Chelsea hosts Ajax in round 4 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 5th at Stamford Bridge (London)
The men of Frank Lampard did not start this season well, but then the team managed to get a very serious shape. Currently, the Pensioners are on the fourth line in the standings after ten rounds played in the English Premier League, having 20 points with a goal difference of 23:16. As for the league cup, they confidently went through the first stage, defeating Grimsby at home with a 7:1 score, but Manchester United cut off their trip thanks to two goals of Rashford after set plays. The Blues also take part in the Champions League, where they show good results. After three rounds, Lampard's team takes the first line in the group according to the results of head-to-head matches. It managed to defeat Ajax (1-0) and Lille (1-2) in very important away matches but lost to Valencia at home (1-0). The Blues didn’t strengthen their squad much in the summer transfer window, except for the purchase of Real Madrid’s midfielder, Mateo Kovacic.
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Dutch football club Ajax is the leader of the Dutch Eredivisie tournament standings. The Amsterdam team takes the first line of the standings with thirty-two points and the total difference of goals scored and conceded is 39:9. The team has no equal in the Eredivisie. Even PSV, which was very confident in keeping up with Ajax, made several mistakes. As a result, the difference between the second and third places exceeded 6 points. As for the Champions League, the Dutch are convincing either. They beat Valencia away (0-3) and Lille at home (3-0). But the team was not lucky with Chelsea. Londoners managed to play pragmatically and calmly, minimizing risks. The goal at the end of the second half brought the English a very important victory. Now the teams share the first and second lines in the group, having 6 points in the asset. The team is approaching the match in a good mood, having gained two landslide victories over Feyenoord and Zwolle.
If the first match turned out pragmatic, with almost no bright emotions, I do not expect a dull football in the second match. Ajax will want to take vengeance for the defeat in Amsterdam; otherwise, the fans simply won’t understand the club if the players just want to get some points, not a victory. Chelsea essentially has nothing to lose. The team has already won, and the fans were satisfied. It will give the lightness, especially since the native stands will warmly support the players. I expect that a game will be stubborn and easy in terms of attacks, where the teams will give us a goal extravaganza. And I propose to bet that both teams will score at least one goal.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes
