Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Ajax
Match Time & Date:
06/03/2022
16:45
Prediction: 4-1
Waalwijk
After suffering an unexpected loss at Go Ahead Eagles, Ajax will be aiming to retain top position when they host RKC to their Johan Cruijff Arena. The Amsterdammers are eager to return to winning ways as soon as possible, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the visitors. Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg is out for the rest of the season, while Brian Brobbey should miss out with a knee injury.
As always, Ivory Coast international Sebastien Haller will lead the line for the hosts. RKC, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team collecting only one point in total from the previous four league fixtures. Since Ajax will not have a better chance than this to get back on course, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. All Sebbe Augustijns, Joel Pereira, and David Min are rated doubtful for the game.
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 (Waalwijk):
RKC Waalwijk is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. RKC returned to the Dutch top flight in the 2019/20 season, and they were more than fortunate not to suffer relegation back to Eerste Divisie. Fred Grim’s men were stuck at the bottom of the table when the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, they did not drop to the Dutch second tier. RKC play home games at Mandemakers Stadion, the venue which can hold only 7,500 spectators. RKC Waalwijk are well known for their yellow shirts with blue strips, but their away kit is mainly black. The Mandemakers Stadion outfit have never won the national championship.
RKC, though, represented the Netherlands in European competitions in the past, with team taking part in Intertoto Cup on four occasions. Willem II are seen as one of the club’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Brabantse derby.
