Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Ajax
Match Time & Date:
17/12/2023
07:45 AM
Prediction: 3-0
Zwolle
Ajax will look to move closer to the Champions League places when they face Zwolle at their Johan Cruijff Arena in the Eredivisie round 16. The Amsterdammers have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team extending their winning run to four games against Sparta Rotterdam and it is no wonder the odds for home win have been dropping. Steven Berghuis is back from the Europa League ban, while all van den Boomen, Godts, and Pasveer remain in the recovery room.
Zwolle, on the other hand, suffered three defeats in the previous four league matches and given Ajax’s fine form in December, we do not believe that the underdogs are capable of grabbing something from Sunday’s clash. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to “Venice of the North”, but both Reijnders and El Azzouzi could sneak into the starting XI.
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 (Zwolle):
Founded on June 12, 1910, PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club which competes in the Eredivisie. Zwolle have yet to win the national championship, but they did remarkably well to lift the Dutch Cup trophy in 2014. Ron Jans’s troops impressed in the title game, with the team rolling over Dutch giants Ajax 5-1.
The Blauwingers play their home games at MACPARK Stadion, the venue with the capacity of 14,000 people. The multi-use stadium was opened on August 29, 2009. Zwolle’s home kit is blue and white, while the colour of their away jersey is green and white. In the 2014/15 season the Blauwingers represented the Netherlands in the Europa League, with the team losing to Sparta Prague in the play-off round.
The likes of Henk Timmer (237), Johan Hansma (231), Bert Konterman (219), Arne Slot (208), and Jasper Drost (182) are the players with the most league appearances for the club. Go Ahead Eagles are considered the club’s biggest rivals as both teams are located at the river Ijssel.
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