Ajax vs Lazio Predictions

• Ajax have scored in 11 of their 12 home games in all competitions.
• Lazio have only failed to score in one of their 10 trips.
• Ajax are unbeaten in nine at home.

Pacesetters Lazio head to Ajax

Lazio lead the way in the league phase of the Europa League but Thursday’s trip to Ajax is perhaps their toughest test to date.

The Italian outfit have beaten Porto in this competition but that game took place in Rome, and Ajax have been exceptional at home this season.

The Dutch side’s one loss in Amsterdam came in a qualifier for this competition against Panathinaikos in a tie they won on penalties.

Ajax are the favourites but Lazio have lost just one of their last 11 and may be able to get a result in Amsterdam, so the best option could be the goals markets and over 2.5 goals looks a decent starting point.

Lazio have scored in nine of their 10 trips across all competitions and Ajax have only failed to score on one of their 12 home games. Both teams look capable of adding to the goals total and over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in each of Ajax’s last three games and in three of Lazio’s last five.

A 2-2 draw is the correct score prediction as Lazio are unbeaten in this competition but beating Ajax on their own patch may be too big of an ask. Ajax have scored exactly twice in four of their last six games, a run that has included two 2-2 stalemates, and Lazio have hit five goals in total across their two trips in this competition.

The value options in the anytime scorer market come from the visiting squad and Pedro appeals here. Lazio have rotated their team in the Europa League and with a game against title rivals Inter Milan to come at the weekend in Serie A a few changes look likely on Thursday. Pedro has starred in Europe with three goals in five games and has already managed one goal in the Netherlands, at Twente, and he can add to his haul at Ajax.

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