Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting Tips - Eredivisie

Prediction published on 06/10/2023, 15:19  by Daniel Ngulu in Eredivisie Predictions

Dutch giants Ajax will hope to bounce back when they host AZ Alkmaar in their next Eredivisie game. The two sides are on opposite halves of the league standings, AZ second and Ajax 15th. After five rounds on matches in the Eredivisie, Ajax have already dropped 10 points, which makes for grim reading. Ajax’s last league game against Waalwijk was suspended after an injury to Etienne Vaessen. Now Ajax have played two matches less than most of the teams ahead of them. They are just a point above the relegation zone and they will know things have to change sooner. In their last game, they drew 1-1 with AEK Athens in the Europa League. That came after a 4-0 loss against Feyenoord in a game marred with crowd trouble. Having lost half of their last six matches, Ajax’s confidence will have taken a beating heading to this game.

AZ Alkmaar are coming into this game on a much better run and they could even go top of the standings. The visitors have not lost in the last four matches, winning three. They come into this game on a strong scoring run, netting two or more in three of five matches. AZ have also proven strong in defence, keeping three clean sheets in their last four matches. Four times in five away matches, they have scored three goals. They’ve only lost once in the last five away matches, a Conference League game against Zrinjski. Four straight away wins in the league put them in frame for a fourth unbeaten match against Ajax. As it is, in their last five matches against Ajax, AZ have only lost once.