Jong Ajax vs Vitesse Prediction

Form has pointed in different directions

Across their last 20 matches, Vitesse have won nine, drawn five and lost six, scoring 33 and conceding 23 along the way. That sample stretches back through pre-season friendlies as well as league games, so it's a broad look rather than a tight recent run, but the balance of results is clearly positive.

Jong Ajax: 20 completed matches; Vitesse: 20 completed matches.

Jong Ajax

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

46

Difference

-18

Vitesse

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

22

Difference

+12

Jong Ajax's equivalent sample is tougher reading: six wins from 20, with 12 defeats and 46 goals conceded against just 28 scored. That's a side that's been opened up repeatedly, and it lines up with their lower league position.

Vitesse's underlying numbers over this stretch are considerably stronger than Jong Ajax's.

Comparative Team Statistics: Jong Ajax vs Vitesse

A head-to-head record with a big swing in it

These two have met four times across the last couple of seasons, and the results haven't followed a simple pattern. Vitesse won 6-1 when they hosted Jong Ajax back in April, but go back a season further and Jong Ajax won 2-0 at home in December, with a 1-1 draw at the same venue the season before that.

So Jong Ajax's record at home in this fixture isn't bad at all, even with Vitesse's heavier win sitting in the sample. It's a reminder that recent meetings haven't simply mirrored the league table.

Where they sit right now

Vitesse are eighth with 13 points from eight games, a win column of four against three defeats. Jong Ajax are down in 15th after nine games, with just eight points and a goal difference of minus nine compared to Vitesse's plus two.

That gap in the table matches what the goals columns suggest: Jong Ajax have been leakier at the back and less consistent in picking up points this season.

Goals have come from a few key names

Vitesse's N. Bannis has been their standout attacking figure, with seven goals in seven matches plus three assists, so he's directly involved in a lot of their output. Jong Ajax's scoring has been more shared, with D. Pugno and E. Ünüvar both on five goals from their appearances.

Jong Ajax:

Best scorers:

D. Pugno - 5

E. Ünüvar - 5

Best assist providers:

D. Pugno - 2

P. Nash - 2

Penalty cards:

J. Heerkens x 1

Alejandro Monserrate x 3

M. Muzungu x 3

Vitesse:

Best scorers:

N. Bannis - 7

Best assist providers:

N. Bannis - 3

Penalty cards:

C. van den Berg x 1

C. Olde Keizer x 3

On the disciplinary side, a handful of players on both sides sit on three yellow cards each, and there's a red card apiece in the squads for J. Heerkens at Jong Ajax and C. van den Berg at Vitesse. None of that confirms who's actually available for this specific fixture, but it's worth keeping an eye on team news closer to the day.