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Ajax vs Aston Villa Match Preview and Prediction
Ajax vs Aston Villa: On Saturday afternoon, Aston Villa held off a late Luton charge to win three crucial points at Kenilworth Road. Lucas Digne, a replacement, scored the game’s final goal to help Villa maintain a five-point lead over Spurs in the Premier League’s race for the top four.
Now, the Villains are headed to Amsterdam on a three-game winning streak. They play Ajax on Thursday night at Johan Cruijff Arena in the highly anticipated first leg of the UEFA Conference League R16 match. The favorites for the two legs and for the entire match are Villa. But can they defend it on the field?
On Sunday afternoon, Ajax defeated Utrecht by the same score to avenge their 0-2 loss at AZ. The Johaness van ‘t Schip-led team is sixth in the Eredivisie table after 24 rounds of competition. Ajax aren’t good enough or consistent enough to compete at the highest level.
Ajax vs Aston Villa: Betting Analysis
Aston Villa, fresh off three straight Premier League victories, is headed to Amsterdam. In the last seven games, Ajax has only triumphed once in all competitions. In his last three Premier League games, Ollie Watkins scored five goals.
The last time these two teams faced off in a head-to-head match was sixteen years ago. At the time, Aston Villa were victorious at home by a score of 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Ajax vs Aston Villa: Head-to-Head
Who will win the match between Ajax and Aston Villa?
Although we believe Ajax will be able to score against this Aston Villa team, a single goal may not be enough to keep them from losing. Therefore, we predict that both teams will score, giving Aston Villa a 1-2 lead at the end of the match.
Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw
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What are the top odds for the game?
According to the most recent market odds for this game, betting on Ajax to win pays 4.7, betting on the draw pays 4.4, and betting on Aston Villa to win pays 1.73. These are the best wagers available at the moment.
