Nijmegen vs Jong Ajax Match Preview

Nijmegen is ranked at the 16th place and lost the opener against Cambuur. In the previous season they were one of the serious contestants to get a playoff spot for the promotion and only the suspension of the league held them back. Anyway, I expect them to try and get promoted once again this season despite their bad start.

I do not consider that too much because Cambuur has almost the same team as the last season and they were strongly dominating the league. They played quite a decent football against Cambuur and despite not scoring they created many chances. At home they have scored eight goals in four games against Jong Ajax throughout the past seasons.

Jong Ajax, on the other hand, is ranked right after them at the 17th place as they lost their opener too. But for them it was a heavier defeat as they lost against Roda which comes from a very poor season before the suspension. Jong Ajax was having a great season in the past one despite not being eligible to get promoted, they were ranked in the play off zone. Now the team has suffered some changes because some key players moved to the first team after they sold their stars.

Despite this I still expect Jong Ajax to continue and play a very offensive football like they have done. They have won three of the last five h2h games against Nijmegen while scoring a total of 13 goals averaging at least two goals per game.

In conclusion, I think this match can have over 2.5 goals here. Nijmegen will try to get their first win while at home and I expect them to score against a struggling rival especially in defense. Jong Ajax should score too like they have done in all eight h2h games between them.