Ajax vs Gent Betting Tips and Predictions

Ajax were close runners up in the 2015-2016 Eredivisie, just 2 points behind champions PSV Eindhoven and a clear 19 points above 3rd placed Feyenoord. 2nd place grants Ajax qualification to the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, the fixture for which has not yet been set. Ajax have drawn 1, against Dutch 4th tier side AFC, and lost 1, against Austrian Football First League side FC Liefering, of their two club friendlies played so far this summer.

Gent also finished 2nd and 4 points behind Club Brugge in their league (Belgian Pro League), which was enough to qualify them for the “Championship play-off”. Unfortunately, Gent didn’t perform too well in the playoffs, finishing 3rd overall (W3 D3 L4). Gent have, however, been very busy since late June and have already played 5 pre-season friendlies, winning 3 and drawing 2 of these.

Ajax wiped the floor with Gent the last and only time the two teams have met in the first round of the Europa League in 2000. Ajax won 9-0 on aggregate, with a 6-0 win in the away leg and a 3-0 win in the home leg. Circumstances are, however, clearly different for this pre-season friendly. Both teams to score has been a winning bet for the last 2 friendlies of both Ajax and Gent AND both sides have averaged more than 2 goals per game over the same period. Combining this analysis with the statistics below, we expect both teams to score to be the safe bet and Ajax to win 3-2 to be a top value correct score bet.

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