De Graafschap meet visiting rivals Jong Ajax at Stadion De Vijverberg in the Eerste Divisie fixture on Saturday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for De Graafschap v Jong Ajax, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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De Graafschap
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De Graafschap will be looking for an improved result here after a 1-0 Eerste Divisie defeat last time out to FC Eindhoven.
Sven Blummel (61') was the scorer for FC Eindhoven.
Marinus Dijkhuizen's De Graafschap have hit the back of the net 8 times over their last half-dozen outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that they have conceded in that time is 5.
Jong Ajax
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Last time out, Jong Ajax drew 1-1 in the Eerste Divisie match with Vitesse.
In that game, Jong Ajax had 37% possession and 23 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Jong Ajax was Jan Faberski (30'). Vitesse got 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Bas Huisman (80') was the scorer for Vitesse.
The forward players for Jong Ajax have had real problems scoring goals over their previous six clashes, contributing the disappointing return of just 2. In those matches, Jong Ajax have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 12. That pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this match, of course.
Coming into this clash, Jong Ajax are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 06/05/2022 shows that De Graafschap have won 2 of these & Jong Ajax 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 from Superboeren and 11 coming from Jong Ajax. That’s an average goals per game of 3.
The previous league game featuring these sides was Eerste Divisie match day 18 on 09/12/2024 when the final score was Jong Ajax 2-0 De Graafschap.
On that day, Jong Ajax had 43% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Christian Rasmussen (12') and Rayane Bounida (97').
De Graafschap got 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.
The referee was Luuk Timmer.
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Team News: De Graafschap
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the De Graafschap gaffer Marinus Dijkhuizen to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Stan Wevers (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t play.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, De Graafschap will probably dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.
Conversely, Jong Ajax could well find it tough getting goals but do we see them managing to get on the scoresheet.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a 3-1 win for De Graafschap when all’s said and done.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the full-time result market, staking on De Graafschap is best priced at 1.38, backing a drawn result is 4.5 and staking on a win for Jong Ajax gets you 8. They’re the most competitive market prices that can be secured at present.
Andre Moura,
00:03 18/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
De Graafschap
Formed: 1954
Stadium: Stadion De Vijverberg (12,600)
Captain: Jeffry Fortes
Chairman: Theo Hek
Manager: Marinus Dijkhuizen
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 6
🔑 Star Player: Ibrahim El Kadiri
Mostly played in the Left Wing position, Ibrahim El Kadiri was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Having played his first senior match for FC Volendam in the 2019 - 2020 season, the dangerous Forward has managed to score 7 league goals in this Eerste Divisie 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 31 appearances.