Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Zwolle
Match Time & Date:
11/09/2021
18:45
Prediction: 1-2
Ajax
Buoyed by a thrilling 5-0 win over Vitesse before the international break, Ajax will be aiming to regain top position in the standings when they take on Zwolle on Matchday 4. The Amsterdammers are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, but keep in mind that captain Dusan Tadic could be rested after playing three World Cup qualifying games with Serbia. Left-back Nicolas Tagliafico is widely expected to return to the starting XI.
Zwolle, on the other hand, made a slow start to the season, with the team losing each of their first three league fixtures. The rock-bottom side have yet to find the net in the new Eredivisie campaign, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on the reigning champions. You should bear in mind that Ajax are eyeing their 12th consecutive win over Zwolle in the Dutch top flight. Defender Sam Kersten returns from suspension for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Lam):
Thomas Lam is a footballer who can play as both centre back and defensive midfielder. Lam was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 18 December, 1993, but seeing that his mother is Finnish, he was eligible to play for the Finland national team.
After making 11 appearances for the Finland U21 team, he made his debut for the senior team on 9 June, 2015, in a friendly against Estonia. He started the game, but the Finns suffered a 2-0 loss to the Estonians in Turku. Speaking of his club career, Thomas Lam played for AZ Alkmaar between 2011 and 2014 and then he joined fellow Eredivisie side Zwolle.
The 188-cm-tall footballer scored four goals in 64 appearances for the club and in July 2016 he signed a contract with Nottingham Forest. Lam won the KVNB Cup with AZ Alkmaar in 2013 and he was named Promising Player of the Year in 2011. His agent is world-famous Mino Raiola and his contract with Forest expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (Ajax):
Ajax is a Dutch football club that was founded on 18 March, 1900. Ajax are well known for their youth academy, which regarded as one of the best youth football schools in the world. The likes of Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael van der Vaart and Marco van Basten are all products of Ajax’s football academy. The Amsterdammers share a big rivalry with Feyenoord and there have always been fireworks when the two teams face each other in De Klassieker.
During the seventies Feyenoord and Ajax were the only two teams who were capable of winning the domestic trophies, while PSV have been playing an important role in Dutch football in the 21st century. PSV and Ajax are regarded as big rivals as well and the two teams square off against each other in De Topper. Ajax play their home games at Amsterdam ArenA, the stadium that was opened on 14 August, 1996. The Amsterdammers won their fourth European Cup (Champions League) trophy in 1995, beating Milan in the title game in Vienna.
