PEC Zwolle VS Ajax Match Prediction
2018-02-18
15:45:00
PEC Zwolle
VS
Ajax
Our Prediction Tip
Ajax will win this match.
2018-02-1815:45:00 Ajax will win this match.
After their fifth straight win back in September, Ajax remain by far the dominant side in this tie with PEC. They have won 12 times, drawn three times, and lost just twice so far. Here's a look at the last five results:
Sep 9, 2017: Ajax 3-0 PEC
Jan 15, 2017: PEC 1-3 Ajax
Sep 24, 2016: Ajax 5-1 PEC
Apr 3, 2016: Ajax 3-0 PEC
Nov 29, 2015: PEC 0-2 Ajax
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
PEC Zwolle are at 6/1 to win, a draw is at 17/4, and an Ajax win is at 4/11.
PEC Zwolle will enter this match in fifth place in the Eredivisie. They have had quite the season so far, and it's a surprise to see them up that high, but they have slid back quite a bit in the last couple of months. Currently they are on 39 points, level with Feyenoord, but could soon be down in seventh if they don't improve. They have lost three of their last five matches.
Ajax, meanwhile, are ever chasing shadows by the looks of things. They are still chasing down PSV in first, and they remain seven points back for another week now. They have won three in a row and four of their last five- while taking 13 points in that stretch- but it may not be enough come season's end to see them move from second to first.
At home, PEC have only lost twice this season and are up there with the best on 23 points from 11 matches. They have also only drawn twice, but they have dropped points in three of the last five home matches- though only losing once- to show they are coming back down to earth just a little bit. Ajax, meanwhile, have ha a great away record to see them get 24 points from 11 matches. They have only lost once so far, but they have drawn twice in the last five to see them lose four crucial points to PSV in the title chase.
Both teams to score, via Ladbrokes, is set at ¾.
Ajax once again face the task of trying to keep pace with PSV towards the top of the division. Because of that, they can't afford any mistakes, and they certainly won't be making any in this match.
John van't Schip is set to miss out on the services of Dico Koppers, Bram van Polen, and Ruben Ligeon, all with injuries.
Mustafa Saymak, despite the loss last weekend, was able to record his ninth goal of the season from the spot late on to put him into a tie for sixth in the division with a slew of others so far. The Moroccan has had an outstanding season thus far to score those goals and give them the chance to climb so high, and he will now look to remain in good form against one of the league's biggest teams.
PEC have four losses and a win in their last five matches:
2-1 loss at Utrecht
3-2 home win vs Heerenveen
4-0 loss at PSV
4-1 loss at AZ (Dutch Cup)
1-2 home win vs Vitesse
Erik ten Hag will be without goalkeeper Benjamin van Leer, center back Nick Viergever, left back Daley Sinkgraven, winger Vaclav Cerny, and striker Kasper Dolberg due to injuries.
Ajax have scored a lot of goals already this season, and one of the amazing things about them is that they don't have one man that is well above the others. They have four men tied atop the team scoring charts with nine goals so far, and one of those is Brazilian winger David Neres. In addition to those goals, he has also chalked up nine assists to show why Ajax brought him to the club in the first place.
Ajax have four wins and a draw in their last five matches:
2-1 home win vs Twente
2-4 win at Roda
3-1 home win vs NAC
0-0 draw at Utrecht
2-0 home win vs Feyenoord
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