ERIK SAYS :

Ajax Amsterdam v Willem II Tilburg
Football: Netherlands, Eredivisie 2009/2010
Saturday, 17th October 2009 - Kickoff 18:45 CET

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Ajax Amsterdam (3rd) 6-2-1 27:7

Ajax are currently on the third place in the ranking with twenty points from nine games and the team is coming from a 2-2 draw away to Roda JC in their last game.

Roda JC was the most eager team in the match but it was Suarez (att) opening the score from eleven meters halfway the first half. Roda JC leveled the score barely a minute later and in the second half the hosts grabbed the lead.

A free kick from Suarez (att) leveled the score for Ajax twenty minutes from time and the visitors got down to ten men after Emanuelson (def) was shown a red card ten minutes from time. As a result of this the defender will be suspended for the game against Willem II.

Willem II Tilburg (17th) 2-1-6 11:15

Willem II occupy the seventeenth place in the ranking with only seven points from nine game and the team seems one of the most important relegation candidates this season along with RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam.

The team grabbed a 1-1 draw at home against NEC two weeks ago thanks to an equalizer from Boutahar (mid) in the second half after the visitors had taken the lead in the first half.

Willem II holds a poor record on the road to Ajax losing their last three games 7-0, 4-1 and 6-0 in the Amsterdam Arena.

THe Betting Verdict

With Ajax increasing their form by the week and Willem II slowly sliding deeper into the relegation zone, the difference in quality between the two teams and the record of Ajax against Willem II over the last years show that this should be a comfortable home win.

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take AJAX to win - perhaps in a combo bet?