This Saturday hosts three games in which the top 3 sides in the Eredivisie partake in. Ajax host Willem at the Amsterdam Arena, Feyenoord travel to Excelsior and PSV are entertained by bottom-club Dordrecht. All of the top sides will see their games as excellent opportunities to pick up a vital 3 points in this never-ending Eredivisie title race.
Ajax v Willem
With the Dutch champions only a mere point away from league-leaders PSV, they’ll see this weekend’s game as an excellent opportunity to keep up the pressure in an attempt to protect their title. Recently promoted Willem are currently keeping their head above water, and the ex-relegation candidates sit comfortably in eighth-place. Last time out, Willem recorded a stunning 4-0 victory over a struggling Dordrecht side and Ajax were held to a point away at Den Haag. Considering this, anything could happen in terms of a result. Despite this, Ajax’s home advantage will be a huge one as the last time they played at home they left with a 4-1 victory over a confident Heerenveen opposition. The home side are definitely the favourites to win the three points on Saturday, but an upset wouldn’t be much of a surprise as this Willem side has been continually demonstrating what a force they can be.
Prediction: Ajax 3-1 Willem
Excelsior v Feyenoord
Excelsior host Feyenoord on Saturday, and the 14th placed side will be lucky to take anything from a recently unstoppable outfit. Feyenoord sit in third place, and haven’t lost any of their last seven Eredivisie fixtures. Their away form is incredibly impressive, highlighting that travelling doesn’t affect their dominance over the smaller clubs. Excelsior’s form is dismal, having only won 3 games all season, and they can expect another loss here. Feyenoord’s consistency will play a part tomorrow as they aim to keep up their winning momentum. Overall, it’s difficult to predict anything but a Feyenoord win.
Prediction: Excelsior 0-4 Feyenoord
Dordrecht v PSV
With PSV being so impressive this season and Dordrecht being so poor, a pummelling could be on the cards for the bottom-placed side. Dordrecht have only picked up 5 points from 14 games this season and have lost eleven of their Eredivisie fixtures. PSV however, sit at the top of the Eredivisie with a game in hand on title rivals Ajax. Their form has been near perfect, winning 5 out of their last 6 games. Dordrecht have lost 6 out of their last 6 games, which highlights the sheer gap in talent when comparing the two sides. To take anything from the game would be close to a miracle for Dordrecht as they face the most dominant side in the Netherlands this season. All things considered, this is definitely one of the easier games for PSV this season and they will hope to repay their travelling fans with an emphatic victory.
Prediction: Dordrecht 0-5 PSV
