AFC Ajax (home)
- AFC Ajax and NEC Nijmegen come into this Eredivisie 2026/2027 weekend fixture in 5th and 11th place respectively, having accrued 14 and 8 points from their opening seven league games.
- They have 14 points from their seven Eredivisie 2026/2027 games, only losing once, and their most recent three results paint a picture of a team with a bite.
- The Amsterdam giants ran riot on the road to put five past Fortuna Sittard, thrashed Willem II 5-1 at home and drew 2-2 with Excelsior at home.
NEC Nijmegen (away)
- NEC have played a very different style under Dick Schreuder since he took the reins on 1 July 2025, with NEC playing with fearless aggression, regardless of the situation.
- They've won two and lost one of their three away matches in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 and are scoring an average of 2.33 goals per game away from home while conceding an average of 1.67 per game.
- NEC are a very forward-thinking team, with their wing-backs regularly appearing higher up the field than their forwards and their entire team constantly pressing for the ball.
Head-to-Head
- 5th placed AFC Ajax are the form team here, winning three of their last five, but they are coming up against a plucky NEC side who will not roll over, with the last two H2Hs ending all square.
- Ajax have failed to win any of their last three home games against NEC Nijmegen.
Key Players
Julian Brandt is the danger man for the hosts, with the ex-Bayern Munich man topping the Eredivisie 2026/2027 goalscoring charts with four goals in seven, while Tjaronn Chery is the NEC spark, having hit three goals in his first six appearances of the season.
Betting Insights
- Ajax are the clear favorites to win here at 1.3, but that looks fair considering NEC are 7.9 and the tie is 5.8.
- The home side are the likelier winner on the night, but with the tie factor and NEC's travelling style in mind, we're going with over 2.5 goals at 1.3 with both teams to score coming in at 1.55.
Prediction
- The clash between Ajax's possession-heavy 4-3-3 and NEC's vertical 3-4-2-1 system should open this game up, but the more structured nature of the hosts should see them control it for the most part.
- The home side are the likelier winner on the night, but with the tie factor and NEC's travelling style in mind, we're going with over 2.5 goals at 1.3 with both teams to score coming in at 1.55.