Ajax v Willem II Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview

Ajax take on Willem II at Amsterdam Arena on Saturday. Read our match predictions to see why a comfortable home win is the betting tip in this Eredivisie match.

Ajax lost on penalties to Twente in the KNVB Cup last time out and will be keen to put in a good performance here. Willem II advanced to the next round after beating Jupiler League side RKC Waalwijk 3-0 but a trip to the capital will be much tougher.

Ajax Team News

Marcel Keizer was sacked by Ajax earlier in the week, meaning that Michael Reiziger takes temporary charge. Joel Veltman will return from suspension at right-back but Vaclav Cerny, Daley Sinkgraven, Amin Younes, Nick Viergever and Maximilian Wöber remain in the treatment room.

Willem II Team News

The visitors will stick with a basic 4-4-2 formation for this difficult match. Ben Rienstra and Pedro Chirivalla will be tasked with trying to get some control in the midfield. Jordens Peters and Etien Velikonja are the only players sidelined for Willem II this weekend.

Ajax v Willem II Team Predictions

Ajax 4-3-3 formation; Onana; Dijks, de Jong, de Ligt, Veltman; van de Beek, Schone, Ziyech; Kluivert, Dolberg, Neres

Willem II 4-4-2 formation; Branderhorst; Tsimikas, Linden, Heerkens, Lewis; Azzaoui, Rienstra, Chirivella, Haye; Sol, Ogbeche

Ajax v Willem II betting stats for the last ten games:

• Ajax – won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1
• Willem II – won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3
• Ajax have scored an average of 3.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
• Willem II have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.9 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Ajax’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Willem II’s previous 10 matches

Ajax v Willem II Goalscorer

Ajax Leading Scorers

L Schöne – appearances 14, scored 8, first goal 1
D Neres – appearances 15, scored 7, first goal 3
K J Huntelaar – appearances 13, scored 6, first goal 3

Willem II Leading Scorers

B Ogbeche – appearances 8, goals 8, first goals 2
F Sol – appearances 15, goals 8, first goal 3
E Velikonja – appearances 5, goals 3, first goal 2

Ajax v Willem II Predictions

Ajax trail Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven by five points and will be looking to head into the winter break on a positive note. They dominated much of the match against Twente and will need to be more clinical in-front of goal to take their chances. That hasn’t been a problem for them in recent meetings with this opponent, so the omens are good.

Willem II are more concerned with events at the other end of the table and are only three points above the danger zone. They like to play on the front foot but are vulnerable at the back, as shown in the 2-3 loss to PEC Zwolle recently. Their defenders will need to be more alert than ever here, with a backs to the wall performance expected.

Ajax have won fourteen of their last sixteen home matches and scored at least three times in nine of the last eleven at Amsterdam Arena. They’ve also beaten Willem II 28 times from 32 meetings and a routine win for the home side is expected. They have been prone to letting the odd goal in, so a Correct Score bet of 3-1 is advised.