Read our prediction for Ajax vs Inter below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Ajax vs Inter Prediction & Betting tips
The Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam will host the match between Ajax and Inter in round 1 of the new UEFA Champions League season on Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. The last direct matches between Ajax and Inter in this competition were in 2006, when the two faced each other in the round of 16, and the first leg in Amsterdam ended in a draw, 2-2, and the return leg was won by Inter 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Stankovic. In 2008, however, the last direct match between Inter and Ajax was in a friendly match that Inter won 1-0. More than 50 years ago, Ajax defeated Inter 2-0 in the 1972 UEFA Champions League final, this being the only and most important victory against Inter in official matches.
Ajax:
Ajax are in third place in the Eredivisie, the top Dutch football league, after five rounds. The team coached this season by former lancer great, left-back John Heitinga, has three wins and two draws and hopes to bring Ajax back to the heights of glory. Over the weekend, Ajax won 3-1 at home to Zwolle. Ajax will have a difficult match in the championship, as they will face PSV in the next match, in what will be the derby of the 6th round of the Eredivisie. Ajax participates in the new UEFA Champions League for the first time after playing in the new Europa League format last season.
Inter:
On the other hand, Inter also started the new season with a young coach on the bench, the former great player, Cristian Chivu and an interesting detail is the fact that he was a former great player of Ajax and won with the Dutch team as captain both the Cup and the championship title. Inter started the season strong with a 5-0 victory against Torino in the first round of Serie A, but then two consecutive defeats followed, 2-1 with Udinese on home soil and more recently lost the derby with the great rival, Juventus, score 4-3. Returning to the UEFA Champions League, Inter lost the second final in the last three years, last season losing categorically 5-0 to PSG, after losing to Manchester City 1-0 two seasons ago. For Inter, the home match against Sassuolo in the championship will follow.
Ajax vs Inter head to head matches
09.08.08 LGA Ajax vs Inter 0:1
04.08.06 LGA Ajax vs Inter 1:1
14.03.06 CL Inter vs Ajax 1:0
22.02.06 CL Ajax vs Inter 2:2
03.08.03 LGA Ajax vs Inter 3:0
* Our advice is: Inter WIN
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.85
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!