Read our prediction for Ajax vs Aston Villa below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Ajax vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting tips
The headliner of the round of 16 in the Europa Conference League is the match between Ajax and Aston Villa, a match that will be played on Thursday evening at 17:45. The two teams will not face each other for the first time, because the first and only direct confrontation took place in 2008 in the groups of the Uefa Cup, the current Europa League competition, and then Aston Villa won 2-1 at home. You’re probably wondering why there wasn’t a return match, but then the format was different, the group was made up of five teams and each team played the other teams only once, with the top three ranked teams going on to qualify, which both Ajax through the prism of the 2nd place and Aston Villa due to the 4th place went further.
Ajax:
Ajax is the team on the 5th place in the Eredivisie and after a very weak start to the season it seems that it has recovered for the moment but not at the same level as in previous years. The qualification for the round of 16 was obtained after eliminating Bodo/Glimt from Norway in the previous round after 2-2 in Holland and 1-1 in the return leg in Norway, where Ajax needed extra time to score the winning goal from the 114th minute. Before this confrontation, Ajax won the championship match at home, score 2-0 against those from Utrecht. In the next game, Ajax will also play at home, against Sittard.
Aston Villa:
On the other hand, Aston Villa has had a very good season in the Premier League, England and is currently in 4th place in the ranking, fighting to play directly in the UEFA Champions League groups next season. Aston Villa qualified directly for the eighth round of the Europa Conference League and this is due to the fact that it occupied the 1st place in the ranking of group E, in front of Legia, AZ Alkmaar and Zrinjski. At this moment, Aston Villa comes after three consecutive victories, 2-1 with Fulham, 4-2 with Nottingham and 3-2 with Luton. The next game will be a very important one for Aston Villa because it will face Tottenham, the main contender for 4th place at the moment.
Ajax vs Aston Villa head to head matches
23.10.08 EL Aston Villa vs Ajax 2:1
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.50
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