Ludogorets vs Ajax Predictions

• Ludogorets have gone eight games without defeat at home
• The hosts have impressed in the home legs of their European qualifiers this summer
• Ajax have conceded at least twice in each of their last four away games

Tricky clash for Ajax

Ajax are heavy favourites to secure their place in the Europa League group stage, but they could be forced to wrap this tie up at home. The Dutch side have a potentially tricky trip to navigate on Thursday night, especially on the back of some dodgy away form.

After dropping down from the Champions League, Ludogorets are hoping to shock Ajax and make it to the next round of this competition. While they’re a distant 10/3 to make the next round, they could cause problems in the home leg.

Ludogorets to hold off visitors

Away form has hurt Ludogorets in Europe this term, having lost at Balkani and Olimpija in the Champions League before a defeat at Astana in the last round of this competition.

However, they turned things around against Astana with a 5-1 home win and the hosts will hope to hurt an Ajax outfit who drew 2-2 at Excelsior at the weekend. Ludogorets made the group stage of this competition last year, beating Zalgiris at home in qualifying before claiming group wins against Roma and HJK.

In all competitions, the hosts are unbeaten in eight home games and they have scored 18 times across their five home games this term. Ajax are still trying to sort out their defensive issues and they’ve conceded at least twice across each of their last four competitive trips.