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Getafe vs Ajax Prediction & Betting tips
In the knockout phase of the Europa League, Ajax is facing a tough task on Thursday evening. The people of Amsterdam compete against the Spanish Getafe on Thursday evening, which in particular in their own Coliseum is not afraid of anything or anyone.
Getafe:
Getafe is not (yet) a big name in European top football. That makes sense, as it is only this season for the third time ever that the team from the eponymous suburb of Madrid is active in the Europa League. Yet the Spaniards deserve a lot of respect, because with a provisional third place the blue shirts are the big sensation of LaLiga this soccer year.
But Getafe is a bit the black sheep of Spanish club football. When you think of Spanish football, you probably soon think of stylists such as Iniesta, Raul and Xavi, but the formation of success trainer Jose Bordalas must mainly have fighting spirit and firm tackles. Last weekend, Getafe was almost stunting with a 2-1 defeat against FC Barcelona. It was a small miracle that Los Azulones were only presented with two yellow cards, as their thirty offenses in a match was the highest of this season in the five largest European leagues in Europe. The old season record of 28 offenses was also in the hands of Getafe, so then you know what kind of fight team we are dealing with here.
Ajax can therefore make her breast wet, although the Amsterdammers are lucky that the Spaniards will probably not be at full force of war. The priority lies with the competition, so Bordalas will probably start to rotate, just like in the group phase. However, the reserves are hardly inferior to the usual basic eleven. For example, attacker Angel Rodriguez was already ten times accurate in barely 948 minutes of competition football, with which he is on average most often accurate of all players in LaLiga (looking at players who scored eight times or more). Even renowned spiers such as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez or Karim Benzema do not have such an average.
Ajax:
For Ajax, the Europa League is primarily a very bitter pill. Just like last season, the team from Amsterdam played a strong role in the Champions League, but the referee corps was not on their hand to say the least. The rejected goal of Quincy Promes in the home match against Chelsea (0-1) was already questionable, but the one man show of the now retired referee Gianluca Rocchi on Stamford Bridge was downright embarrassing. The Italian single-handedly killed an Amsterdam victory by simultaneously sending Daley Blind and Joël Veltman out of the field and giving them a penalty. The crazy 4-4 draw on a visit to Chelsea ended up costing Ajax dearly, because the red and white had to let Chelsea and Valencia take the lead in the group.
Anyway, the Ajax players have turned the page and are now full of success in the Europa League. With no less than seven victories in the last eight games in all competitions, the Amsterdam form is a must, although the game of the reigning champion in the last few weeks has been anything but sparkling. That of course had largely to do with the injuries of Hakim Ziyech and Daley Blind, players you can’t just take care of. Last weekend they made their long-awaited return in the 3-0 home win at RKC Waalwijk, although both of them could not really make their mark yet. In addition, trainer Erik ten Hag has a serious goalkeeper problem, since Andre Onana is suspended for Thursday evening. Bruno Varela will replace him, but he was recently unbelievably blundering in the shameful 7-2 defeat of Young Ajax visiting Jong FC Utrecht. The big question is therefore to what extent the Portuguese has already processed that disaster match.