Shelbourne vs Ajax Predictions

• Ajax recorded over six Expected Goals in last week’s first-leg
• Shelbourne have conceded 24 times in their 14 home matches domestically this season
• Ajax have won all four of their matches this season, scoring 13 goals while keeping one clean sheet

Ajax should ease to victory

Ajax ran out 3-1 winners against Shelbourne last week, but the Shels were fortunate to escape with just a two-goal deficit. The Dutch giants recorded 11 shots on target and racked up a massive 6.08 Expected Goals, and their quality should lead them to a victory in Dublin on Thursday.

The Shels have suffered four consecutive defeats heading into this contest, and they meet an Ajax side who have won four from four so far this season, scoring 13 times.

However, Ajax have conceded in seven of their last 10 matches, including preseason, and they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet in all three of their Conference League wins.

The Shels should be capable of a consolation goal, but this game could get away from them. The hosts, who are midtable in the Irish top-flight, have shipped 1.71 goals per home game domestically this season.

Ajax had a host of chances in the first game, with seven of them falling to Steven Berghuis alone. The Dutchman has recorded at least one shot on target in all four of Ajax’s matches this season, while he scored in a 4-1 win at Vojvodina in the last round.