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Football Netherlands - Eredivisie Johan Cruyff Arena Sat 24 Jan 11:30
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Eredivisie Betting Preview: Ajax vs Volendam

Third-placed Ajax welcome Volendam to Johan Cruyff Arena, with kick-off set for 11:30 on Saturday 24 January.

An Easy Win for Ajax?

An Asian Handicap bet on Ajax -1.75 at odds of -119 means we need a victory by more than two goals for a full payout. The stake will be split between -1.5 and -2.0 when the favourites take on Volendam and we’re expecting a big win.

1-1 Draw in Pair’s Previous Clash

In their last Eredivisie game, Ajax played out a 2-2 draw at home to Go Ahead Eagles at Johan Cruyff Arena. The Sons of God recorded six shots on target and had 51% possession, while Davy Klaassen and Kasper Dolberg scored one goal apiece.

On Tuesday night, Ajax triumphed 2-1 when visiting Villarreal in the Champions League.

Volendam have lost their previous seven Eredivisie away games. Their latest appearance was a 2-1 home victory at Kras Stadion against FC Utrecht. Rick Kruys' side recorded 45% possession and had three shots on goal, with Joel Ideho and Brandley Kuwas on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Ajax have not lost to Volendam in the past five games, with the last clash seeing a 1-1 draw played out at Kras Stadion. The past 5 H2H matches have included three Ajax wins along with two draws.

Eredivisie G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Ajax logo Ajax 27 12 11 4 52 34 18 52:34 47
14 Volendam logo Volendam 27 7 6 14 30 46 -16 30:46 27
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Ajax – Last 10 League Games

Ajax have 5 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, averaging 2.0 goals from 5.9 shots on goal and 13.5 attempts. Fred Grim's men have averaged 56.2% possession, 530.2 passes and 4.0 corners per match, conceding 1.4 goals and 5.3 corners from 5.2 shots on goal and 14.5 attempts.

Mika Godts is the top scorer with 6 goals, Kasper Dolberg has 3, with Davy Klaassen and Oscar Gloukh on 2. Oscar Gloukh and Mika Godts have racked up the most assists with 4, while goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros has 2 clean sheets.

Volendam – Last 10 League Games

Volendam have 3 victories, 6 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.1 goals from 8.8 attempts and 3.5 shots on goal. The Eel Farmers average 45.2% possession, 373.9 passes, 3.4 corners awarded and 7.7 corners against them, while conceding 1.7 goals from 18.0 attempts and 6.5 shots on goal.

We’ve seen Brandley Kuwas, Robert Muehren and Henk Veerman score 2 goals each. Ozan Kokcu has had 2 assists, with Kayne van Oevelen notching one clean sheet in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Ajax confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Vitezslav Jaros (GK), Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Youri Baas, Lucas Rosa, Youri Regeer, Davy Klaassen, Sean Steur, Rayane Bounida, Kasper Dolberg, Mika Godts.

Volendam confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Kayne van Oevelen (GK), Precious Ugwu, Mawouna Amevor, Nick Verschuren, Yannick Leliendal, Nordin Bukala, Ozan Kokcu, Dave Kwakman, Aurelio Oehlers, Brandley Kuwas, Joel Ideho.

Ajax vs Volendam Prediction & Betting Tips

This Ajax vs Volendam betting guide features sharp analysis across major markets, including a match prediction, correct score bet, corner kick insight, valuable player prop picks and a strategic bet builder.

Match Prediction

Ajax could be well clear of their opponents come the final whistle. Take the home team at -1.75 on the Asian Handicap. We can get odds of -119 for this Eredivisie game which could end up one-sided.

Team news plays a valuable role and our football experts are always monitoring the players who have an injury concern. We’ve also got a handle on the form guide, with plenty of Eredivisie data provided which puts you in the picture in terms of stats.

Key Ajax vs Volendam league stats:

  • The +1.75 line hasn’t been covered by Volendam in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The +1.75 line hasn’t been covered by Volendam in 5 of their last 9 games on the road.
  • The -1.75 line has been covered by Ajax in 3 of their last 5 games against Volendam.
Ajax -1.75 Probability

The odds at the best football bookies suggest our pick has a 54.3% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Ajax Ajax logo 3 - 0 Volendam logo Volendam

There are betting odds of +700 that Ajax land a 3-0 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Rayane Bounida Over 0.5 Shots On Target -167 BetMGM logo

Rayane Bounida (Ajax) has bagged a minimum of one shot on goal in his past two Eredivisie matches. We are in favour of betting the -167 that he is able to cover the line, with this Shots on Target wager looking like it might yield dividends.

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Davy Klaassen to Score +260 BetMGM logo

Davy Klaassen (Ajax) has been on the scoresheet in back-to-back Eredivisie games on home soil. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +260 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Davy Klaassen Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Ajax Under 7.5 Corners -139 BetMGM logo

Ajax have had under 7.5 corners in six consecutive games, with Volendam conceding less than 7.5 corners in their past two matches. We expect Ajax to fall short and this Team Corners wager can be backed at -139.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Ajax Logo Ajax
Total
9.30 4.00 5.30
Home
10.50 5.40 5.10
Away
9.90 4.70 5.20
Volendam Logo Volendam
Total
11.10 3.40 7.70
Home
9.70 4.10 5.60
Away
11.33 2.78 8.56
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Ajax -1.75 -119
Both Team To Score No +106
Team Corners Ajax Under 7.5 -139

A bet builder can be a fun wager and we’ve gone for Ajax to cover the -1.75 Asian Handicap, No on the BTTS market combined with Ajax Under 7.5 corners.

A bet builder provides an exciting opportunity to follow various picks for the same football match. It’s a great bet to have if you’re confident of certain outcomes, especially as the price for each selection is combined.

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Ajax vs Volendam Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Ajax Big Favourites to Win

Ajax are convincing -333 favourites to land the spoils in this Eredivisie encounter, which means a 77% likelihood of securing a victory according to the current betting odds. Volendam are the underdogs at +750 which implies a low percentage prospect of winning.

There’s sometimes a case for betting on the Half-Time Result market, with Ajax available at -141 and Volendam at +540. The third option is the draw which is priced at +190.

There’s a high probability that Over 2.5 Goals will be netted according to the current prices. If you think that both sides will end up scoring, then the Both Teams to Score Yes option can be backed at -154.

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Kasper Dolberg Favourite to Score the First Goal

Favourite Kasper Dolberg is now available at +310 to be the First Goalscorer. You will find similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals
Kasper Dolberg (Ajax)
First
+112
Anytime
+310
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Mika Godts (Ajax)
First
+115
Anytime
+360
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Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
First
+125
Anytime
+390
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Steven Berghuis (Ajax)
First
+170
Anytime
+575
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Player Shots On Target
Kasper Dolberg (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-227
Under 0.5
+125
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Oscar Gloukh (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+115
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Steven Berghuis (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-192
Under 0.5
+110
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Rayane Bounida (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-161
Under 0.5
-108
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Player Shots
Kasper Dolberg (Ajax)
Over 3.5
-102
Under 3.5
-
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Mika Godts (Ajax)
Over 3.5
-114
Under 3.5
-
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Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
Over 3.5
+120
Under 3.5
-
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Steven Berghuis (Ajax)
Over 2.5
-111
Under 2.5
-
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Ajax Tough to Defeat in Recent Home Games

Ajax are unbeaten in the last three games at Johan Cruyff Arena. The Sons of God have finished with five losses, three victories and two draws in the past 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

Volendam have suffered seven consecutive away losses. Rick Kruys' side have clocked up seven losses and two draws in the past 9 away games, recording an average of 0.56 goals per match and conceding 2.22.

Ajax beat Volendam 2-0 when the teams last met at Johan Cruyff Arena.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Ajax logo Ajax Home Stats 3-2-5 2.50 1.00 1.50 4 6 4 6
Volendam logo Volendam Away Stats 0-2-7 2.78 0.56 2.22 6 3 4 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Ajax logo Ajax League Stats
Volendam logo Volendam League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 9 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Ajax vs Volendam Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Ajax vs Volendam without reviewing the latest team news. We’ll have the predicted and confirmed Eredivisie lineups for you plus all the latest on player injuries.

Ajax Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Volendam Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Ajax Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Vitezslav Jaros
3 Anton Gaaei 30 Aaron Bouwman 15 Youri Baas 2 Lucas Rosa
6 Youri Regeer 18 Davy Klaassen 48 Sean Steur
43 Rayane Bounida 9 Kasper Dolberg 11 Mika Godts
1 Kayne van Oevelen
5 Precious Ugwu 3 Mawouna Amevor 20 Nick Verschuren 32 Yannick Leliendal
18 Nordin Bukala 7 Ozan Kokcu 23 Dave Kwakman
11 Aurelio Oehlers 10 Brandley Kuwas 17 Joel Ideho

Volendam Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Ajax Substitutes

  • 4Ko Itakura
  • 10Oscar Gloukh
  • 12Joeri Heerkens
  • 17Oliver Edvardsen
  • 22Remko Pasveer
  • 24Jorthy Mokio
  • 25Wout Weghorst
  • 28Kian Fitz-Jim
  • 32Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • 37Josip Sutalo
  • 41Gerald Alders
  • 66Pharell Nash

Volendam Substitutes

  • 2Deron Payne
  • 6Alex Plat
  • 14Aaron Meijers
  • 16Roy Steur
  • 21Robert Muehren
  • 22Dion Vlak
  • 24K. Wong-A-Soij
  • 27Myron Mau-Asam
  • 28Silvinho Esajas
  • 38Tiago Codinha

Previous Ajax Lineups

20 Jan Champions League
Villarreal 1-2 Ajax
17 Jan Eredivisie
Ajax 2-2 Go Ahead E.
14 Jan KNVB Cup
AZ Alkmaar 6-0 Ajax
11 Jan Eredivisie
Telstar 2-3 Ajax
20 Dec Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Ajax
17 Dec KNVB Cup
Excelsior Maassluis 2-7 Ajax

Previous Volendam Lineups

18 Jan Eredivisie
Volendam 2-1 Utrecht
15 Jan KNVB Cup
Sp. Rotterdam 1-2 Volendam
10 Jan Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Volendam
21 Dec Eredivisie
Volendam 0-1 Sp. Rotterdam
18 Dec KNVB Cup
Volendam 2-0 Genemuiden
13 Dec Eredivisie
Groningen 3-0 Volendam

Injuries & Suspensions

Ajax Injury Table
Type Name Info
Wout Weghorst Yellow cards
Anton Gaaei Yellow cards
S. H. Mannsverk Other
Youri Regeer Other
Oleksandr Zinchenko Knee
Ko Itakura Other
Volendam Injury Table
Type Name Info
Brandley Kuwas Shoulder
Henk Veerman Other
Team Squads

Ajax Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Fred Grim

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Youri Baas 15 D 16 1409 16 0 2 1 2 1
Vitezslav Jaros 1 G 15 1350 15 4 0 0 1 0
Mika Godts 11 F 17 1348 15 2 8 7 2 0
Oscar Gloukh 10 M 19 1159 12 7 5 5 2 0
Wout Weghorst 25 F 14 1109 13 1 6 1 4 0

Volendam Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Rick Kruys

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kayne van Oevelen 1 G 19 1710 19 0 0 0 1 0
Yannick Leliendal 32 D 19 1660 19 0 1 1 3 0
Nordin Bukala 18 M 19 1515 18 1 1 1 3 0
Henk Veerman 18 F 18 1490 18 0 4 1 0 0
Nick Verschuren 20 D 17 1424 16 3 0 1 2 0
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 27 22 2 3 77:34 68
2 Feyenoord 27 16 4 7 60:39 52
3 NEC Nijmegen 27 14 7 6 67:45 49
4 Ajax 27 12 11 4 52:34 47
5 Twente 27 11 11 5 45:29 44
6 AZ Alkmaar 27 12 6 9 47:42 42
7 SC Heerenveen 27 11 7 9 47:44 40
8 Utrecht 27 10 8 9 40:31 38
9 Sp. Rotterdam 27 11 5 11 33:47 38
10 Groningen 27 10 5 12 37:37 35
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 10 5 12 42:50 35
12 Go Ahead E. 27 7 11 9 45:43 32
13 PEC Zwolle 27 7 9 11 36:52 30
14 Volendam 27 7 6 14 30:46 27
15 Excelsior 27 7 5 15 28:46 26
16 Telstar 27 5 9 13 35:45 24
17 NAC Breda 27 5 8 14 28:48 23
18 Heracles 27 5 3 19 32:69 18
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 14 10 2 2 43:21 32
2 Feyenoord 14 10 1 3 34:20 31
3 Ajax 14 9 3 2 28:11 30
4 NEC Nijmegen 13 8 2 3 35:20 26
5 Twente 14 7 4 3 22:14 25
6 AZ Alkmaar 13 6 5 2 29:21 23
7 SC Heerenveen 14 6 5 3 27:22 23
8 Volendam 14 6 4 4 23:19 22
9 Utrecht 13 6 3 4 21:12 21
10 Go Ahead E. 14 5 6 3 28:20 21
11 Fortuna Sittard 13 6 3 4 22:22 21
12 PEC Zwolle 13 6 3 4 16:16 21
13 Sp. Rotterdam 13 5 4 4 15:20 19
14 Groningen 13 5 3 5 20:14 18
15 NAC Breda 14 4 4 6 18:21 16
16 Excelsior 14 4 2 8 14:19 14
17 Heracles 13 4 2 7 21:28 14
18 Telstar 13 2 5 6 21:24 11