NICOSIA VS AJAX PREDICTION, BET TIPS AND GAME PREVIEWS
Mathematical Analysis for this UEFA Champions League Qualification game:
Apoel Nicosia meets Ajax in a round match in the UEFA Champions League Qualification this Tuesday at 20.00 GMT.
Statistics predict 1: 3 full time results.
The winner is likely Ajax.
Analysis suggests More than 2.5 goals in this match.
Nicosia FC APOEL Form & Team News
The Cypriot champion made it past the Montenegrin Sutjeska in the second round of the Champions League qualification. The 4-0 aggregate victory was followed by tougher challenges against Qarabag in the third round.
Thomas Doll's side lost 2-1 at home but won 2-0 in Azerbaijan to pass. Tomás De Vincenti and Uros Matic scored and De Vincenti will be the players to watch out for against Ajax.
The Argentine winger has scored two goals with one assist in four qualifying matches and is also the APOEL captain. Striker Andrija Pavlovic has scored three goals in that range but will have a more difficult time against the Ajax defense.
APOEL Nicosia has no missing players, Reza Ghoochannejhad has not performed since joining on loan from Sydney FC and is waiting for his chance. APOEL is an outsider at home, valued at 7.50 for winning and 4.50 for claiming a draw.
AFC Ajax Amsterdam Form & Team News
Ajax have reached their stride in recent weeks, a convincing Eredivisie 5-0 home win against Emmen followed by a 3-2 home win against PAOK to secure a 5-4 aggregate victory in the Champions League. The Dutch champions had no difficulty in recording a 4-1 win at VVV Venlo on
Saturday.
Erik ten Hag's side have 74% possession, more angles (13-3) and shots on target (9-4). Judges Ziyech, Dusan Tadic, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and David Neres were on the score sheet before conceding a goal.
Quincy Promes was replaced by Neres before the first half and was doubtful against APOEL. Zakaria Labyad, Hassane Bandé, Carel Eiting, Siem de Jong and Noussair Mazraoui were all injured.
Ajax reached the Champions League semi-finals after passing Real Madrid and Juventus in the knockout stages. Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong were sold in the summer with Perr Schuurs and Razvan Marin trying to be their substitutes.
The Dutch were lucky not to defeat PAOK in Greece and APOEL represented an easier task. Ajax is the favorite low price at 1.44, Ajax in the handicap market -1 pays 2.10 and Ajax to win and more than 2.5 goals can be supported at 2.00.
APOEL Nicosia vs Ajax Head to Head
These clubs met in the 2014/15 Champions League group stage. The first leg ended 1-1 in Cyprus with Ajax winning 4-0 in Amsterdam belonging to Lasse Schöne (2), Davy Klaassen and Arkadiusz.
APOEL Nicosia vs Ajax Prediction
More than 2.5 goals
More than 2.5 system goals
APOEL Nicosia scored 4 goals in their last 3 home matches.
APOEL Nicosia has 2 of 3 previous matches ending in more than 2.5 goals.
Ajax scored 5 goals in their last 3 away matches.
In previous matches, Ajax had a total of 5 goals for all matches.
Ajax has scored in 3 of the last 3 matches.
Ajax has 2 of the 3 previous matches ending in more than 2.5 goals.
