Venlo vs Jong Ajax tips and predictions

Jong Ajax can salvage something in Eerste Divisie fixture

Jong Ajax could be a surprise package here but it would be some shock.

Overall there are worse bets out there than the decent price available for the visitors to win this. Venlo are in some frustratingly patchy form. They've lost 6 of their last 7 matches. To add to their concerns, goals have been in short supply for them. They've scored only 0.9 goals on average over their last 7 games. Depending on any fitness concerns, this stat might make the difference on the day.

Jong Ajax have delivered plenty of good numbers. Their better displays have been summarised by their confidence in front of goal. They've scored at least once in 17 of their last 18 away fixtures. If they're to have any chance of success they'll be desperate to add to that strike rate. If the visitors get the rub of the green they can secure an unlikely win here.

It's not a hugely confident prediction and the visitors will feel they've exceeded expectations if they end up with parity. The betting markets suggest that neither side will keep a clean sheet during this match despite the favouritism for Venlo. However, the odds-against for the BTTS No is slightly more attractive here.

Jong Ajax have won 5 of the last 6 matches between these two teams.