AFC Ajax vs Rangers FC Preview 07/09/2022

AFC Ajax vs Rangers FC – 07/09/2022

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Ajax will host Rangers on Wednesday night time in arguably the Champions League’s most troublesome group. After a 12-year absence from the competitors, Rangers are again within the Champions League and should face off with Dutch champions Ajax to start.

Liverpool and Napoli spherical out Champions League Group A, making it a bunch of dying between 4 very robust golf equipment. Ajax and Rangers will each hope to get a leg-up in Group A on Wednesday on the Johan Cruyff Enviornment.

Ajax go into the match in sterling kind. The Amsterdammers are an ideal 5 wins from 5 matches on the home stage. Regardless of Erik ten Hag leaving for Manchester United and dropping over eight first-team gamers on switch within the offseason, Ajax have began effectively.

Rangers haven’t had the identical robust begin on the home entrance. The Glasgow membership is coming off of a shock 4-0 loss away to Celtic on the weekend. The defeat leaves Rangers 5 factors off of Celtic within the Premiership.

Wednesday’s match might be simply the fifth all-time encounter between Ajax and Rangers.

These groups haven’t met in 26 years in European competitors. Ajax maintain the head-to-head report in opposition to Rangers with three wins and one loss.

Only one participant is on the harm checklist for Ajax at the moment. Owen Wijndal is affected by a health concern and is a significant doubt to play.

Ajax could have offered final season’s high scorer Sebastien Haller, however summer time signing Steven Bergwijn has picked up the slack.

Bergwijn has six targets in 5 Eredivisie matches. Striker Brian Brobbey returned from RB Leipzig on switch within the offseason. Brobbey has two Eredivisie targets.

Rangers supervisor Giovanni van Bronckhorst has a number of gamers on the harm checklist going into matchday No. 1 of the Champions League. Defenders Ben Davies and John Souttar are each rule out with harm.

Tom Lawrence is dominated out with a knee drawback. Kemar Roofe is a doubt to play together with Filip Helander. Ianis Hagis is nursing a long-term knee harm and is dominated out till November.

Rangers’ summer time signing Antonio Colak has been a revelation in entrance of objective. He has scored 4 targets in six league matches.

Ajax could have misplaced a supervisor and greater than eight first-team gamers, however the Amsterdammers ought to nonetheless be an excessive amount of for Rangers. The Blues will wrestle within the ultimate third with Ajax posting a 3-0 win. Stegen Bergwijn might get on the scoresheet for Ajax.