PAOK vs AFC Ajax
PAOK Thessaloniki meets again with Ajax in the Champions League qualifying round this season. They do not want to repeat the results of falling three years ago so they try to perform optimally. They will act as hosts at the Toumbas Stadium.
At that time the two camps also met in the round during the UCL qualification; PAOK Thessaloniki held a 1-1 draw with Ajax in the first leg in Amsterdam, but lost 1-2 when appearing at home.
Tomorrow’s match will also be the inaugural party for PAOK Thessaloniki after enjoying the summer holidays. They were quite enthusiastic about welcoming the match this time after becoming the Greek Cup champions last season. In addition, they also generally appear impressive in a number of trial matches with 4 wins, 1 draw, and only lost 1 time.
From the enemy camp, Ajax has just opened a new Eredivisie campaign earlier this month with a score of 2-2 at Vitesse headquarters. They are still disappointed with the results because they appear dominant with 9 shots on target from 70% possession. In addition, they also face a more tight schedule because they have to play again against FC Emmen on Sunday (11/8) after appearing in tomorrow’s match, in contrast to PAOK Thessaloniki which will start the new Super League season at the end of this month.
The slow start on the Eredivisie stage will be Ajax’s evaluation material; they certainly don’t want that appearance to re-emerge on their visit tomorrow Good signal obtained from the host who in yesterday’s trial lost 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar then played 2-2 with PEC Zwolle. This trend is a sign that PAOK Thessaloniki has a bad tradition when dealing with Dutch teams. It could be that Ajax will again bring victory like three years ago.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.80