Ajax vs Young Boys Predictions

• Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score landed in seven of Ajax’s last eight home matches.
• Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score landed in three of Young Boys’ last four Europa League fixtures.
• Ajax have won eight of their last nine home games in all competitions.

Stick to goals markets in Amsterdam

Continental fixtures involving Dutch champions Ajax rarely fail to disappoint, and the Amsterdam giants’ Last 16 clash with Young Boys on Thursday evening has all the makings of another entertaining contest.

Ajax ousted French dark horses Lille in the previous round of the Europa League, where over 2.5 goals landed and both teams scored in each leg, while Young Boys’ 6-4 aggregate victory over Bayer Leverkusen was one of the Last 32’s most thrilling pair of encounters.

Indeed, the Swiss outfit are unbeaten in 16 competitive fixtures since December last year, and they have the confidence to go toe-to-toe with Ajax when they arrive in the Netherlands later this week.

That’s a recipe for goalmouth action, especially when you consider that seven of Ajax’s last eight home assignments in all competitions produced over 2.5 goals, while both teams also notched in seven of the same fixtures. Goals and excitement look probable again on Thursday, and the same over 2.5 goals and both teams to score combination looks worth backing as a result.

Ajax are a powerful force on home turf however, and having won eight of their last nine matches in Amsterdam, our 3-2 correct score prediction tips the hosts to establish a first-leg lead.