruijff in a game that could be vital to both team’s Eredivisie campaigns.
Ajax recorded a victory at PEC Zwolle last time outLast time out, Ajax made it four games unbeaten in the Eredivisie by recording a 3-1 win at PEC Zwolle. The game saw Ajax score at least two goals for the fourth straight game in the Dutch top-flight.
The home team is now in fifth place in the Eredivisie standings, eight points behind the league’s top four.
Ajax are unbeaten in their last ten home games in the Dutch top-flight. However, the home team has drawn four of their previous six home matches in the Eredivisie.
The team from the Dutch capital has remained highly prolific in the Eredivisie on home soil recently, scoring at least two goals in nine of their last ten home matches.
GO Ahead Eagles enjoying a solid campaignThe visitors currently sit in seventh place in the table, just four points adrift of the home team.
Last time out, GO Ahead Eagles' 3-0 home win over Excelsior ended a short two-game losing run in the Eredivisie. The game was a rare low-scoring affair, as their previous three league matches had produced under 2.5 goals.
The visitors head to the Dutch capital on the back of two straight defeats against FC Twente and Heracles. However, GO Ahead Eagles had mounted a seven-game unbeaten run on their travels in the Eredivisie before the double loss.
Their recent away games in the Eredivisie have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last nine league matches.
What am I backing?Neither team has been overly convincing of late in the Eredivisie. However, I believe Ajax may have enough quality to record a narrow win, especially on home soil.
