On Thursday evening, Ajax make the trip to the Amex Stadium where they will face English Premier League outfit Brighton & Hove Albion in the UEFA Europa League.
The Seagulls come into this fixture on the back of a narrow 2-1 defeat away from home against Manchester City, with Ansu Fati scoring the only goal for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
Ajax were on the receiving end of a 3-2 defeat in their most recent fixture against Utrecht in the Eredivisie, which saw them drop down to 17th in the league table as their nightmare start continues.
Brighton vs Ajax
Thursday 26 October, 20:00
Amex Stadium
Brighton have experienced a slight drop in form in recent times as they have not won in their last five games in all competitions, albeit they have faced tough opponents such as Manchester City and Liverpool along this run.
Despite the recent drop off in form, De Zerbi’s side sit seventh in the Premier League, which he will certainly be happy with considering they have had Europa League fixtures added to their schedule.
This game against Ajax is a vital one for Brighton, as they currently sit bottom of group B after not winning a game so far, meaning that if they do not pick up a victory then qualification to the knockout’s could be a tough ask.
Ajax have had a disastrous start to the 2023/24 campaign as they currently sit second bottom of the Eredivisie, after winning just once out of their opening seven league games.
However, on the European stage they have picked up two draws from the opening two fixtures, so they might feel that they can build on this and pick up a victory against a side who sit below them in the group.
Bet9ja Tips
With the woeful form that the visitors have coming into this game, we predict a Brighton win and you can get odds of them to happen at 1.32 at Bet9ja. Recent form dictates it should be a comfortable home win, with a Brighton 3-1 correct score priced up at 10.00.
Ansu Fati found the back in his most recent game and for him to score again in this one you can get odds of 2.25. With Solly March out injured, Simon Adingra will almost certainly be starting out wide, and you can get odds of him to have over 1.5 shots at 1.60.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Brighton win: 1.32, Draw: 5.70, Ajax win: 7.90
