Prediction Eredivisie - Ajax vs SBV Excelsior

Eredivisie - Ajax vs SBV Excelsior
Match Time: 25-04-2024 03:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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On the back of one of the worst results in their history, losing 6-0 at rivals Feyenoord, Ajax's season remained in tatters ahead of the run-in.

That was still the case when they trailed FC Twente at half time of their recent Eredivisie fixture, yet John van't Schip's side would deliver a comeback that has not been in keeping with their domestic campaign.

Goals from Brian Brobbey and Steven Bergwijn, from the penalty spot, earned Ajax a 2-1 victory over the division's third-placed side, keeping them in the running for fourth place.

Although a seven-point gap to AZ Alkmaar remains with just four games left, Ajax have a favourable run of matches when their rivals still have Twente on their schedule.

Ajax also head into this contest having not lost a home league game since October, a statistic that has gone under the radar.

As far as Excelsior are concerned, they recently went almost three months without recording a single win in the Dutch top flight.

Nine defeats were posted during a 11-match period that left Marinus Dijkhuizen's side in the bottom three ahead of facing relegation rivals FC Volendam in what was undoubtedly the key match of their season thus far.

However, the Kralingers were able to deliver maximum points in style, recording a 4-0 win to move six points clear of their 17th-placed opponents.

Holding a +24 superior goal difference to Volendam, only a miraculous turnaround will see Excelsior drop any lower than 16th - the relegation playoff spot - before the end of the season, but Dijkhuizen will want to avoid any such match if it can be helped.

Prediction: Ajax 2-0 SBV Excelsior