Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Utrecht
Match Time & Date:
28/08/2022
12:15
Prediction: 1-2
Ajax
Utrecht and Ajax take on each other at Stadion Galgenwaard on day 4 of the new Eredivisie campaign. Utrecht aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the title holders. However, home win should not be considered as Henk Fraser’s troops experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-2 loss to Emmen. All Sander Van de Streek, Mike van der Hoorn, and Ramon Hendriks should miss out with injuries for the home side.
The Amsterdammers, on the other hand, recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sparta at the weekend to retain top position in the standings. Despite still struggling to find their best form in the 2022/2023 season, we predict that the reigning champions will take advantage of Utrecht’s shaky defence. Brazil winger Antony is a major doubt after he was left out of the squad at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Willem Janssen):
After starting his senior career at VVV-Venlo, Willem Janssen joined fellow Dutch club Roda JC in 2007. The 186-cm-tall centre-back scored 22 goals in 129 appearances for the Black and Yellows in the Eredivisie, and in 2011 he moved to Twente.
After ending his loan spell with Utrecht in 2014, he signed a permanent deal with the Stadion Galgenwaard outfit, and he has been playing for the club ever since. He scored his first league goal for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with Zwolle on September 1, 2013. Willem Janseen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands on July 4, 1986, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the national team. Janssen, though, has two caps with the Netherlands U21 team.
His main position is centre-back, but he is used as both defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. In the 2015/16 season he helped Utrecht make it to the Dutch Cup final, but Feyenoord proved to be a big catch for them in the title game.
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.
Leganes
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