Fred Grim can have an almost fully fit selection at his disposal on Sunday afternoon when Ajax takes on Excelsior. The Amsterdam team certainly miss Steven Berghuis, while Ko Itakura is a question mark. This is Ajax’s likely line-up.
Vitezslav Jaros is under the crossbar at Woudestein. Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Youri Baas and Owen Wijndal form the defense. Josip Sutalo, who replaced Bouwman in the heart of the defense against Olympiacos (1-2), returns to the bench. That seems to be the only change at Ajax compared to Wednesday.
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The usual names play in midfield: Youri Regeer, Davy Klaassen and Sean Steur. At the front, Oscar Gloukh, Kasper Dolberg and Mika Godts must once again provide the danger. Wout Weghorst is not yet fit enough to start. The attack leader is calmed down after his ankle injury.
The match against Excelsior on Sunday is an important one for Ajax, which can put the pressure back on Feyenoord with a victory. The Rotterdam team will play against PSV (away) after the match between Fred Grim’s team. The difference between Ajax and Feyenoord is currently only two points.
Ajax’s probable line-up: Jaros; Gaaei, Bouwman, Baas, Wijndal; Regeer, Klaassen, Steur; Gloukh, Dolberg, Godts.
