Go Ahead Eagles make the unforgiving trip to Amsterdam to face an in-form Ajax side this weekend. Read on for our Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles predictions and more.
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Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles prediction: Two sides in form
Key Stats:
- Ajax have kept the most clean sheets in the Eredivisie, with 11.
- However, Go Ahead Eagles have scored 10 in their last five matches.
- Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles are first and third respectively in the Eredivisie league table.
Correct score prediction: Ajax 2-0 Go Ahead Eagles
Despite Go Ahead Eagles' impressive recent form, we see table-topping Ajax grinding out a professional victory over their visitors, to make it 11 wins in 12 Eredivisie home games.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Ajax advantage
- HOME: 3/5 (1.60) – 62.5%
- DRAW: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.1%
- AWAY: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Ajax are this game's expected winners according to the bookmakers, with their 3/5 odds implying a 62.5% likelihood of victory. In their current form, it's hard to see past them.
Read more of our latest Eredivisie tips on our football predictions page.
Most recent H2Hs: Is another draw possible?
Despite Ajax's qualitative advantage, Go Ahead Eagles have more than held their own in this fixture recently, with four of the last five meetings resulting in a draw.
Interestingly, the last three meetings at the Johan Cruyff Arena have all ended with draws.
Netherlands Eredivisie 26/01/25
Ajax
Go Ahead Eagles
Netherlands Eredivisie 21/09/24
Go Ahead Eagles
Ajax
Netherlands Eredivisie 04/04/24
Ajax
Go Ahead Eagles
Netherlands Eredivisie 02/04/24
Ajax
Go Ahead Eagles
Netherlands Eredivisie 14/01/24
Go Ahead Eagles
Ajax
Ajax preview: A European blip
In the Eredivisie, Ajax are flying, with seven league wins on the spin. However, Thursday night's home defeat to Union St. Gilloise in the Europa League showed the Amsterdam giants are still fallible.
Admittedly, they suffered a red card in the 35th minute, but Ajax will need to be on their A-game against an in-form visitor.
Predicted lineup: Pasveer (GK), Gaeei, Sutalo, Janse, Hato; Fitz-Jim, Klaassen; Traore, Berghuis, Edvardsen; Brobbey
Netherlands Eredivisie 11/05/25
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NEC
3
Ajax
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 27/04/25
D
Sparta Rotterdam
1
Ajax
1
Netherlands Eredivisie 20/04/25
L
FC Utrecht
4
Ajax
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 13/04/25
W
Willem II
1
Ajax
2
Netherlands Eredivisie 06/04/25
W
NAC
1
Ajax
3
Go Ahead Eagles preview: Eagles soaring
With the third-most points in the last five Eredivisie matchdays, Go Ahead Eagles have flown up the table, and currently sit in the European places, an unprecedented feat for the club.
Go Ahead Eagles secured a 1-0 win last week against Sparta Rotterdam, and boast an impressive record away to Ajax.
We expect the in-form side will go unchanged from last weekend.
Predicted lineup: De Busser (GK); Deijl, Nauber, Kramer, Adelgaard; Llansana, Twigt; Antman, Breum, Suray; Edvardsen
Netherlands Eredivisie 11/05/25
D
PEC Zwolle
1
Go Ahead Eagles
1
Netherlands Eredivisie 04/05/25
L
AZ
3
Go Ahead Eagles
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 27/04/25
D
Almere City FC
0
Go Ahead Eagles
0
Netherlands Cup 21/04/25
W
AZ
1 (2)
Go Ahead Eagles
1 (4)
Netherlands Eredivisie 12/04/25
D
NAC
1
Go Ahead Eagles
1
Player to watch – Oliver Edvardsen
Our player to watch in this one is Oliver Edvardsen, now of Ajax. The Norwegian attacker joined from Go Ahead Eagles this January, and scored his first Ajax goal last weekend against Heracles.
Edvardsen, 25, has scored eight and assisted three in the Eredivisie this season, at an astonishing rate of a goal or assist ever 81 minutes this campaign.