Ajax vs Almere City Match Analysis & Prediction
12/05/2024 3:30 pm
Ajax play host to Almere City at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Sunday evening looking for the win that may be enough to secure fifth place in the Eredivisie standings.
Meanwhile, the visitors head to Amsterdan looking to end their outstanding campaign on a high having already avoided relegation back to the second tier.
Feyenoord’s KNVB Beker success means that fifth place now secures a Europa League qualifying spot, and Ajax can achieve that with wins over Almere City and bottom-placed Vitesse.
Recording maximum points from those two games is far from a certainly, with John van’t Schip’s side having prevailed just four times in 13 Eredivisie matches since the beginning of February.
However, posting a 4-1 victory over FC Volendam last time out made it seven points from three matches in a run that also includes a win over third-placed Twente.
Clean sheets remain an issue – Ajax have not kept any in eight games – but they have scored 69 goals in 32 matches and remain with the third-best attacking record in the division.
Meanwhile, Almere City are on a peculiar run of having not won in 10 matches yet are more than satisfied with their efforts this season.
After coming through last season’s Eerste Divisie playoffs, the Black Sheep were favourites for relegation, but they sit in 13th position and eight points clear of the bottom three with two games left to play.
Despite their last triumph coming back on February 17, Almere City’s seven draws since then have ensured that they have always kept themselves out of trouble.
Alex Pastoor will now hope that one of the underdogs of the division can replicate their performance against Ajax from the reverse fixture, where they scored a last-gasp penalty to secure a 2-2 draw.
Ajax vs. Almere City Head to head
In the previous four meetings between these two teams, Ajax have claimed two victories while they have drawn in two.
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09/08/2011Almere City0Ajax1Club Friendlies
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06/01/2012Ajax1Almere City0Club Friendlies
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31/07/2022Almere City1Ajax1Club Friendlies
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12/11/2023Almere City2Ajax2Eredivisie
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12/05/2024AjaxN/AAlmere CityN/AEredivisie
Ajax Team News
Jordan Henderson came through 81 minutes in his first appearance since the middle of March against Volendam, while Steven Berghuis got 18 minutes from the substitutes’ bench after being sidelined since February.
Benjamin Tahirovic is available again after suspension but will likely have to begin the game among the replacements.
Ajax's Last 5 Matches
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04/04/2024Ajax1Go Ahead Eagles1Eredivisie
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07/04/2024Feyenoord6Ajax0Eredivisie
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14/04/2024Ajax2Twente1Eredivisie
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24/04/2024Ajax2Excelsior2Eredivisie
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05/05/2024Volendam1Ajax4Eredivisie
Almere City Team News
Almere City will have to make do without Peer Koopmeiners after his late red card against Heerenveen last time out.
Alvaro Pena could be provided with a recall in his place, but Pastoor could opt to stick with the remainder of the first XI with the likes of Danny Post and Yann Kitala still on the sidelines.
Almere City's Last 5 Matches
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04/04/2024RKC Waalwijk0Almere City0Eredivisie
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07/04/2024Go Ahead Eagles1Almere City1Eredivisie
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13/04/2024Almere City2Sparta Rotterdam3Eredivisie
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24/04/2024Twente3Almere City1Eredivisie
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03/05/2024Almere City1Heerenveen1Eredivisie
Ajax vs. Almere City: Odds and Predictions
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