Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Europa League round 5 game between Marseille and Ajax and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Marseille welcome Ajax at Stade Orange Velodrome on Thursday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Europa League season.
Having played four games so far this campaign, Marseille rank as number 1 in the Group B table. They have gathered eight points so far, six points more than Ajax, who find themselves as number 4 on two points.
Team form: Marseille vs Ajax
Marseille Form
In the last three outings, Marseille beat AEK Athens by 0-2 and lost 1-0 against Lens, before drawing 1-1 with Strasbourg. Marseille managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Europa League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.
Ajax Form
Ajax gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-2 against Brighton, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Almere City FC. Their latest match brought a 5-0 win in their encounter with Vitesse. Ajax claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats and facts for Marseille and Ajax
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Marseille and Ajax. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Marseille have not lost the last 6 home matches in a row
- Marseille have scored in 8 of the last 10 home matches
- Marseille have not lost 5 of the last 6 matches
- In 4 of the last 5 Marseille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Marseille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Ajax have conceded in 18 of the last 20 matches
- In 8 of the last 10 away matches Ajax played, both teams scored
- Ajax have not won 11 of the last 12 away matches
- Ajax have conceded in 14 of the last 15 away matches
- Ajax have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
In-form players: Marseille vs Ajax
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has found the target two times in his previous six Europa League matches, whereas Steven Berghuis just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Marseille vs Ajax
Full-time result
Marseille did not lose any of their last six matches on home soil. In their 10 most recent games at Stade Orange Velodrome, Marseille won six times. They drew three and lost one as well, while Ajax won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five.
Both teams to score
Marseille scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Ajax scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Marseille on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with Ajax managing just a single two clean sheets in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last three meetings between Marseille and Ajax.
Total goals
Marseille witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.3 goals a game. In the last ten games for Ajax, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times as goals per game themselves.
Betting prediction: Marseille vs Ajax
Here we present a free betting tip for this Europa League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Marseille and Ajax.
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