Two matchdays remain in the Dutch Eredivisie as Wednesday night sees the league’s penultimate round of games. With six points left to play for, Ajax can seal the Eredivisie title as manager Erik ten Hag prepares to depart the club.
Ajax can win the title on Wednesday night at home against Heerenveen. The Amsterdam team is four points ahead of PSV Eindhoven and they don’t have to win to claim the title.
Heerenveen have lost five straight matches against Ajax in all competitions. In the reverse fixture, they fell 2-0 to Ajax. Heerenveen are a solid midtable team and sit in eighth place. They took 11 points from the last 18 on offer and are unbeaten two straight games.
Ajax picked up 16 points from the last 18 available. They are coming off of a 2-2 draw away at Alkmaar. Ajax were +8 in goals across the last six games.
PSV Eindhoven can keep their slim title hope alive with a win against NEC Nijmegen. However, the Lightbulbs need to win and for Ajax to draw or lose to Heerenveen.
Eindhoven are a perfect six for six in wins against NEC in the teams’ last six matches. Roger Schmidt’s team is in excellent form having taken 14 points from the last 18 available. PSV scored 18 times and allowed eight goals.
NEC took seven points from the last 18 points on offer. They are coming off of a 1-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles last time out.
FC Twente are unbeaten in six straight games against rival Groningen. On Wednesday night, Twente can stretch their unbeaten run to seven games.
Twente are fourth in the league standings and battling for a place in Europe for next season. They took 11 points from the last 18 available with 10 goals for and six against.
Groningen are on a wretched run of form in the Eredivisie. They lost each of their last five games in the league. Luckily, safety is not an issue as Groningen are 10th in the standings. Groningen’s last two road games ended as defeats.
Utrecht are unbeaten in back-to-back league games ahead of Wednesday’s visit from Alkmaar. Alkmaar are seeking a vital win to keep their hope of qualifying for Europe alive.
The Cheeseheads are unbeaten in three straight games, but back-to-back matches finished as draws. Alkmaar took nine points from the last 18 points on offer. They were +2 in goals.
Utrecht are in poor form ahead of the home clash. They took six points from the last 18 available. Just six goals were scored with eight being conceded. Utrecht have a head-to-head record of 2W-1D-3L against Alkmaar in their last six meetings.