Go Ahead Eagles
Football Netherlands - Eredivisie De Adelaarshorst Sun 17 Aug 06:15
AFC Ajax
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Eredivisie Betting Preview: Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax

Go Ahead Eagles host Ajax in this Dutch Eredivisie match at De Adelaarshorst, with kick-off set for 06:15 on Sunday 17 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Ajax Good Value against Eagles

It’s easy to feel confident about the prospect of Ajax winning when they meet Go Ahead Eagles, with this pick standing out on the Full-Time Result market. Take the odds of -132 that the visitors secure a win.

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2-0 Win for Ajax in Pair’s Last Meeting

Go Ahead Eagles played Fortuna Sittard on their travels in their last game. It was a 2-2 draw at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Melvin Boel's men had just 33% possession and recorded three shots on target, with Shawn Adewoye (own goal) and Gerrit Nauber each scoring one goal.

Ajax claimed a 2-0 home victory over Telstar at Johan Cruyff Arena in their previous game. The Sons of God had the lion’s share of the ball enjoying 63% possession and seven shots on goal, with Wout Weghorst scoring twice.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Ajax have not lost any of the past six games against Eagles. Their last clash took place at Johan Cruyff Arena and Ajax claimed a 2-0 home victory. The previous 8 H2H matches have featured five draws, two victories for Ajax and just one for Eagles.

Eredivisie G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Ajax logo Ajax 21 10 8 3 41 28 13 41:28 38
14 Go Ahead E. logo Go Ahead E. 20 4 10 6 31 34 -3 31:34 22
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Go Ahead Eagles – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 3 losses and 5 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 12.8 attempts. Eagles have had 53.9% possession, 473.3 passes and 4.7 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.7 goals from 6.3 shots on goal and 18.9 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 5.9 corners.

The three top scorers are Evert Linthorst, Mathis Suray and Victor Edvardsen, with these players all scoring 2 goals. Oliver Antman has the most assists with 4, while goalkeeper Jari De Busser has 3 clean sheets.

Ajax – Last 10 League Games

Ajax have won 5, lost 2 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.6 goals from 15.3 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 59.3% possession, 551.7 passes, 7.0 corners in their favour and 3.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.4 goals from 10.7 attempts and 3.9 shots on goal.

Wout Weghorst has scored 5, followed by Anton Gaaei and Oliver Edvardsen with 2 goals apiece. Steven Berghuis is top assists provider with 4, while Matheus, Remko Pasveer and Vitezslav Jaros have collectively kept 3 clean sheets in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Go Ahead Eagles confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jari De Busser (GK), Mats Deijl, Gerrit Nauber, Joris Kramer, Dean James, Melle Meulensteen, Evert Linthorst, Richonell Margaret, Jakob Breum, Mathis Suray, Victor Edvardsen.

Ajax confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Vitezslav Jaros (GK), Anton Gaaei, Ko Itakura, Youri Baas, Owen Wijndal, Jorthy Mokio, Davy Klaassen, Kenneth Taylor, Steven Berghuis, Wout Weghorst, Raul Moro.

Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

Ajax have the potential to secure a triumph when they set up for this Eredivisie clash. On this basis, we are going to take a price of -132 feeling confident that this can happen.

Sportsgambler.com boast Eredivisie expertise and that comes from knowing the team news once it’s announced. The latest form will also fuel our football betting tips and we make sure that the best stats are on hand.

Key Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax league stats:

  • Ajax have won 15 of their last 20 games.
  • Ajax have won 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • Ajax have won 2 consecutive games.
Ajax to Win Probability

According to the top betting sites, our pick has a 56.8% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Eagles Eagles logo 1 - 3 Ajax logo Ajax

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kenneth Taylor Over 0.5 Shots On Target -149 BetMGM logo

Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) has recorded one or more shots on goal in his past two Eredivisie matches. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -149 when it comes to this Shots on Target wager.

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Wout Weghorst to Score +175 BetMGM logo

Wout Weghorst (Ajax) has scored at least one goal in three straight Eredivisie games. We think this is the pick of the player props, with a generous +175 available when it comes to backing him to score at any time.

Latest Wout Weghorst Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -125 BetMGM logo

In terms of average corners for the past five Ajax games, the number is 11.80. The previous five Go Ahead Eagles matches have averaged 11.60 corners. We think it’s possible that the teams will cover the Total Corners line and odds of -125 can be landed.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Eagles Logo Eagles
Total
10.60 4.70 5.90
Home
10.80 5.20 5.60
Away
11.90 5.40 6.50
Ajax Logo Ajax
Total
10.50 7.00 3.50
Home
10.40 6.70 3.70
Away
8.30 4.30 4.00
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Ajax -132
Both Team To Score Yes -200
Shots On Target Kenneth Taylor Over 0.5 -149

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Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax 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 Full-Time Odds Suggest Victory

The bookies have Ajax at -120 when it comes to Full-Time Result. This implies that the favourites are 55% likely to win this Eredivisie encounter according to the latest betting odds. If you want to back the outsider, Go Ahead Eagles are available at +285.

There are two Asian Handicap options and they are Ajax -0.5 at -119 or alternatively Eagles +0.5. Either go for the favourites to win or opt for the latter and get the draw on your side at -104.

For those expecting a high-scoring contest, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -200.

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Wout Weghorst Favourite to Score the First Goal

Favourite Wout Weghorst is priced at +330 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of +104.

Player Goals
Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
First
+104
Anytime
+330
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Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax)
First
+185
Anytime
+500
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Brian Brobbey (Ajax)
First
+200
Anytime
+500
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Raul Moro (Ajax)
First
+240
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-250
Under 0.5
+140
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Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-222
Under 0.5
+155
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Brian Brobbey (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-192
Under 0.5
+132
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Player Shots
Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
Over 2.5
-154
Under 2.5
-
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Brian Brobbey (Ajax)
Over 2.5
-109
Under 2.5
-
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Kenneth Taylor (Ajax)
Over 2.5
+128
Under 2.5
-
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Eagles Proving Hard to Beat at Home

Eagles have racked up seven victories, two draws and one defeat in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 1.90 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

Ajax have managed seven victories, two losses and one draw in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.50 goals per game and conceding 0.90.

Eagles drew 1-1 with Ajax when the sides last met at De Adelaarshorst. The past 4 H2H games at De Adelaarshorst have seen two draws along with a victory for Eagles and a win for Ajax.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Go Ahead Eagles logo Go Ahead Eagles Home Stats 7-2-1 3.00 1.90 1.10 7 3 5 5
Ajax logo Ajax Away Stats 7-1-2 2.40 1.50 0.90 4 6 3 7
  • 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
Go Ahead Eagles logo Go Ahead Eagles League Stats
Ajax logo Ajax League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax Lineups & Team News

Before placing any bets on Go Ahead Eagles vs Ajax, check the team news first. Stay informed with our predicted and confirmed Eredivisie lineups and the latest injury reports.

Go Ahead Eagles Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Ajax Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Go Ahead Eagles Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

22 Jari De Busser
2 Mats Deijl 3 Gerrit Nauber 4 Joris Kramer 5 Dean James
21 Melle Meulensteen 8 Evert Linthorst
18 Richonell Margaret 7 Jakob Breum 17 Mathis Suray
16 Victor Edvardsen
1 Vitezslav Jaros
3 Anton Gaaei 4 Ko Itakura 15 Youri Baas 5 Owen Wijndal
24 Jorthy Mokio 18 Davy Klaassen 8 Kenneth Taylor
23 Steven Berghuis 25 Wout Weghorst 7 Raul Moro

Ajax Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Go Ahead Eagles Substitutes

  • 1Luca Plogmann
  • 9Milan Smit
  • 11O. Siira Sivertsen
  • 14Oscar Pettersson
  • 15Robbin Weijenberg
  • 20Xander Blomme
  • 23Thibo Baeten
  • 26Julius Dirksen
  • 27Finn Stokkers
  • 29Aske Adelgaard
  • 33Nando Verdoni
  • 34Y. Salah Rahmouni

Ajax Substitutes

  • 2Lucas Rosa
  • 6Youri Regeer
  • 10Oscar Gloukh
  • 12Joeri Heerkens
  • 13Ahmetcan Kaplan
  • 17Oliver Edvardsen
  • 19Don-Angelo Konadu
  • 22Remko Pasveer
  • 28Kian Fitz-Jim
  • 36Dies Janse
  • 43Rayane Bounida
  • 48Sean Steur

Previous Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

08 Aug Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard 2-2 Go Ahead E.
18 May Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk 5-3 Go Ahead E.
14 May Eredivisie
Go Ahead E. 1-0 SC Heerenveen
11 May Eredivisie
PEC Zwolle 1-1 Go Ahead E.
04 May Eredivisie
Go Ahead E. 0-3 AZ Alkmaar
27 Apr Eredivisie
Almere 0-0 Go Ahead E.

Previous Ajax Lineups

10 Aug Eredivisie
Ajax 2-0 Telstar
18 May Eredivisie
Ajax 2-0 Twente
14 May Eredivisie
Groningen 2-2 Ajax
11 May Eredivisie
Ajax 0-3 NEC Nijmegen
27 Apr Eredivisie
Ajax 1-1 Sp. Rotterdam
20 Apr Eredivisie
Utrecht 4-0 Ajax

Injuries & Suspensions

Go Ahead Eagles Injury Table
Type Name Info
Alfons Sampsted 2nd yellow (Red
Gerrit Nauber Lower leg
Pim Saathof Cruciate ligame
Ajax Injury Table
Type Name Info
Dies Janse Yellow cards
Anton Gaaei Yellow cards
Owen Wijndal Illness
Kian Fitz-Jim Illness
Oscar Gloukh Illness
Lucas Rosa Other
Ko Itakura Low back
James McConnell Other
Team Squads

Go Ahead Eagles Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Melvin Boel

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Mats Deijl 2 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dean James 5 D 1 90 1 0 0 1 0 0
Gerrit Nauber 3 D 1 90 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jari De Busser 22 G 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joris Kramer 4 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ajax Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Johnny Heitinga

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kenneth Taylor 8 M 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Owen Wijndal 5 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Youri Baas 15 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wout Weghorst 25 F 1 90 1 0 2 0 0 0
Vitezslav Jaros 1 G 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 21 18 2 1 64:25 56
2 Feyenoord 21 12 3 6 51:32 39
3 NEC Nijmegen 20 11 5 4 52:34 38
4 Ajax 21 10 8 3 41:28 38
5 Sp. Rotterdam 21 11 2 8 27:34 35
6 AZ Alkmaar 21 9 5 7 36:35 32
7 Twente 21 7 10 4 31:24 31
8 Groningen 21 9 4 8 28:26 31
9 PEC Zwolle 21 7 5 9 30:43 26
10 SC Heerenveen 20 6 7 7 32:31 25
11 Fortuna Sittard 21 7 4 10 31:36 25
12 Utrecht 20 6 6 8 30:27 24
13 Excelsior 21 6 5 10 22:37 23
14 Go Ahead E. 20 4 10 6 31:34 22
15 Volendam 21 4 6 11 22:36 18
16 Heracles 21 5 2 14 30:53 17
17 NAC Breda 21 3 7 11 23:34 16
18 Telstar 21 3 7 11 25:37 16
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 11 8 2 1 36:16 26
2 Ajax 11 7 2 2 19:9 23
3 Feyenoord 11 7 1 3 29:18 22
4 NEC Nijmegen 9 6 2 1 25:13 20
5 PEC Zwolle 10 6 1 3 14:13 19
6 Utrecht 10 5 2 3 18:10 17
7 Fortuna Sittard 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
8 Sp. Rotterdam 11 5 2 4 13:18 17
9 Volendam 11 4 4 3 17:14 16
10 AZ Alkmaar 10 4 4 2 21:19 16
11 Twente 10 4 4 2 13:11 16
12 Groningen 10 4 3 3 15:9 15
13 Go Ahead E. 9 3 5 1 15:12 14
14 SC Heerenveen 11 3 5 3 18:19 14
15 Excelsior 11 4 2 5 12:14 14
16 Heracles 10 4 1 5 20:24 13
17 NAC Breda 11 3 3 5 14:16 12
18 Telstar 11 1 4 6 17:23 7