Round 12 of the 2021-22 Eredivisie season concludes with Go Ahead Eagles visiting the Johan Cruyff ArenA to take on defending champions Ajax on Sunday.
The home side will be looking to return to winning ways having dropped points last time out, while the visitors go in search of a fourth straight league win.
Match preview
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Ajax were held to a share of the spoils following a 0-0 draw versus Heracles at the Erve Asito on Saturday.
Despite being on top for the majority of the contest, Erik ten Hag's men failed to find the breakthrough in Almelo.
Consequently, De Godenzonen remain at the top of the standings but have now seen their lead over second-placed PSV Eindhoven drop to two points.
Next up for them is a clash versus an opposing side who have lost each of the previous eight meetings between the sides stretching back to 2010.
Fresh off the back of a 3-1 Champions League victory over Dortmund in midweek, Sunday's hosts head into this weekend's contest with the wind in their sails.
Go Ahead Eagles record a fourth straight win across all competitions courtesy of a thrilling 4-3 victory over Fortuna Sittard on Sunday.
Kees van Wonderen's men trailed by two at half time courtesy of goals from Ben Rienstra and Mats Seuntjens, before hitting back in the second period through Luuk Brouwers, Marc Cardona, Inigo Cordoba and Joris Kramer.
With nine points from the last nine available, the pride of the IJssel Kowet have risen to ninth place on the log ahead of their trip to Amsterdam.
Sunday's visitors, who have shipped the joint second-most goals away from home this term, will be wary of being picked apart by their ruthless hosts.
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Team News
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Sean Klaiber continues to battle with a knee injury, and he is not expected to be available for the home side on Sunday.
Ajax will also be without the services of Maarten Stekelenburg who has missed the last 12 games due to a hip injury.
Scottish midfielder Frank Ross is yet to feature for the visitors this term due to a knee injury he picked up back in January.
Twenty-year-old Turan Tuzlacik is ruled out through a leg injury, while Jacob Mulenga is sidelined with a knee problem.
Ajax possible starting lineup:
Pasveer; Mazraoui, Timber, Martinez, Blind; Alvarez, Gravenberch, Berghuis; Antony, Tadic, Haller
Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:
Hahn; Kuipers, Kramer, Idzen, Lucassen; Brouwers, Botos, Rommens; Cordoba, Oratmangoen, Cardona
We say: Ajax 4-0 Go Ahead Eagles
Ajax will be looking to pick up where they left off in midweek with another dominant display this weekend. We fancy them to get the job done in a comfortable fashion at the end of the 90 minutes.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 80.2%. A draw had a probability of 12.6% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 7.18%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-0 with a probability of 11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.44%) and 2-1 (8.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.87%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it was 1-2 (2.23%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.
