Champions League: Chelsea vs Ajax – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 3 match between Chelsea and Ajax and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Chelsea hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites on Wednesday when they welcome Ajax over to the Stamford Bridge for a round 3 match.

Team form: Chelsea vs Ajax

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-0 win against Benfica. They went on to beat Liverpool by 2-1, before also getting the better of Nottingham Forest in a 0-3 victory. Chelsea claimed four wins in their last six Champions League matches at the Stamford Bridge. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored nine goals.

Ajax Form

Ajax were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 4-0 defeat against Marseille before drawing 3-3 with Sparta Rotterdam. They were defeated once again, when AZ Alkmaar ran out 0-2 winners. Ajax won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says 14 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Chelsea and Ajax

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Chelsea and Ajax played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Chelsea vs Ajax

Despite scoring just once in six Champions League games, The Blues hope Raheem Sterling adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Ajax put their faith in Steven Berghuis to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Champions League games.

Popular markets: Chelsea vs Ajax

Full-time result

Chelsea claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Ajax won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing three in this series of matches. Ajax conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Ajax scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Chelsea probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Wednesday, as Ajax managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Ajax, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Chelsea scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Ajax conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.