Ajax vs Besiktas prediction 26.09.2024 | Europa League

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  • Competition: Europa League
  • Date: 26th September 2024
  • Kick-off: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
  • Venue: Johan Cruijff ArenA

An exciting game awaits on Thursday night when Ajax and Besiktas meet in the opening round of the 2024-25 Europa League group stage.

Ajax have been a shadow of their former selves since the departure of the now United boss Erik ten Hag. The hosts finished outside the top two in the last two seasons and things doesn't look like changing this term. Indeed, Francesco Farioli's side have won just two of their six Eredivisie games so far and sit eight places off the top.

Meanwhile, the last time Ajax finished in the top two in the Süper Lig was over seven years ago and that's they won the league title. A sixth-place finish last season was enough to earn them a place in the Europa League play-offs and they made the most of that opportunity, beating Jagiellonia over the two legs 8-4 on aggregate.

Ajax vs Besiktas Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals

Thursday's encounter will be Besiktas' first Europa League group stage appearance in over four years. In their last appearance, they lost five of their six games and shipped a total of fifteen goals. All the three away games the Turkish side played produced four goals and I don't think we will experience a different outcome this week.

Ajax have had plenty of joy upfront in their last two games at this ground. The Dutch side scored at least three times in their last two games at the Johan Cruijff ArenA and their recent matches on European soil have also been entertaining, with bets on over 2.5 goals winning in each of the last two.

  • Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
  • Ajax vs Besiktas prediction: 2-2

Ajax vs Besiktas Head to Head (H2H) stats

  1. Besiktas

    1 : 2

    Ajax

    Champions League

  2. Ajax

    2 : 0

    Besiktas

    Champions League

Ajax

Ajax team news

Youri Baas will be unavailable to Ajax boss Francesco Farioli this weekend due to injury and the hosts have many other names in their treatment room.

Most notably is Steven Berghuis who had five goals and eight assists in the Eredivisie last season.

The pair is being accompanied in the treatment room by the likes of Gastón Ávila and Sivert Mannsverk who are dealing with muscle injuries.

Last matches of Ajax

  1. Go Ahead Eagles

    1 : 1

    Ajax

    Eredivisie

  2. Ajax

    5 : 0

    Fortuna Sittard

    Eredivisie

  3. Ajax

    3 : 0

    Jagiellonia Białystok

    Europa League

  4. Jagiellonia Białystok

    1 : 4

    Ajax

    Europa League

  5. NAC Breda

    2 : 1

    Ajax

    Eredivisie

Ajax lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 22

    Remko Pasveer

Defenders

  • 4

    Jorrel Hato

  • 13

    Ahmetcan Kaplan

  • 37

    Josip Šutalo

  • 2

    Devyne Rensch

Midfielders

  • 8

    Kenneth Taylor

  • 6

    Jordan Brian Henderson

  • 28

    Kian Fitz-Jim

Forwards

  • 11

    Mika Godts

  • 25

    Wout Weghorst

  • 20

    Bertrand Traoré

Besiktas

Besiktas team news

Necip Uysal is set to miss the trip to Holland due to a cruciate ligament injury but the defender is Besiktas’ only injury concern for this clash.

The visitors will continue to rely on the services of the 2019–20 Serie A golden boot winner Ciro Immobile who has scored six goals in seven games across all competitions for the Turkish side.

Immobile is likely to be joined in the final third by Rafa Silva and João Mário while Milot Rashica will be the man to watch in the middle of the park.

Last matches of Besiktas

  1. Besiktas

    2 : 1

    Eyüpspor

    Super Lig

  2. Trabzonspor

    1 : 1

    Besiktas

    Super Lig

  3. Besiktas

    2 : 0

    Sivasspor

    Super Lig

  4. Besiktas

    5 : 1

    Lugano

    Europa League

  5. Lugano

    3 : 3

    Besiktas

    Europa League

Besiktas lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 34

    Mert Günok

Defenders

  • 2

    Jonas Svensson

  • 3

    Gabriel Paulista

  • 14

    Felix Uduokhai

Midfielders

  • 7

    Milot Rashica

  • 83

    Gedson Fernandes

  • 6

    Al-Musrati

  • 26

    Arthur Masuaku

Forwards

  • 27

    Rafa Silva

  • 17

    Ciro Immobile

  • 18

    João Mário

Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game

  1. Six of the last nine games of Besiktas produced at least three goals.
  2. Bets on under 2.5 goals were lost in just two of the last five games of Ajax.
  3. All the last four away games of Besiktas in Europe ended with over 2.5 goals.

Main prediction Ajax - Besiktas

Over 2.5 goals

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Ajax & Besiktas current standing in Europa League

League Stage P W D L
G - A
GD Pts
1 Lazio 2 2 0 0 7 - 1 +6 6
2 Olympique Lyonnais 2 2 0 0 6 - 1 +5 6
3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 0 0 5 - 1 +4 6
4 FCSB 2 2 0 0 5 - 1 +4 6
5 Anderlecht 2 2 0 0 4 - 2 +2 6
6 Ajax 2 1 1 0 5 - 1 +4 4
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1 1 0 6 - 4 +2 4
8 Galatasaray 2 1 1 0 5 - 3 +2 4
9 FC Midtjylland 2 1 1 0 3 - 1 +2 4
10 Slavia Praha 2 1 1 0 3 - 1 +2 4
11 Athletic Club 2 1 1 0 3 - 1 +2 4
12 TSG Hoffenheim 2 1 1 0 3 - 1 +2 4
13 Fenerbahçe 2 1 1 0 3 - 2 +1 4
14 Bodø / Glimt 2 1 1 0 3 - 2 +1 4
15 Olympiakos Piraeus 2 1 0 1 3 - 2 +1 3
16 Elfsborg 2 1 0 1 3 - 3 0 3
17 Rangers 2 1 0 1 3 - 4 -1 3
18 AZ 2 1 0 1 3 - 4 -1 3
19 Malmö FF 2 1 0 1 2 - 3 -1 3
20 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 2 - 4 -2 3
21 Manchester United 2 0 2 0 4 - 4 0 2
22 Viktoria Plzeň 2 0 2 0 3 - 3 0 2
23 FC Twente 2 0 2 0 2 - 2 0 2
24 Porto 2 0 1 1 5 - 6 -1 1
25 Real Sociedad 2 0 1 1 2 - 3 -1 1
26 Union Saint-Gilloise 2 0 1 1 1 - 2 -1 1
27 Roma 2 0 1 1 1 - 2 -1 1
28 Ludogorets 2 0 1 1 0 - 2 -2 1
29 Rīgas FS 2 0 1 1 3 - 6 -3 1
30 Nice 2 0 1 1 2 - 5 -3 1
31 Ferencváros 2 0 0 2 2 - 4 -2 0
32 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 0 0 2 1 - 4 -3 0
33 PAOK 2 0 0 2 1 - 4 -3 0
34 Qarabağ 2 0 0 2 1 - 5 -4 0
35 Dynamo Kyiv 2 0 0 2 0 - 5 -5 0
36 Beşiktaş 2 0 0 2 1 - 7 -6 0

Ajax vs Besiktas - FAQ

? Where to watch?

You can watch Thursday’s Europa League clash between Ajax and Besiktas on Sofascore.

? What’s the average number of corner kicks Ajax have won in their home games this season?

8.75

? What’s the average number of yellow cards Besiktas have received on their travels this season?

2.00