Rangers vs Ajax Prediction & Tips
Rangers and Ajax meet at the Ibrox Stadium in a UEFA Champions League group stage match. It is necessary to analyse the home/away condition with special attention, as Rangers shows different results at home and away.
The home team is currently on the 4th position, without any points won, after 5 defeats. In the penultimate game, it lost at home against Liverpool by (1-7). In the last game, they lost away against Napoli by (3-0). This team is stronger when playing at home, since in the last 30 matches it registers 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses as visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at home. In the last game they played, for the Premiership, they beat Aberdeen at home by (4-1). In the last 4 home games for UEFA Champions League, Rangers register 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The team has allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 9 games in this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In 9 games in this competition, they conceded the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the result around.
Rangers enter this performance motivated after a 4-1 home win, against Aberdeen: Colak, Lundstram, Tavernier and Morelos scored the goals. One of the home side’s key strengths is the way they can direct their attacks down the line and the task their players perform in regaining possession. The Scottish team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favouring a faster style of play. In this design, the three players responsible for causing panic in the opposing defence are Ryan Kent, Antonio Colak and Fashion Sakal. Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst will not be able to count on Tom Lawrence, Ianis Hagi, Nnamdi Ofoborh, Ryan Jack, John Souttar, Filip Helander and Connor Goldson because they are all out with medical problems. Midfielder John Lundstram will also be ruled out through suspension.
The away team is currently on the 3rd position with 3 points after 1 win and 4 losses. In the penultimate game, they lost away against Napoli by (4-2). In the last match, it lost at home against Liverpool by (0-3). This is a team that doesn’t suffer much from home conditions, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games they register 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 31 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at home, with a total of 48 goals scored and 24 suffered. In the last 10 away games played in all competitions, Ajax won 6, drew 1 and lost 3.
For this competition, they have a sequence of 4 defeats in their last games. The team has allowed goals to the opponent in 4 of the last 5 games, so they haven’t been very solid defensively, but their attack has been scoring regularly, as they have managed to score in 4 of the last 5 games in this competition. In their games as visitors there is a tendency to score goals, since 23 of their last 27 games ended with more than 1,5 goals and 19 out of 27 ended with more than 2,5 goals. This is a team that often scores first: they have opened the scoring in 12 of their last 15 games, of those 12 they have reached half-time in 9 and managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′ in 9.
Ajax enter this Champions League matchday demotivated after a 0-3 home defeat against Liverpool. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favouring fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this design, the three most advanced men, responsible for causing panic in the opposing defence are Dusan Tadic, Brian Brobbey and Steven Bergwijn. Coach Alfred Schreuder will not be able to count on offensive midfielder Mohamed Ihattaren because he is still recovering his competitive rhythm.
Rangers – Ajax FREE TIPS
OVER 3.5 GOALS @ 2.25
