Ajax got back to winning ways with an emphatic 4-1 win in their last match, and they should have no trouble prevailing by a similar scoreline against relegation-threatened Cambuur.
With PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord squaring off this weekend, Heitinga's side have a fantastic opportunity to make up some ground on the teams above them, and we expect them to make the most of it, running out resounding winners.
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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 68.68%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for Cambuur had a probability of 13.56%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.66%) and 0-1 (8.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.19%), while for a Cambuur win it was 2-1 (3.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.