Standard Liege vs Ajax Amsterdam Prediction Today
Standard Liège – Ajax Amsterdam / Champions League – The duel between Standard and Ajax is certainly one of the most interesting in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Both teams have played two competitive matches in the new season and played two championship games during Standard, playing Ajax in the second preliminary round of the Champions League. Standard had a solid start to the new season and scored a win and a draw in both of the aforementioned duels, while Ajax celebrated both times against Sturm.
Standard Liège
So, after two rounds in the new championship season, Standard is undefeated in Belgium, but it should also be said that this team was defeated in the Super Cup duel by current champions, Club Brugge, so they missed out on a chance after winning the trophy last season to win another cup. They played a good match on Matchday 1 and celebrated against Gent. Five goals were scored in this match, so it was definitely reminiscent of Standard’s matches from last season when they tried to play offensively and score more goals.
They celebrated 3-2 and that was the first victory for the new coach Preud`homme, who made some changes in the grid after the Super Cup defeat. Fai, Djenepo and Emond jumped in and the last two were also the scorers against Gent. The identical line-up was also in a duel against Beveren last weekend, but this match ended goalless.
Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax expects a lot from this season and you can say that they are really determined to achieve something. The first goal was the group stage of the Champions League and the only two competitive matches so far they have just played in this competition and also triumphed. Sturm von Graz is certainly not a team so easy to defeat, but Ajax was a favorite in both matches and routinely skipped that obstacle. Minor problems occurred at the beginning of the first game, but then they moved up one gear to claim a 2-0 home win.
In the second leg, they celebrated 3: 1 and the only congress they received only in the game finish. Coach ten Hag experimented a bit with the line-up, some of the best players stayed in the first leg on the reserve bench and so Tadic and the biggest reinforcement, Blind, were only in the second half of the game. They also have some problems with the injuries, which is why Veltman, Bande and Dolberg have failed. Brilliant midfielder Ziyech they have been able to hold and he is currently in great shape, as well as experienced striker Huntelaar.
Expected lineup Ajax: Onana – Mazraoui, de Ligt, F.de Jong, Tagliafico – Blind, Schone – Tadic, Ziyech, Neres – Huntelaar
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Standard will of course try to gain some advantage in the home stadium before the second leg, but Ajax are a better team at the moment and in pretty good shape, so that today’s visitors will certainly be able to parry, score a valuable goal and win Way to open for the next round.
Bet Tips: meet both teams
Odds: 1.72
