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Liam Foster - August 17, 2023
Excelsior vs Ajax Predictions and Free Betting Tips from expert tipsters when they go head-to-head in the Dutch Eredivisie on Saturday, 19 August 2023.
Excelsior are set to host Ajax at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion for their upcoming league fixture. Excelsior had a subpar preseason but opened the Eredivisie campaign with a 4-3 win over NEC Nijmegen on Matchday 1.
Their opponents, Ajax, enter the contest following a string of mixed results in recent weeks, including a 4-1 win over Heracles in their opening league match of the new season.
The last time these two clubs met was in January. Ajax managed to deliver a 4-1 win that day.
Also, Ajax are on a six game winning streak against this opposition.
We are counting on Ajax to pull off a win here. They are the superior team here and are considered heavy favourites by the bookies, and given their strong performances in their previous league matches, we anticipate them to live up to the label.
Excelsior, on the other hand, narrowly avoided the drop last season and has struggled against teams of this calibre.
Moreover, Ajax also has an excellent h2h record in the recent history of this matchup.
We expect goals in this match. Excelsior saw goals being scored at an extraordinary rate last time out in the league. Also, seven of Ajax’s past eight matches have ended with over 2.5 goals.
In addition, the last six h2h meetings between these two have had over 2.5 goals. By the looks of things, a high-scoring affair is expected this time out.
Neither of these two teams has had a solid defensive record in recent weeks. The hosts have failed to keep clean sheets in four of their past five matches. While the visitors also failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last six matches this season.
Thus, the chances are quite high for goals to come from either end of the pitch.
The bookies have Ajax as the favourite, and backing them is a sensible option here given Ajax’s excellent pre-game record leading up to the contest. Additionally, they also have an excellent record against Excelsior. Furthermore, Excelsior has had a mediocre form going into the match.
As a result, we can hardly imagine them dropping points. Therefore, you can back the hosts to have the lead at halftime and win the match at the end at odds of 1.72.
For the second tip, over 2.5 goals and BTTS at 1.80 odds seems very promising. Considering both teams recent goal involvement in their matches and their past results.
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