AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax Prediction & Betting Tips - Eredivisie

Prediction published on 12/12/2019, 14:28  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 12/12/2019 at 14:29 in Eredivisie Predictions

AZ will host Ajax in a top of the table clash in the Eredivisie this weekend with the two sides coming off mixed results in their recent matches. Going to the game, AZ are second on the standings with 38 points and Ajax are placed top with 41 points. AZ are unbeaten in their last nine matches, winning eight of them and have eight clean sheets in their last 10 matches. They have lost just one in their last 17 matches and have scored two or more goals in nine of the last 10 matches. They have failed to score in just one of the last 15 matches. They are unbeaten in their last five home matches and have four clean sheets in the run. AZ have scored 15 goals in their last five matches at home, conceding two. They have four wins in their last five Eredivisie matches at home and in the league, they boast of the best defence, having conceded just eight goals. They have the second best attack in the league, having scored 38 goals. In their last meeting with Ajax, they emerged winners, in what is their only win over Ajax in the last eight matches.

Ajax on the other hand, have not had a great run in their recent engagements; they are on two straight losses. They were beaten by Willem in their first loss of the league, and that was followed with a loss to Valencia in the Champions League, which saw them drop to the Europa League. In both defeats, which came at home, Ajax failed to score. They have one clean sheet in their last five matches and have scored in 12 of the last 15 matches. Ajax have score two goals or more in 12 of their last 15 matches. They have 13 wins in the last 15 Eredivisie matches. Ajax are unbeaten in their last 13 away matches, but have just one clean sheet in their last five away matches. They have four wins in their last five meetings with AZ and have only lost once in the last eight meetings with AZ. They have the best attack in the league, having scored 52 goals in the 16 matches played. Eight of the last 10 meetings between the two sides have yielded over 2.5 goals.