Standard - Ajax 07.08 Free soccer tips
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Vice-champions of Belgium and the Netherlands in the confrontation will determine which of them is more worthy of meeting in the next round with the winner of the pair Slavia-Dynamo Kiev. We are waiting for a bright and principled confrontation between the two neighboring countries.
The last season for Standard was quite successful - the second place in the championship and the victory in the National Cup. Now the Belgians have the right to play in the Champions League qualification. They have already started on the domestic arena, having scored four points in two rounds. In home game against Ajax Red and white need to show their best football, because they are underdogs in this pair.
And for Ajax this qualifying round will be the second in a row. First, he confidently beat in both matches the Austrian Sturm. Unlike the championship of Belgium, the Netherlands championship has not yet started, so that the Amsterdamers did not have time to gain the optimal game tone. In the away game they will try not to lose, but at home to finally decide the fate of the confrontation in their favor.
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The first match leaves approximately equal chances for victory for both teams. They have a common feature - the superiority of the attack over the defense. In this case, we will see a productive match with the exchange of goals scored, which will benefit the guests from the Netherlands.
Both will score at 1.71
"Standard"
The club from Liege on the basis of the results of last season finished on the second line of the Belgian championship, losing to the first "Bruges" only three points. But without the trophy "Standard" did not stay, becoming holders of the Belgian Cup, beating in the final "Genk" - 1: 0.
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Opened the new season of the "red" match for the Belgian Super Cup, in which they lost to the champion with a score of 1: 2.
Also the team Michel Prudhomme managed to hold two matches in the domestic championship. In the first round, the Liege defeated Gent (3-2) in their own field, and in the second round they played a draw with Red Star Vaasland (0-0) away.
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The last time the Belgians took part in European competition in the season 2016/17. Speaking in one Europa League quartet with his upcoming rival, the Spanish "Celta" and the Greek "Panathinaikos", they took the third place in the group with seven points and dropped out of the tournament.
Ajax
"God's sons" also became the last season silver medalists in their homeland, behind the first PSV for four points.
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The Dutch team held only two official matches this season. At the previous stage of the selection of the Championships, they in two meetings outplayed the Austrian "Sturm" - 2: 0 and 3: 1.
But the control duels team Eric ten Haga are not very successful. Of the eight sparring victory was won only in one of them. In two more "Ajax" has achieved a draw result and lost five games.
In the last European season the "Jews" stopped their performance in qualifying matches. In the Champions League, they were beaten by the French "Nice" (2: 2 and 1: 1), and in the playoff round, the LE "white-red" lost to the Norwegian "Rosenborg" (0: 1 and 2: 3).
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Among themselves opponents met almost two years ago in the European League. And then in Holland "Ajax" won with the score 1: 0, and in Belgium there was a draw - 1: 1.
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Forecast
In the upcoming match, bookmakers give the Dutch an advantage: Ajax's victory - 2.15, a draw - 3.50, Standard's victory - 3.40.
"Ajax" has a stronger performers than the "Standard". In addition, the "reds" miss too much, so that "God's sons" will not leave the field without scored goals. And as we believe, we must continue to win in the Champions League
In one of the first semifinal matches of the Champions League qualification Belgian Standard and Dutch Ajax will play. Two years ago, the teams met twice in the group round of the League of Europe. In one of these matches, a draw was fixed 1: 1, the second game remained for the "Dutch" - 1: 0. I wonder who will be stronger in the upcoming opposition opponents?
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Standard in preparation for the current season played 6 friendly matches. In these meetings, the hosts won 3 wins, playing at the same time one draw and having suffered 2 losses. It is also worth noting that at the end of last month, the Reds lost 2-1 to Belgium in the Belgian Super Cup.
Ajax, in turn, in the offseason had already 9 control fights. In these confrontations, the guests won only one victory. As for the qualification of the Champions League, the team of Eric ten Haga began his performance in the selection from the quarterfinal round and beat the Austrian Sturm with a total score of 1: 5.
The favorite in this game, though not explicit, is Ajax. This is true, because "God's sons" now look clearly more powerful than their opponent and are unlikely to fail in a duel.
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We propose to bet on the outcome of "Ajax's victory with a handicap (0)" for a coefficient of 1.58
Standard will play against Ajax within the semifinals of the Champions League qualification, the meeting will take place on the arena "Maurice Dufran" on August 7th at 21:00.
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The standard in the domestic arena shows quite good football and achieves various successes. Last season, the "Reds" managed to occupy the second place in the Belgian Championship, where the players scored 43 points. In the attack, the team demonstrated a high class, it turned out to be 20 goals for 10 meetings, defense also did not fail, conceding 9 goals. In his last matches, Standard played on an equal footing with Vasland-Beveren 0-0, was stronger than Heverley Louvain 1-0 and Gent 3-2.
Ajax is a very famous club for all lovers of the game, once the team won prestigious trophies. Now "God's sons" have obvious problems and can not impose a struggle on eminent competitors. Last season, the "Jews" managed to occupy only the second place in the Dutch championship and scored 79 points in 34 matches. In his last matches, Ajax proved to be weaker than Wolfsburg 0-3, beat Sturm 3-1 and conceded to Konyaspor 0-1.
Ajax plays with neighbors historically. In the new season, the Dutch have collected a good team and are quite capable of fighting in the Champions League group. Bet: Ajax does not lose - F2 (0).
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Forecast: F2 (0) with a coefficient of 1.58