As part of one of the matches of the Champions League group stage, the players of Ajax and Besiktas will come face to face. Who will get the victory in this meeting? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Ajax
Ajax won the Dutch championship last season, thanks to which they received a direct ticket to the group stage of the Champions League. It should be noted that "Ajax" for the fourth time in a row are playing in the main part of the most prestigious club tournament of the Old World. In the 2018/2019 season, the team reached the semi-finals of the tournament, where they lost to Tottenham in London. In the first round of the group round of the Champions League this season, the team defeated Sporting Lisbon on the road with a score of 5: 1. Last weekend, Ajax achieved a victory over Groningen (3: 0) in the national championship. The team's only defeat was in the Dutch Super Cup against PSV – 0: 4.
Besiktas
The players of Besiktas were in the main draw of the Champions League thanks to their victory in the last draw of the Turkish championship. This will be his eighth appearance at this stage of the tournament. Only once did the Turkish team manage to reach the playoffs of the most prestigious European Cup. It happened in the 2017/2018 season, but already in the 1/8 finals the team lost two matches to Bayern on aggregate. In the first round of the group stage of the LCH, the team was defeated by Borussia Dortmund with a score of 1: 2 on its own field. The day before, Besiktas lost to Altai with a score of 1: 2 in the Turkish championship, where the team is in third position. The gap from the leader in the face of Fenerbahce is 2 points, and from Altai - 1.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Onan (disqualification) – Ajax.
- Injuries:
- Teixeira (hip), Batshuayi (injury), Velinton (muscle injury), Vida (leg), Gezzal (muscle injury), N'cuda (muscle injury), Pjanic (injury), Topal (hip), Uysal (knee) – all Besiktas.
- Under question:
- Kleiber (knee), Stekelenburg (groin) - both Ajax . Hasic (knee) – Besiktas.
Statistics and figures:
- Ajax is the favorite of the meeting;
- "Ajax" have a 6-match winning streak;
- Besiktas has 2 wins in 5 matches;
- The rivals have not previously crossed paths in face-to-face meetings.
Forecast
Ajax is the favorite of the meeting, but the bookmakers give too solid a head start on the victory of the hosts. It seems to me that the guests ' team will be able to keep a head start of 2.5 goals, despite the fact that the guests are not in the best shape.
