Lille OSC vs AFC Ajax Amsterdam
Lille will host AFC Ajax in the matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League from Group H, where the match will be held at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Interestingly despite the home advantage but Lille itself actually has a heavy burden on this fight. This cannot be separated from the results of the previous first round when AFC Ajax destroyed Lille with a score of 3 goals without reply.
The team that was runner-up to France Ligue 1 last season was apparently not able to compete in the Champions League group qualifiers. Their first experience following this event produced unsatisfactory results, the team made by C. Galtier became the worst by being in the bottom of Group H. Collecting a draw and 3 defeats ensured Lille had no chance of getting to the last 16. Even the chance to the Europa League.
While the AFC Ajax camp, last season’s champions league semi-finalists still have to fight hard to be sure to qualify. Because the team from the Netherlands has the same points, namely 7 points with Valencia and Chelsea. The most disappointing result for AFC Ajax was when they drew 4-4 in the previous match, even though they were superior 1-4 but because of the 2 red cards obtained by D. Blind and J. Veltman changed everything.
However, outside the draw against Chelsea’s Chelsea, the AFC Ajax game is fantastic. Running short balls effectively and attractively makes Chelsea helpless. In this fight with 11 players who have AFC Ajax chances of winning very big, even more so the home team has a bad trend. Most likely AFC Ajax embarrasses Lille easily.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.90