Ajax Reserves
- Ajax Amsterdam Reserves’ coach Willem Weijs will have been given the tough job of molding his squad of young talent into a coherent unit that plays a fluid 4-3-3, based on possession, positional play, fast transitions and pressing together, just like the club’s famous Total Football identity.
- Jong Ajax’s main priority is to develop players for the next generation of Amsterdam youth but defensive sloppiness and inexperience has hurt them this season, which is a key factor to consider in our Ajax Amsterdam Reserves vs SBV Vitesse prediction.
- Ajax Reserves are struggling for form with 0 wins in last 5 (D1 L4) and 2 losses in a row.
- The Ajax Amsterdam Reserves vs SBV Vitesse betting tips also consider that Jong Ajax have been winless in last 3 home games.
SBV Vitesse
- Vitesse coach Ruediger Rehm will have drilled a more compact and pragmatic setup into the squad as is the norm in Dutch football, with a 4-2-3-1 favoured to keep things in order whilst attacking quickly and sharply on turnovers and set-pieces.
- Jong Ajax have been winless in last 3 home games while Vitesse have taken 4 points from their last 3 away games and have a decent overall away record of W3 D3 L2 from 8 Eerste Divisie games this season with an average of 2.00 goals per game.
- SBV Vitesse have a Dutch youngster of their own in the shape of top scorer Dillon Hoogewerf with 6 goals in 15 league appearances.
- Nino Zonneveld has weighed in with 3 in Vitesse’s last 5 games.
Key Players
- Ajax’s Kayden Wolff has been the team’s focal point up front with 5 goals in 16 appearances in the Eerste Divisie this term.
- SBV Vitesse’s Dillon Hoogewerf is the club’s top scorer with 6 goals in 15 league appearances.
- Nino Zonneveld has weighed in with 3 in Vitesse’s last 5 games.
Betting Insights
SBV Vitesse are favourites to edge a close game at 2.24 with Jong Ajax 2.78 outsiders and a draw 3.74 . This Ajax Amsterdam Reserves vs SBV Vitesse betting tips section highlights that the odds show little between the two sides, with slight preference towards the in-form visitors.
Prediction
We feel the game will be a fascinating matchup in terms of styles of play and with SBV Vitesse rebuilding and in need of stability after off-field upheaval, they should be more motivated to take this game than an Ajax team focused on development.
