Ajax vs Almere City prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2024-05-11 12:30.
[p]Ajax Amsterdam could secure fifth place on Sunday afternoon with a win here if the match between Nijmegen and Feyenoord also goes their way. A ticket to the preliminary rounds of the Europa League isnât much to be proud of for a club with a stature like Ajax, but it would at least spare them having to find an alternate home ground for the European play-offs. The Johan Cruijff ArenA is booked for musical events during the play-offs, so automatic qualification for Europe would save them a great headache.[/p]
[p]Head coach John van ât Schip has already declared fifth place to be beneath a club like Ajax, but itâs currently the best position the team can still achieve. The club from the capital has appointed Menno Geelen as interim director and may face a very hectic transfer window, in which it will have a lot less money to spend than in recent summers. Before that occurs, van ât Schipâs side has to play two more low-flying opponents.[/p]
[p]Since NECâs 3-0 win over Excelsior last Monday, Almere City knows that their stay at the highest level in any case will not be limited to just one season. The side of outgoing manager Alex Pastoor is now on a ten-game winless run in this competition (D7, L3) Â following a 1-1 draw with Heerenveen, but the mood is still positive due to having secured survival. One of the highlights of their debut Eredivisie campaign was undoubtedly against their upcoming opponents.[/p]
[p]In their first official match against the record champion, Almere managed to hold Ajax to a 2-2 draw and club top scorer Thomas Robinet was of course one of their goal scorers on that day. The Frenchman has been responsible for 11 league goals this year, whilst his teammates all scored no more than four each. But Kornelius Hansen has also been on top of his game in recent weeks with three goals in his last five appearances.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ajaxâs Chuba Akpom has accumulated five goals and two assists in his last six Eredivisie games, whilst Peer Koopmeiners provided an assist in five of his last eight matches for Almere.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ajax scored at least one goal in each of their last 14 Eredivisie home games, but also conceded in 11 of them.[/p]