Ajax vs FC Volendam Predictions
- The main prediction landed in each of the last four H2H encounters, once coming in ET.
- Volendam have found the net away to AZ and PSV this season, both ranked higher than Ajax.
- Both teams have scored in six of Ajax’s last eight matches.
Alfred Schreuder lives to fight another day
The pressure was seemingly insurmountable on the shoulders of Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder after a 1-1 draw in De Klassieker extended Ajax’s winless run to a shocking six Eredivisie games.Schreuder has been given the vote of confidence from chief executive Edwin van der Sar and will take charge again, yet the results must start now if he is to foreseeably save his skin.
A home game against relegation-threatened Volendam should be the ideal place to start the rebuild then, after Ajax have fallen five points off the title pace. However, they may be in for a tougher time than expected after keeping only two clean sheets across their last eight competitive matches.
Volendam can play their part
Although Volendam sit just one place from the bottom of the table, there is a case to be made for them scoring at least one goal here in Amsterdam.The visitors scored four goals in a friendly between the sides during the winter break, yet perhaps of more value is the fact that Volendam scored against both AZ and PSV in away Eredivisie action this season, both of which sit higher than Ajax in the standings.
Ajax are simply not a price worth backing in the win-draw-win markets amidst their worst winless run in the Eredivisie since 1998. The value is completely dependent on Volendam finding the net for our BTTS & over 2.5 goals prediction, with a smaller stakes bet on Ajax to bounce back with a 4-2 win in the correct score market completing our selections.