GolVolt — FC Twente vs Ajax: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Ajax: a match for Europe

47%after a loss 68%after a win

Chances of Europe: 47% after a defeat, 68% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Streak

Ajax have scored in 21 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 58 goals in those matches.

What's at stake

FC Twente: a match for Europe

38%after a loss 59%after a win

Chances of Europe: 38% after a defeat, 59% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 4 April: Ajax – FC Twente 1:2

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Before that, FC Twente went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Streak

FC Twente have scored in 11 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 25 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Julian Brandt: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Wout Weghorst

FC Twente · forward

4goals 2assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, AZ Alkmaar: rating 6.7.

Julian Brandt

Ajax · midfielder

6goals 2assists 7.46avg rating

Last match, AZ Alkmaar: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is FC Twente at home and Ajax away, as in this match.

FC Twente

at home · 10

7W0D3L2.2scored per match0.8conceded per match

Ajax

away · 10

7W2D1L2.9scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 4 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie Ajax 1:2 FC Twente Weghorst 32' · Zerrouki 18' · van Rooij 79'. FC Twente: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

1wins

1 draw3.5 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: FC Twente (4-2-3-1, last: AZ Alkmaar) · Ajax (4-3-3, last: AZ Alkmaar).

Official around 13:30, Sun 8 Nov

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

European-place chance after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

FC Twente today 48%

after a defeat: 38%
after a draw: 46%
after a win: 59%

Ajax today 57%

after a defeat: 47%
after a draw: 57%
after a win: 68%

Ajax: 21 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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