Ace Football team offers the Europa League round 4 match preview for Ajax and Brighton who meet up this coming Thursday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
Both Ajax and Brighton will look to bolster their account at Johan Cruijff ArenA on Thursday in the Europa League.
Placed fourth in the Group B table, Ajax have amassed two points after three matches. On four points, Brighton rank third with three matches played this season.
Team form: Ajax vs Brighton
Ajax Form
Ajax look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against PSV Eindhoven, they were left empty-handed in a 5-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating FC Volendam in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 4-1 win against SC Heerenveen in their most recent outing. In their last six Europa League home matches, Ajax have two wins, while they’ve drawn two and lost two. They scored nine and conceded seven goals.
Brighton Form
Brighton are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 2-0 against Ajax, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Fulham. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Everton. Brighton came through their last six away games in the Europa League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost zero in which, they were outscored by two goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Ajax and Brighton
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Ajax and Brighton. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Ajax home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Ajax have conceded in 19 of the last 21 matches
- Ajax have not won the last 9 matches in a row
- Ajax have conceded in 10 of the last 12 home matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Ajax played, both teams scored
- Brighton have scored in 51 of the last 53 matches
- Brighton have scored in 34 of the last 36 away matches
- In 13 of the last 15 matches Brighton played, both teams scored
- In 12 of the last 14 Brighton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Brighton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players under the radar: Ajax vs Brighton
Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Steven Berghuis will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brighton hope Joao Pedro can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Europa League goals in his last three Europa League games.
Popular betting markets: Ajax vs Brighton
Full-time result
Johan Cruijff ArenA witnessed Ajax winning five times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing three as well. Brighton claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Ajax scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Brighton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last four away games Brighton played. Brighton and Ajax managed just a single clean sheet in the previous 10 games.
Total goals
Ajax performed an average of 1.7 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Brighton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.
Betting tip: Ajax vs Brighton
The match between Ajax and Brighton should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Europa League game.
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