Ajax v Vitesse Betting Tips [29 August 2021]

Ajax’s title defence took a slight dent in their last game as Twente equalized late, seeing the team share spoils in a 1-1 draw. They will hope for better when they host Vitesse in the third round of matches. The draw in the last game left Ajax already two points short of the leading pack. They are fourth and have four points, one better than Vitesse who are in 10th place. Ajax carry a 25-match unbeaten run in the Eredivisie and have a great run at home, going here with four straight wins. In the four wins they have three clean sheets and have scored two or more goals. All the four matches have as a result, yielded over 2.5 goals. In total, they’ve scored 15 goals in the last five home league matches. head to head, Ajax have four straight wins over Vitesse and are unbeaten in seven.

While Ajax had no midweek action, Vitesse were battling for a Europa League group stage slot. They got it, courtesy of a 2-1 win over Belgian side Anderlecht and now they have to switch back to Eredivisie action. In league action, Vitesse lost 3-0 to Willem II in their last game and have now conceded three goals in four of the last five league matches. They have just one win in five league matches and four of the five matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

Ajax are clear favorites here and going with the goals market, we expect this to be a high scoring game. The home team has been scoring a lot in the recent league matches and the visitors have been conceding a lot. We expect this run to continue, so back this to yield over 2.5 goals.