Having turned a corner after a nightmarish start to the new season, Ajax seek a third victory on the bounce when Brighton & Hove Albion visit the Johan Cruyff Arena for Thursday's Europa League Group B tie.
The Dutch giants will also endeavour to avenge last month's defeat to the Seagulls, who saw off the hosts 2-0 at the Amex to claim a maiden continental win at the third attempt.
As Halloween passed, though, so did Ajax's horror show, and the hosts enter Thursday's game having clinched back-to-back Eredivisie wins for the first time this season, firstly putting two unanswered goals past Volendam before comfortably dispatching Heerenveen.
Luuk Browers's late first-half strike did set up a nail-biting second half after Steven Bergwijn and Brian Brobbey propelled Ajax into a two-goal lead, but an inspired substitution from Van 't Schip saw ex-Middlesbrough man Chuba Akpom net a brace in the final 10 minutes to seal a comprehensive 4-1 rout.
Shooting up to 11th in the Eredivisie standings on account of their mini-revival, Ajax have also conceded just once in their last 180 minutes of football after shipping 24 goals in the eight matches before Van 't Schip's arrival, and their Europa League last 16 fate remains in their own hands.
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