Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Vitesse
Match Time & Date:
19/05/2024
14:30
Prediction: 2-3
Ajax
Ajax will be aiming to build on a 3-0 win over Almere City when they take on Vitesse on the last day of the season. The Amsterdammers have already booked their spot in the Europa League qualifiers, but they surely want to give fans some cheer following a turbulent Eredivisie campaign. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Steven Bergwijn, who scored a hat-trick at the weekend, while Jorrel Hato serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
The Vitas, on the other hand, failed to secure the Eredivisie survival following an 18-point deduction, but their display in a 3-1 win over Heerenveen is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Sunday’s clash. Anyhow, a lively contest is on the cards as both sides are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Highlighted Player (Steven Berghuis):
Born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on December 19, 1991, Steven Berghuis is a Dutch winger who plays for Ajax in the Eredivisie. Berghuis played for the likes of Vitesse/AGOVV, WSV Apeldoorn, and Go Ahead Eagles during his youth career before joining Twente in 2009.
The 183-cm-tall footballer continued playing for the Reds at senior level. After ending his loan spell with VVV-Venlo, Steven Berghuis joined AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2012, and three years later signed a deal with the Premier League club Watford. After making no more than nine appearances in the English top flight, Berghuis moved to Feyenoord in August 2016, and he has been playing De club aan de Maas ever since.
His main position is right winger, but he is capable of producing fine displays as both left winger and attacking midfielder as well. He made his Netherlands debut on May 27, 2016 in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.
Highlighted Team (Vitesse):
Nicknamed Vitas, the proud of Gelderland, Vitesse are a Dutch football club based in Arnhem. Vitesse compete in the Dutch Eredivisie and they have yet to win the national championship. However, they finished as runners-up in the Dutch elite division on five occasions (1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15), while clinching third place in the standings in the 1997/1998 season.
Vitesse did remarkably well to win the 2016/2017 Dutch Cup title, with the team beating AZ Alkmaar in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam. As a result, the Vitas booked their place in the Europa League group stages where they face the likes of Lazio, Nice and Zulte-Waregem.
Vitesse are well known for their yellow jerseys with black stripes, while the club’s away colour is black. GelreDome is the home ground of the Dutch team and the capacity of the venue is 21.248. It has to be noted that famous Spanish footballer Albert Ferrer was in charge of the club in the 2010/2011 season.
