Second-placed Ajax face lowly ADO Den Haag in Eredivisie action at the Kyocera Stadion on Sunday having failed to seal their spot in the UEFA Europa League after they lost 3-1 at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League mid-week.
The Dutch giants impressed throughout but were left to rue a great opportunity to secure progression into Europe's second-tier club competition on Tuesday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani helped the Ligue 1 champions to victory at the Parc des Princes.
Ajax coach Frank de Boer will be demanding a less error-riddled match against ADO Den Haag, who hover just three points above the relegation zone after 13 rounds in the season.
"We can play much better than we did, and be better in the build-up," De Boer said afterwards on Tuesday.
"We made too many mistakes and we gave away too many avoidable fouls.
"It's very frustrating - even more so as we made a good start to the second half. It's just a shame that all that went to waste after that."
Ajax's league form has been almost impeccable, unbeaten in nine games since they suffered back-to-back losses to PSV and Groningen in August.
Ajax are two points off top spot but they could end the weekend atop the summit depending on the result between PSV and Feyenoord.
Phillip Cocu's PSV saw their lead cut to two points last week after an 83rd-minute Michael de Leeuw goal earned Groningen a 1-1 draw.
Cambuur entertain AZ at the Cambuur Stadion, PEC Zwolle will be out to return to winning ways against Excelsior, while stuttering Utrecht play fellow strugglers NAC Breda.
