On Tuesday, starting at 20:00, the match will be played APOEL Nicosia – Ajax Amsterdam, within the play-off for qualifying in the Champions League groups.
APOEL Nicosia is by far not a formation with experience in the Champions League. The Cypriots only participated 4 times in the “supreme competition” – of the 4 participants, in 2009/2010, 2014/2015 and 2017/2018 they finished in last place in the group, their best performance being the access to the quarterfinals. , in edition 2011/2012.
In order to qualify in this phase of the competition, the Cyprus team passed Sutjeska from Montenegro, 4-0 overall score, and Qarabag from Azerbaijan. The latter was an extremely difficult “nut”, as the Azeri won 2-1 in the tour, in Cyprus, while the Nicosia team won the return from Azerbaijan by 2-0.
On the other hand, Ajax Amsterdam is a “blazon” team, with an extremely important “pedigree” in the Champions League. The “pitchers” reached the semifinals stage in the previous edition and come after an excellent series, winning the last 4 matches away in this competition – and not against any opponents, but against teams like AEK Athens (2-0), Real Madrid (4-1), Juventus (2-1) or Tottenham (1-0). It is also worth mentioning that coach Erik ten Hag has lost only two of the 18 European matches in 2018/2019 so far.
In other news, the difference between the two formations is extremely important. The Dutch line-up has much higher goals, with the necessary arguments, such as players with a higher quality or experience. In order to prepare the best forecasts, we will bet on these aspects and learn in the solid game of the guests.
PREDICTION: Ajax to win @ 1,48
