AFC Ajax Amsterdam hosts Aston Villa in the round of 16 of the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
The legendary Dutch team is having a torrid season in the Eredivisie. Aston Villa is having a remarkable season in the Premier League and is also the favorite to win the Europa Conference League.
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Ajax have had a terrible season in the Eredivisie, lately sitting in fifth place, four points behind the top four, and in real danger of even qualifying for next season’s Europa Conference League.
It may seem hard to believe, but they have stepped up in recent weeks. After spending a lot of time at the back, the Amsterdam club sacked Maurice Steijn and replaced him with John Van’t Schip. The former Ajax midfielder has stabilized the sending and the team, despite everything, began to look like a kind of cohesive unit.
But despite this, Ajax is still too weak in defense. They have conceded in 16 of their last 17 games and, unlike an in-form Aston Villa, look there.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has seen his side return to the Premier League’s top four in recent weeks. Saturday’s 3-2 win at Luton means they have only lost once away from home in their last ten games (in all competitions).
Emery is a specialist in winning European trophies but faces a striker from the opposite game to Ajax as his Villa side take on fifth-placed Spurs on Sunday.
Unless Emery selects a weakened team with an eye on Sunday’s showdown against Spurs, we can see a win for the visitors.
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Both have scored or missed goals in recent weeks. Well, Ajax kept the sheet blank last weekend, but they conceded goals in their last 16 games before their 2-0 win over Utrecht on Sunday.
A blank sheet of paper doesn’t mean they’ve stopped rot. And they’ll need plenty of innovation if they want to keep Villa out of the box on Thursday.
As for Aston Villa, they have only kept a blank sheet of paper in their last seven games. The shutout came in front of an absolutely toothless Sheffield United. And Villa even got a VAR offside by a toe resolution to stay on the blank sheet in this match.
Ajax controlled 8 shots on target against Utrecht at the weekend. Aston Villa registered 8 shots on target against Luton Town.
Both groups like to attack and are creating a lot of chances lately. Therefore, as a lot of action is expected in goal, over 9. 5 shots on target turn out to be a smart bet.
The Aston Villa striker is in sensational form and looks certain to be part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for EURO 2024.
Watkins scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season against Luton Town on Saturday. But proving what a team player he is, Watkins has ten assists under his belt this season.
With a game against Spurs on the horizon, the striker will not play the full 90 minutes. But Unai Emery loves European trophies, so we expect the Spaniard to leave Watkins on the pitch for as long as it takes.
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