Van't Schip will be keen to put his stamp on Ajax and make an immediate impact, but success on Thursday is not a given considering Volendam's upturn in form in recent weeks.
Both teams have been leaky at the back so far this season and have scored in each of their last five meetings with each other, so goals can be expected in this fixture, but we believe that Volendam will do enough to hold on for a point in Amsterdam.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 78.06%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for FC Volendam had a probability of 8.63%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.27%) and 2-1 (8.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.96%), while for a FC Volendam win it was 1-2 (2.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Ajax in this match.
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