Ajax vs Jablonec Betting Tips

A Champions League qualifying tie with Austrian side Rapid Wien wasn’t supposed to pose much of a problem for Ajax. They were surprised by a furious second half comeback by the Austrians in the first leg after leading 2-0 at the halfway point. Perhaps even more stunning was the second leg at the Amsterdam ArenA when Rapid Wien took the 2-0 lead before halftime, Ajax fought back to tie it up, but it was the Austrians that decided the tie around the 80-minute mark.

Holland’s most successful club has banished memories of that disappointment with a pair of 3-0 victories in league play. However, their fans will demand some sort of serious run in Europa League football to make amends for their absence from a meaningful Champions League stage.

Jablonec qualified for this stage of the competition after securing a two-leg victory over Danish side Kobenhavn in the previous round. They’ve not had their best run in the Czech Liga campaign, drawing two and losing one of their last three games after winning their opening two contests.

This is a team that isn’t afraid to attack and move forward in numbers. Anyone who caught the second half of their tie against Kobenhavn will know that. They’re partly forced to do so by the fact that they don’t have the most secure defence and that’s a potential point of exposure against Ajax.

Our betting tips can’t look beyond an Ajax side that has scored six goals in its last two games in the Eredivisie playing against a Jablonec, who have conceded eight goals in five Czech league games this season. There’s a strong possibility that the first leg will seal the deal for Ajax in this tie and they’ll advance to the next stage of the Europa League.