Ace Football previews the Conference League game between Ajax and Atalanta who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Ajax hope to live up to their early billing as the Conference League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Atalanta over to the Johan Cruijff ArenA for a round 2 match.
Form: Ajax vs Atalanta
Ajax Form
Ajax delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with NEC Nijmegen brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Hajduk Split. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat FC Groningen by 2-5. Ajax did not win any of their last six Conference League matches at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and one defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored 16 goals.
Atalanta Form
Atalanta won twice in their last three matches as Venezia were defeated by 3-1, before they beat Pafos FC 3-1. AC Milan proved too strong, though, and a 3-2 defeat followed.
Betting facts for Ajax and Atalanta
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ajax and Atalanta. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Ajax matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Ajax matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Ajax home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Ajax home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Ajax matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Atalanta matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Atalanta away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Atalanta matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Ajax vs Atalanta
Steven Berghuis has been great for Ajax lately, hitting the target zero times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Atalanta are optimistic that Gianluca Scamacca doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Ajax vs Atalanta
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Johan Cruijff ArenA across all tournaments Ajax won six times, drew three and lost one times. Atalanta claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Atalanta conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.
Both teams to score
Ajax scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Atalanta scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive home games Ajax played. Atalanta will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with Ajax managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Ajax saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Atalanta, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Ajax are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 24 matches. Atalanta conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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