Kick-off: 2000, 26/10/2022
Stadium: Johan Cruijff ArenA
TV: BT Sport
Liverpool will be looking for a response when they travel to Ajax on Wednesday night.
The Reds’ mini revival came crashing to a halt on Saturday with a defeat at struggling Nottingham Forest, while Ajax have restored some confidence in their last two outings.
Jurgen Klopp’s side need only a point to advance to the knockout stage and an away win at 82/100 is our opening Ajax vs Liverpool prediction.
Ajax Odds
Ajax may be four points clear of PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie but they look like heading into the Europa League after coming up short in Group A.
Alfred Schreuder’s side are six points behind second-placed Liverpool with two games left after one win and three defeats.
That came against Rangers in their opener but despite losing late on at Anfield, they were thrashed twice by Napoli, losing 6-1 at home and 4-2 away.
Their European woes have not affected their domestic form though, with three consecutive wins coming either side of those back-to-back defeats to the Italians.
After a 4-2 triumph at FC Volendam, they hammered Excelsior 7-1 and followed that up with a 4-1 victory at RKC Waalwijk on Saturday.
They have no issue finding the net so an away win with both teams scoring is 2/1 in the Ajax vs Liverpool odds.
Liverpool Odds
Just when it looked like Liverpool were back on track with wins over Rangers, Manchester City and West Ham, they suffered a major blow at the City Ground.
Taiwo Awoniyi netted the winner for Forest against his old side to leave Liverpool with just one win in seven away matches this term.
Klopp said: “They are not in a great situation and it was a super intense week for us, we had to change (the team) late.
“We had to put in a big fight and the boys did. It was intense, six days, three games and a limited squad. I really thought we made a real fight of it.”
The win on the road was last time out against Rangers, a 7-1 hammering that set them on the way to three consecutive wins.
The Reds had to rely on a late Joel Matip goal to secure a 2-1 victory over Ajax at Anfield and another tight game could be in the offing.
A 2-1 away win at 29/4 is our final Ajax vs Liverpool prediction.
Additional stats
Last result:
RKC Waalwijk 1-4 AJAX – Steven Berghuis (2), Brian Brobbey (2)
Nottingham Forest 1-0 LIVERPOOL
Head-to-head: Liverpool 2-1 Ajax, Liverpool 1-0 Ajax, Ajax 0-1 Liverpool, Liverpool 2-2 Ajax, Ajax 5-1 Liverpool
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