Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread

[mv1986]

Ajax had 30 : 1 goals before this game. How on earth would anyone ever bet against them?

All series have an end, this is what happened today. At one point Ajax had to finish the game without scoring. They can't score in every match, none of teams can. 20 shots and 6 on goal but no goal for them this time.
Utrecht is one of the good teams this season. I'm surprised when I saw odds for them. Ajax's marvelous serie is over finally. PSV Eindhoven won their game but Ajax is still on top in Eredivisie.

Well, that is kind of tautological anyway. A series has an end, that's a given for the most part. Still though it comes down to the showdowns between PSV and Ajax to some degree I guess although Ajax seems to be way more stable when it comes to taking 3 points against the weaker teams. Let's see when Bayern's series will end. They scored at least one goal for almost 80 games in a row I think

[Koal-84]

This weekend we start again with the following games, and I am curious if Ajax can make up for the slip-up from the last game. The chasers Feyenoord and PSV have according to the table easier games, an interesting game will certainly have Utrecht and AZ, should AZ also lose the game they could lose the connection to the top of the table.

[W Jr.]

The league has just started. 8th week matches are over. There is 1 point difference between Ajax and PSV. Ajax is the leader for now. PSV's players are also very high quality. But I think Ajax is more likely to be the long-term Champion. In the last matches played, Ajax lost 1-0 to Utrecht. When PSV beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1, the league's point lead decreased by 3 points. In the 9th week matches, Ajax will beat Heerenven and continue on their way. PSV, on the other hand, will defeat Zwolle, the last in the league.

[CLS63]

There is a really interesting standings in front of us. Ajax are the current leader in the standings which is not very surprising. And PSV are following them right behind by one point. The most surprising teams are Utrecht and Willem II. They are the third and the fourth respectively by one point each. Their recent form has drawn the attention of people. And these teams got really surprising results lately too. Utrecht defeated Ajax 1-0 away and Willem II beat PSV by 2-1. I wonder until when they will keep up this great work.

[Koal-84]

The league has just started. 8th week matches are over. There is 1 point difference between Ajax and PSV. Ajax is the leader for now. PSV's players are also very high quality. But I think Ajax is more likely to be the long-term Champion. In the last matches played, Ajax lost 1-0 to Utrecht. When PSV beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1, the league's point lead decreased by 3 points. In the 9th week matches, Ajax will beat Heerenven and continue on their way. PSV, on the other hand, will defeat Zwolle, the last in the league.

Definitely the two surprise teams so far this season are Utrecht and Willem, but whether they can keep up the rest of the season? It was already mentioned Ajax has only 2 goals conceded that is already a madness although they have lost once. But I think Feyenoord will also be able to play for second place, if Ajax can keep the form, I do not think that someone else can win the championship, or the Champions League is too much for them, but I also do not assume.

[hahay]

The league has just started. 8th week matches are over. There is 1 point difference between Ajax and PSV. Ajax is the leader for now. PSV's players are also very high quality. But I think Ajax is more likely to be the long-term Champion. In the last matches played, Ajax lost 1-0 to Utrecht. When PSV beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1, the league's point lead decreased by 3 points. In the 9th week matches, Ajax will beat Heerenven and continue on their way. PSV, on the other hand, will defeat Zwolle, the last in the league.

Definitely the two surprise teams so far this season are Utrecht and Willem, but whether they can keep up the rest of the season? It was already mentioned Ajax has only 2 goals conceded that is already a madness although they have lost once. But I think Feyenoord will also be able to play for second place, if Ajax can keep the form, I do not think that someone else can win the championship, or the Champions League is too much for them, but I also do not assume.

To be honest after knowing Ajax always win big, I no longer doubt it for their matches and will certainly bet on Ajax. But this result cannot always be maintained either, due to the fact that Ajax can still be beaten at home yesterday against Utrecht and with this result I also think that next time against 2nd place like PSV it will be a difficult match for Ajax. But after all, Ajax certainly remains a strong candidate this season to win the title again and at least it's proven by Ajax's goalscoring so far, at least this team is the most productive. Also, Ajax still looks promising in CL to advance to the knockout stages, maybe the toughest challenge later against Dortmund but for me, Ajax will still be able to perform well and still get points.

[casperBGD]

easy job for favorites over the weekend, Ajax is going to Heerenveen, where they are rarely losing when in good form, PSV has home match with Zwolle, and Feyenoord is playing Waalwijk at home as well

most interesting seems to be Twente with Willem II, and that would be a test for Willem, can they stay in the top group, or they are starting to fall down into the mediocrity (personally, think that it is second option), bet on Twente has value @1.75 for me, and would probably play it
Utrecht is also on test, since they are having away match with AZ, and that will be interesting to watch, all three sides are possible, IMO

[LTU_btc]

easy job for favorites over the weekend, Ajax is going to Heerenveen, where they are rarely losing when in good form, PSV has home match with Zwolle, and Feyenoord is playing Waalwijk at home as well

Not that easy as expected. Feyenoord failed to beat Waalwijk and game ended 2:2. PSV won against Zwolle 3:1, but it wasn't that easy as result shows. Zwolle, currently worst team in league after early goal were leading almost whole game. PSV managed to break game only in final minutes, scoring 3 late goals. Only Ajax win was more or less comfortable and now they are leading against PSV by 1 point.

[Joca97]

easy job for favorites over the weekend, Ajax is going to Heerenveen, where they are rarely losing when in good form, PSV has home match with Zwolle, and Feyenoord is playing Waalwijk at home as well

Not that easy as expected. Feyenoord failed to beat Waalwijk and game ended 2:2. PSV won against Zwolle 3:1, but it wasn't that easy as result shows. Zwolle, currently worst team in league after early goal were leading almost whole game. PSV managed to break game only in final minutes, scoring 3 late goals. Only Ajax win was more or less comfortable and now they are leading against PSV by 1 point.

Feyenord missed so many chances in the end of the match and drew against a really weak opponent and lost some important points. PSV received an early goal and after that attacking the entire match and dominating and in the end deserved a 3-1 win

[blackened515]

PSV continue to impress me with nice performance in their matches, they were able to beat PEC Zwolle yesterday with a 3-1 score. Although, Zwolle were leading the first half with a goal, but PSV bounce back in the second half and scored 3 goals In 5 minutes and probably won the game. While Ajax also won against Heerenveen.

NEC have an interesting match against Vitesse today. NEC is currently 2 points behind Vitesse on the standings, and if they able to win today, they will surely get ahead of Vitesse. However, winning Vitesse won't be an easy task.

[Gosgosking]

PSV continue to impress me with nice performance in their matches, they were able to beat PEC Zwolle yesterday with a 3-1 score. Although, Zwolle were leading the first half with a goal, but PSV bounce back in the second half and scored 3 goals In 5 minutes and probably won the game. While Ajax also won against Heerenveen.

NEC have an interesting match against Vitesse today. NEC is currently 2 points behind Vitesse on the standings, and if they able to win today, they will surely get ahead of Vitesse. However, winning Vitesse won't be an easy task.

Refused believing they finally got to win the match,I wasn't in a good mood immediately they scored PSV.
This are come backs we love to see in football,were they sit right now I'm the current standing ?
What was the scores for Ajax ?

[casperBGD]

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Feyenord missed so many chances in the end of the match and drew against a really weak opponent and lost some important points. PSV received an early goal and after that attacking the entire match and dominating and in the end deserved a 3-1 win

yeah, Feyenoord could done it better, but it is what it is, they are not made for title chase, PSV proved that they are good team, but Ajax was really comfortable, and easy win for them to be left alone on the top

waiting for Twente today, will be interesting to see could they pull out a winner

[Koal-84]

easy job for favorites over the weekend, Ajax is going to Heerenveen, where they are rarely losing when in good form, PSV has home match with Zwolle, and Feyenoord is playing Waalwijk at home as well

Not that easy as expected. Feyenoord failed to beat Waalwijk and game ended 2:2. PSV won against Zwolle 3:1, but it wasn't that easy as result shows. Zwolle, currently worst team in league after early goal were leading almost whole game. PSV managed to break game only in final minutes, scoring 3 late goals. Only Ajax win was more or less comfortable and now they are leading against PSV by 1 point.

Feyenord missed so many chances in the end of the match and drew against a really weak opponent and lost some important points. PSV received an early goal and after that attacking the entire match and dominating and in the end deserved a 3-1 win

In Austria there is the old soccer saying, if you don't score the goals you get them. And that's what happened at Feyenoord. PSV and Ajax played down their games again sovereign, Ajax again without conceding a goal. For the 3rd place it is getting more and more exciting and now there are already 5 teams within 2 points for the 3th place.

[casperBGD]

AZ stormed Utrecht, it was 5:1 in the end, and AZ is in the form, I think that they will join top3 in a few rounds

Twente did not make it to win over WillemII, early goal from Twente, fast equalizer for Willem, and two double yellow (red cards) until the end, Willem II being a bit better team overall, but draw is what both teams deserved

[blackened515]

AZ stormed Utrecht, it was 5:1 in the end, and AZ is in the form, I think that they will join top3 in a few rounds

Twente did not make it to win over WillemII, early goal from Twente, fast equalizer for Willem, and two double yellow (red cards) until the end, Willem II being a bit better team overall, but draw is what both teams deserved

It came as a big surprise to me. Literally, I was expecting the match to end with a draw, or AZ to win with a goal difference. But after they won the first half with 3 goals, I knew Utrecht wasn't getting a draw point from the match. Nevertheless, Alkmaar is presently at the 9th position on the standings, and will require more winning to get to the top 3. They next match is against Groningen, which don't seems like a tough team. I hope to see Alkmaar win and in order to slide up on the table.

[LTU_btc]

While most of us will be watching El Clasico or MU - Liverpool, in Eredivisie there will be one of the main games of season - Ajax - PSV. It's so pity that such will be on the same time as big EPL and La Liga games.
It should be great game, both teams looking very solid this season. But I don't see any force in Netherlands which can stop Ajax. Unless today they will have hangover after trashing Borussia 4:0 .

[W Jr.]

There is a leadership match today. Derby week in the Eredivisie. The matches will be very exciting. There is 1 point difference between Ajax and PSV. In the final of the Dutch super cup, PSV had won 4-0. Ajax has been performing great lately. They are playing great in their group in the Champions League. If we do not count an unlucky defeat in the league, they are doing very well. They scored 32 goals and conceded only 2 goals. In my opinion, Ajax will be the favorite of this match.

[CLS63]

There is a really big game today between Ajax and PSV in Johan Cruijff Arena. Ajax are the current leader by 22 points and PSV are right behind them by one point. There has been a really delightful competition between these teams for being the leader so far. PSV players might be a little more tired as they played a Europa League game three days ago. And they might not be very focused on the game also as they lost against Monaco too. And I see that PSV have so many missing players now. On the other hand, Ajax are in a great shape and they demolished Dortmund by 4-0 in the CL last. My favourite here is absolutely Ajax. They should be able to win without struggling a lot.

[Davidvictorson]

My predictions, Ajax winning 2-0  . It's gonna be fire. I have mad respect for AFC Ajax. It is almost as if they lose their best players every year. However, for the first time in years Ajax was able to keep together their entire squad. Aside from their well thought out buying policy, and players that come from their own youth academy, i see that they also have a great relationship between ex ajax players and the team who return to make a great squad.

[judas]

Ajax - PSV game is a really big one and even the biggest this season. Both teams seem to be very powerful in the Eredivisie so far. But Ajax are a much more reliable team than PSV of course. And having many important missing players, PSV can have a hard time resisting Ajax here away. I wouldn't be surprised if Ajax manage to win by two goals at least. By this victory, they are going to consolidate their leadership more.