AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction and Betting Tips | November 7th 2024
The action continues in the Europa League as AFC Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv lock horns at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Thursday. Both sides head into the midweek clash in contrasting form, with the Israeli outfit losing their last three matches in all competitions.
AFC Ajax Amsterdam turned in a resilient team display on Saturday as they fought back from behind twice to secure a 3-2 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.
Francesco Farioli’s men have now won five games on the trot and are unbeaten in their last 13 games across all competitions, a run which has seen them surge into second place in the Eredivisie table.
Ajax now turn their attention to the Europa League, where they have won two of three games to start the campaign, with a 1-1 draw against Slavia Prague on October 3 sandwiched between the two victories.
Maccabi Tel Aviv, on the other hand, were left empty-handed for the third straight game as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Kiryat Shmona in the Israeli Premier League.
Zarko Lazetic’s men will look to stop the rot as they turn their focus to the Europa League, where they have suffered defeat in three matches so far.
Maccabi Tel Aviv kicked off their European quest with a 2-1 loss to Braga on September 26, before losing back-to-back games against Midtjylland and Real Sociedad in October.
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the third meeting between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, with both sides claiming one win from their previous two encounters.
- Ajax secured a 3-0 home victory when they first met in Group C of the Champions League in October 2004, two weeks before the Israeli outfit picked up a 2-1 win in the return fixture.
- While Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored just two in the Europa League, Ajax boast the third-best attacking record in the competition, scoring eight goals from their three matches so far.
- Ajax are on a run of six back-to-back home wins across all competitions, scoring 19 goals and keeping four clean sheets since late August.
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction
Ajax will be excited to take on a Maccabi Tel Aviv side who have lost their last three matches.
Farioli’s men are currently firing on all cylinders and we are tipping them to secure all three points unscathed.
Prediction: AFC Ajax Amsterdam 3-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Ajax to win
Tip 2: First-half winners - Ajax (The hosts have led at halftime in five of their last seven games)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in Ajax’s last six outings)