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Excelsior vs. Ajax Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Excelsior and Ajax, taking place on Saturday, 19 August 2023, at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam.
Excelsior, Recent Form
Excelsior have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 4-3 away win against NEC Nijmegen in their previous league match.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 8 and seen valuable points lost. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
It's been a mixed run of form for Excelsior recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.
Ajax, Recent Form
In their last match Ajax enforced their superiority over Heracles Almelo with a 4-1 home win.
It seems pretty certain that Maurice Steijn will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 11 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 10 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Goalscorer Steven Bergwijn will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Ajax.
Excelsior vs. Ajax Head to head
The last time these two teams met Ajax enforced their superiority over Excelsior with a comfortable 1-4 win.
de Godenzonen will be confident of finding the net in this one against Excelsior, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 22 encounters between the two sides. In their recent meetings Ajax have had no problem breaking down Roodzwarten's defence, having found the back of the net 26 times in their last 5 games.
Ajax will be looking to continue their winning streak against Excelsior having won in their last 6 meetings in the league.
