Ajax v Willem II: play-off push meets relegation fight | OneFootball

Ajax host Willem II in the Eredivisie at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, with the hosts eyeing the European play-off places and the visitors trying to climb out of the bottom two.

Ajax have dominated this fixture, winning 12 of the last 14 meetings, with one draw and one Willem II victory. The hosts sit fifth with 10 points, while Willem II are 17th with two.

Form points to momentum for the Godenzonen, who have four wins in their last five across league and Europe, including a 5-1 away success at Fortuna Sittard. Willem II are winless in five league games but earned a creditable 1-1 draw at AZ last time out.

In terms of availability, the Godenzonen list Daley Blind and Aaron Bouwman as sidelined. Willem II have a lengthy injury list including Thomas Didillon, Vito van Crooy, Jari Schuurman, Justin Hoogma, Amine Lachkar, Armin Culum and Anass Zarrouk.

On the pitch, the Godenzonen average 2.8 league goals per game with 59% possession and 88.24% passing accuracy, and could look to supply from wide areas given their 103 open-play crosses and three headed goals. Tolu Arokodare and Julian Brandt have two league goals each, while Steven Berghuis leads their assists with two. For Willem II, Devin Haen has scored three league goals and Nathan Tjoe-A-On has two assists, but a defence that has conceded 14 in five and made 157 clearances may face long spells without the ball.

A win would take the Godenzonen to 13 points and could consolidate their place in the play-off spots. Victory for Willem II would move them to five points and could lift them towards safety, potentially out of the automatic relegation places.