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St. Liege vs Ajax Prediction & Betting tips
Ajax continues his hunt for the coveted starting license on Tuesday evening in Liège, Belgium. Standard is the opponent of the Amsterdammers. Does Ajax know how to lay the foundation for a place in the next round?
Standard Liège:
Standard ended up in this third qualifying round of the Champions League by the second place in the Belgian league last season. In the regular season it did not go that great for Les Rouches – Standard finished sixth. In the final playoffs things went a lot better. Standard was in fact the best-playing team in the ten final games. Eventually they came just short to Club Brugge from the title to hold off.
Standard trainer is an old acquaintance of the Dutch football follower. Michel Preud’homme – trainer of FC Twente in the past – is the responsible man with the Belgians. Prior to the first part of the double match with Ajax, Preud’homme tried to push Amsterdammers into the favorites role by pointing out the investments that Ajax has made in the past few months. Standard purchases are indeed more modest. The Belgian league has already been on the road for two laps, and last weekend, Standard lost point. Waasland-Beveren played a draw (0-0). The start of Standard was still nice, but then the team collapsed in terms of level.
Ajax:
The new European season has started well for Ajax. Sturm Graz was clearly too weak to make it difficult for Erik ten Hag’s team. After the simple 2-0 win in Amsterdam, the return was also turned into a profit without too many problems (1-3). Ajax is still far from there; two qualifying rounds have to be survived. If Ajax proves to be too strong over two matches, then wait in the fourth and final qualifying round of Slavia Prague or Dinamo Kiev.
Unlike Ajax, Ajax did not play in the Dutch league last weekend. Last Friday was played friendly against VfL Wolfsburg. Ten Hag suggested players who had not played or played little in Graz. The result matched the series of weak results in this preparation – Ajax lost 0-3 to the Germans. For Tuesday’s game Ten Hag has to deal with the same injury cases as a week ago. Striker Kasper Dolberg will not take action in Liège either.
Two years ago, both teams also faced each other, in the group stage of the Europa League. In Amsterdam, Ajax won at the time with 1-0. Before the match in Liège, Ajax was already certain of the next round. Trainer Peter Bosz mostly produced talents and substitutes. That game ended in a 1-1 draw.
St. Liege vs Ajax head to head matches
08.12.16 EL St. Liege Ajax 1 : 1
29.09.16 EL Ajax St. Liege 1 : 0