In the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie last week at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week, Ajax made club history by recording their first ever victory over the north London side in three attempts. They take a 1-0 lead on aggregate into the second leg in Amsterdam on Wednesday night.
As for the other two meeting, they were beaten pretty soundly on aggregate, 6-1, in the two-legged UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup tie in 1981. The Dutch side is moving closer towards what looks like an all but inevitable at this point date with FC Barcelona in the UCL Final.
The culmination of the tournament will be June 1 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The odds of Ajax qualifying for it are usually priced around 2/7, while Tottenham typically sees odds of about 5/2. If you are wagering on this game tomorrow night, you might want to use a bethard betting promo code and if so, you will likely see odds offered somewhere around 6/5 for Ajax, 11/4 for a draw and 12/5 for Tottenham.
Of course, the prices vary depending on which sports book you utilize.
That all said, let’s take a look at what the first team might be for the Amsterdam side, who head into this match with confidence of being favored at home.
It certainly promises to be an exciting, evenly-matched affair.
Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur UCL Semifinal Leg 2/2 (Ajax up 1-0 on aggregate)
Forwards: David Neres, Dusan Tadic
Midfielders: Lasse Schone, Frankie De Jong, Hakem Ziyech, Donny Van de Beek
Defenders: Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs De Ligt, Daley Blind, Nicolas Tagliafico
Goalkeeper: Andre Onana
Tottenham Hotspur vs Ajax UEFA Champions League Leg 2/2 FYIs
Kickoff- Wednesday May 8, Johan Cruyff Arena 8pm
Injury report for both sides: go to this link
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Ajax
Google Result Probability (90 minutes) Tottenham win 30%, Draw 26%, Ajax win 44%
Prediction: Tottenham 1, Ajax 0
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