AFC Ajax vs Liverpool Preview 26/10/2022

AFC Ajax vs Liverpool – 26/10/2022

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After their worst begin to a season within the Premier League beneath Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool will head to Amsterdam to fulfill with Ajax because the Eredivisie champions sit high of their home league with the Reds all the best way down in eighth within the Premier League.

It has been one other glorious season for Ajax to date in 2022/23, however all the pieces is completely different for Liverpool to date.

The membership have been defeated as soon as once more over the weekend towards Nottingham Forest in a 1-0 loss the place Dean Henderson was solely threatened within the Forest objective on a couple of events.

It means simply 4 victories throughout to date for Klopp’s males within the Premier League, with one other three defeats as nicely.

What’s extra, regardless of scoring a powerful 22 league targets, Liverpool did rating 9 of these multi functional sport as they hammered Bournemouth 9-0 again in August in a record-equalling end result.

Klopp’s facet will, nonetheless, head into the knockout rounds for one more yr if they will register up only a level in Amsterdam, as they solely have that 4-0 loss by Napoli to take care of by way of the Champions League to date.

Liverpool additionally managed to beat Ajax 2-1 at Anfield the final time these two met, as Mohamed Salah gave them the lead earlier than an Ajax equaliser, as Joel Matip scored within the dying minutes to safe a 2-1 win.

As for Ajax, they have been anticipated to battle within the Eredivisie this season after shedding key gamers and shedding Erik ten Hag earlier than the beginning of the season.

Nonetheless, they as soon as once more sit high of the Dutch high flight after destroying Excelsior 7-1 after which Waalwijk 4-1 since a 4-2 loss to Napoli in Europe.

This additionally means Ajax head into this sport off the again of scoring 11 targets and simply two conceded.

In actual fact, within the Eredivisie, the reigning champions of the Netherlands have received 9 video games from 11 video games and misplaced solely as soon as and drawn the opposite sport, whereas scoring a unprecedented 38 targets and conceding solely 10 – no facet within the Dutch high flight can boast of higher data.

The run of type for both facet may be very completely different proper now, however Liverpool are trying approach higher in Europe.

Forebet predicts a victory right here for the travelling Premier League strugglers and for the sport to see over 2.5 targets as Liverpool then progress into the knockout phases as soon as once more.