Football: FC Twente vs. Ajax – Prediction, team news, lineups

Preview

FC Twente vs. Ajax will be played on Sunday in Twente, and we can expect an interesting Eredivisie match between the two clubs.

Team News

FC Twente: The home team is without suspended defender Michal Sadilek and injured midfielder Ramiz Zerrouki. Midfielder Sem Steijn is also doubtful due to injury.

Ajax: The visitors will be without suspended defender Jorge Sanchez and injured forward Brian Brobbey. Midfielder Steven Berghuis is also doubtful due to injury.

Possible lineups

FC Twente: Unnerstall; Brenet, Propper, Hilgers, Smal; Zerrouki, Roemeratoe, Vlap; Cerny, van Wolfswinkel, Misidjan

Ajax: Pasveer; Rensch, Timber, Bassey, Blind; Alvarez, Taylor, Klaassen; Tadic, Kudus, Conceicao

Prediction

A defeat for Ajax could be costly in the title race but the visitors can boast an excellent historical record in this fixture. The past ten meetings between FC Twente and Ajax have yielded eight wins for the Amsterdam club, which has scored at least three goals in each of the past five. Ajax can move within one point of Feyenoord at the top by winning on Sunday.

With Feyenoord providing the bulk of the competition at the summit, Ajax cannot afford to drop points in this clash, but FC Twente will not be an easy opponent, having won three of their last four matches. Despite this, we predict a 2-1 victory for Ajax.