Netherlands - Eredivisie: Ajax vs HeerenveenAjax suffered a big setback in the title race as they were beaten by leaders Twente and they have to get back to wining ways as quickly as possible. Back to back wins over Den hag and Utrecht helped Heerenveen escape the dangerous zone and they will try to continue the good run of results.
The Martin Jol effect
Ajax have been pretty impressive this season, playing great football in both Europa League and Dutch Eredivisie but they are, nevertheless trailing Twente by six points after losing to Steve McClaren’s team in the last round. However, this team have too much quality and confidence to be shaken by one poor result and we expect them to show a real response against Heerenveen. Martin Jol’s side scored remarkable 40 goals in 13 Eredivisie games and you should therefore back Ajax to score in both halves at odds of 1.70 offered by William Hill.
Ajax boast by far the best scoring record in the league, mostly thanks to outstanding Luis Suarez but the Uruguayan has received a big support in Marko Pantelic, who arrived from Hertha. The Serbian forward doesn’t score a lot of goals but he works a lot for the team and definitely takes some pressure of Suarez. Pantelic is expected to keep his place in the starting line-up after recovering from injury but it is the leading scorer in Eredivisie that will be the biggest threat for the visitors. We see a great value in backing Suarez to score at odds of 1.67 offered by Bet365.
Heerenveen are improving
Heerenveen had the worst start of the season in years and they were sitting in the relegation zone after 11 rounds. Nevertheless, they managed to climb the Eredivisie standings with back to back wins over Den Haag and Utrecht, thus they enter this match in high spirits. The Frisians have a very good team and they will be looking for every chance they’ve got to try and test Stekelenburg. Seeing they scored no less than 8 goals in last 3 games, our advice is to back Heerenveen to score at odds of 1.62 offered by Sportingbet.
Boss Jan de Jonge now has almost full squad to choose from since a couple of important players are back after recovering from injuries. Roy Beerens and Mika Vayrynen took part in the win over Utrecht, while Christian Grindheim is now set to return from an ankle injury. However, keeper Steppe and midfielder Smarason remain long-term absentees.
Betting verdict
Ajax are looking to make amends for the derby defeat and they will go all guns blazing at Heerenveen, whereas the visitors will be looking for their chance on the break. We expect to see a very open game with plenty of chances and our advice is to bet on over 2.5 goals.
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