AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Telstar Prediction and Betting Tips | December 19th 2024

AFC Ajax Amsterdam and Telstar will square off in a KNVB Cup second-round tie on Thursday (December 19th). The game will be played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

The home side are coming into the game on the back of a comfortable 3-0 victory over Almere City at the same venue in the Eredivisie on Saturday. Wout Weghorst, Kenneth Taylor and Kian Fitz-Jim scored a goal each to inspire the victory.

Telstar, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 3-0 home win over Helmond in the Eerste Divisie. Zakaria Eddahchouri was the star of the show as he scored a hat-trick to help his side claim all three points.

De Witte Leeuwen will shift their focus to the cup, having booked their spot at this stage with a 3-0 home win over Helmond in the last round in October. Ajax received a bye to this stage.

AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Telstar Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Ajax claimed a 4-3 away win at this same stage of the KNVB Cup in December 2019.
Ajax's last five games across all competitions have produced three goals or more, with four games in this run witnessing goals at both ends.
Telstar have won just one of their last eight away games (four losses).
Ajax have lost just one of their last 11 home games across competitions (nine wins).
Four of Telstar's last five games have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.

AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Telstar Prediction

Ajax have not triumphed in the cup since 2021 but are the heavy favorites to advance to the round of 16. Francesco Farioli's side brought their three-game winless run to an end with their victory over the weekend and their home form this season has been impressive.

Telstar, for their part, also ended a three-game winless run with a victory last time out. They will be facing the Amsterdam outfit for the first time since 2019 but their chances of advancing appear slim.

Barring an unlikely upset, there should only be one winner here. We are backing the home side to cruise to a multi-goal victory in addition to a clean sheet.

Prediction: AFC Ajax Amsterdam 4-0 Telstar

AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Telstar Betting Tips

Tip 1 - AFC Ajax Amsterdam to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 4 - Ajax to score over 1.5 goals