Ajax take on the visitors Liverpool in the round 5 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 26th at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam).
Ajax have recently been able to consolidate the status of force No. 1 in the Netherlands - it turns out to keep behind the usual competitors Feyenoord and PSV. Now they face a new, rather serious task, in the form of a major summer update. During the holidays, some left as a free agent or passed a lot of mainstream players. Moreover, ten Hag went to coach Manchester United. Schroeder, who replaced him, generally copes, in the context of the Eredivisie. But remember that the debut was 3-5 in Amsterdam, in the Dutch Super Cup, with PSV. And, most importantly, in the Champions League it didn’t come close like it did in 2021. Then the “red-whites” gave a 100% result in the group. Now the only success was a victory, and a big one, 4-0, over the Rangers. After that, they missed a draw in England, conceding in the last minutes. Well, Napoli gave out with the Ajaxids 6-1 in Amsterdam and 4-2 at home.
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Liverpool definitely cannot record the beginning of the season as an asset, especially against the backdrop of a good spring form. Now the Reds are reminiscent of the 2020/2021 season, which was terrible for themselves and the fans - again a lot of point losses, often from the “out of the blue” category, again a wave of injuries and outright personnel miscalculations, when players in an obviously scarce role were not bought in the summer. But still, Klopp is making unsuccessful attempts to save the season. What is the unexpected victory over Manchester City worth! There is a noticeable progress in the Champions League. There the British began with a crushing defeat at Naples. But further at Anfield, Matip managed to snatch victory over Ajax due to a late goal. Well, the Rangers turned out to be simply not a competitor for the neighbors. At first, the Reds won by a grandmaster's margin, 2-0. And then, in Glasgow, the visitors showed off at all, having issued the final 7-1. First, Firmino had a double and an assist, and then Salah, coming on as a substitute, scored a hat-trick from Diogo Jota's passes.
The clubs played head-to-heads in the group stage 2 years ago. Then, in 2020, Liverpool managed to beat Ajax twice, 1-0 at home and away. Bookmakers are now considering Liverpool as a clear favorite in this pair. But Ajax will definitely try to impose a fight at home, so it’s worth betting on “total over 2.5 goals”.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
