Jong Ajax
- Jong Ajax have lost four and won just one of their last five matches, suffering successive away defeats since beating Vitesse 2-0 at home.
- His team play an aggressive, high-tempo 4-3-3 formation with frequent positional rotations and intense pressing across the pitch.
- In theory, Jong Ajax should dominate possession and create overloads at the very least, but they are at the foot of the Eerste Divisie with just 12 points from 20 matches, 14 points behind RKC Waalwijk in 12th.
RKC Waalwijk
- RKC Waalwijk have played out a mixed bag of results in their last five games (W1, D1, L3), losing 2-1 to Vitesse and drawing 0-0 with Haaksbergse Sport Club 1921 in their most recent outings.
- RKC set up in a 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 system, which allows them to remain compact and organised in mid/low blocks, countering with directness and threatening on set pieces.
Jong Ajax
- Kayden Wolff leads their goal-scoring charts with just five goals in 18 appearances.
- Don-Angelo Konadu has scored twice in their last five, however, and could trouble the visitors on Monday.
RKC Waalwijk
Tim van der Leij has scored four goals in RKC’s last five and has been in excellent form on both sides of the ball, but it’s Jesper Uneken who tops their scoring charts with six in 19 , so he’ll be the main threat to the Ajax goal.
Betting Insights
- Their away record this season is W3, D3 and L4 with both their scoring and conceding averages sitting at 1.50+, so they’ll need to be at their best despite being the favourites at 1.68 against the 4.4 underdogs.
- Back Over 2.5 goals in this one at 1.48, however, and the odds-on odds should cover the goals we should see given both teams’ tendency to concede and score at a similar rate.
Prediction
This clash between Ajax’s young, attacking talent and RKC’s experienced, results-oriented players could be a classic battle of styles and I’m backing the visitors to nick this one, but it should be close .
