NAC Breda dey struggle for survival as dem prepare to host Ajax for Rat Verlegh Stadion for Saturday Eredivisie clash. Di home side don dey without win for two months, and dem only get three points from possible 18 since February. Dem draw with Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam, and Fortuna Sittard, but suffer heavy defeats to Telstar and Go Ahead Eagles. Di team dey second from bottom, three points away from relegation play-off spot and three from safety, with four games remaining.
Ajax, on di other hand, dey fight for European qualification. Dem dey fifth place, four points behind second-placed Feyenoord and three behind third. Dem get chance to climb if NEC or FC Twente drop points dis weekend. But Ajax no don win consecutive league games since December 2025. Dem beat Heracles 3-0 last round, but lose to Twente 1-2 before dat.
For NAC, Mohamed Nassoh be di top scorer with five goals, and Boy Kemper provide threat from left-back with three goals and three assists. Lewis Holtby dey doubt for injury. For Ajax, Mika Godts be key man wit 15 goals and 10 assists. Takehiro Tomiyasu dey suspended, while Davy Klaassen, Joeri Heerkens, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kian Fitz-Jim, and Vitezslav Jaros dey injured.
Di last ten meetings between di sides favor Ajax, wey win seven. NAC get back-to-back 1-0 wins over Heracles and FC Volendam in February, but since den dem no fit win. Di home crowd fit give dem energy, but Ajax still get quality to secure narrow victory and end dia wait for consecutive wins.
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