Jong Ajax vs VVV Venlo Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Venlo have won five of their last seven Eerste Divisie games, losing only twice, and they've been scoring freely along the way with 19 goals for and just 11 against in that spell.

Jong Ajax: 20 completed matches; VVV Venlo: 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

VVV Venlo

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

41

Difference

+2

Ajax's reserves have had a much tougher run. Across their last nine league matches they've won only two, drawn two and lost five, shipping 22 goals in the process. That includes a 6-1 defeat away at Jong Utrecht in their most recent outing and another 6-1 loss at Vitesse earlier in the year.

Venlo arrive with clearly the better recent record of the two sides.

Comparative Team Statistics: Jong Ajax vs VVV Venlo

A mixed head-to-head

These two met in March this year and Ajax won 1-0 away at Venlo, which sits a bit oddly against how differently they're both playing now.

Look back further and the head-to-head swings both ways. There have been heavy wins for each side over the years, including a 6-1 Ajax win and a 4-0 Venlo win in older meetings, so history alone doesn't point strongly in either direction.

The recent head-to-head result doesn't line up neatly with the current form gap.

Where they sit in the table

Venlo are third with 15 points from seven games, while Ajax are down in 15th on eight points from nine. Venlo have played two fewer matches, which makes their points total even more eye-catching.

Ajax's goal difference is a concern too, having conceded 22 in nine games compared to Venlo shipping just 11 in seven.

Goals could be on the cards

Ajax have their own scoring threats in D. Pugno and E. Ünüvar, both on five goals for the season, but their defensive record suggests they're vulnerable at the back regardless of who they face.

Venlo's D. Zandbergen has four goals in just four appearances, and Lars de Blok has chipped in five assists in seven games, so their attack has plenty of end product. With Ajax's leaky defence and Venlo's efficient one, this has the look of a game where the away side create and convert their share of chances.

Key player statistics: Jong Ajax vs VVV Venlo

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

VVV Venlo:

Best scorers:

D. Zandbergen - 4

Best assist providers:

Lars de Blok - 5

Penalty cards:

L. Görlich x 3