Ajax will take a trip to Greece to face AEK Athens in Nea Filadelfeia on matchday 2 in the 2023/2024 Europa League group stage.
Date: 05/10/2023
Time: 17:45 GMT
Venue: Stadium OPAP Arena
These predictions below for the AEK Athens vs Ajax UEFA Europa League group stage clash were made by Bookmaker Ratings. For more predictions on Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and other European football leagues, visit our Football Predictions & Betting Tips page.
For the AEK Athens vs Ajax prediction, we say AEK Athens will win and this is why. Ajax are winless in their last five matches while AEK Athens won four and drew one in their last five matches including their impressive 3-2 win at Brighton.
Prediction: AEK Athens 2-1 Ajax
We predict both teams to score on AEK Athens vs Ajax and this is why. Ajax may have struggled to win games but they scored in three of their last five games while AEK Athens failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six matches.
Betting Tip: BTTS
AEK Athens have been decent in recent weeks, having won four and drawn one in their last five matches across all competitions. They started their Europa League charge with a tight but entertaining 3-2 win at Brighton and will want to maintain their momentum against struggling side, Ajax. In the Super League Greece, AEK Athens occupy the 4th position with 11 points after 5 matches.
Ajax have been poor since last season. They didn’t win any of their last five matches across all competitions. Ajax were winning 3-2 against RKC Waalwijk when the game was suspended due to a bad clash on Waalwijk’s goalkeeper. They started their Europa League quest with a 3-3 draw at home against Marseille and will want to bounce back to winning ways at AEK Athens this week. In the Eredivisie, Ajax are occupying the 15th position with 5 points after 5 matches.
Predicted Starting Lineups
AEK Athens: Stankovic, Hajsafi, Mitoglou, Szymanski, Sidibe, Jonsson, Gacinovic, Araujo, Pineda, Amrabat, Garcia
Ajax: Gorter, Hato, Avila, Sutalo, Rensch, Taylor, Vos, Berghuis, Forbs, Bergwijn, Brobbey