Ajax v Manchester United Betting Preview – UEFA Europa League 24th May 7.45pm
Manchester United are in with the chance of making a clean sweep of the major UEFA trophies. They go into the UEFA Europa League Final on Wednesday against Ajax looking to complete the full set, this one the only major trophy having avoided them in their club history. The previous head to head between these two stands even so it could be close. Manchester United are playing for a Champions League place next season as well as the trophy.
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Ajax v Manchester United Betting Tips
Manchester United have put all of their stock into winning this game. They have sacrificed and end-of-season Premier League run-in to try and shoot for this big prize. On offer for the Red Devils is not only the chance to complete the sweep of major UEFA titles with a win on Wednesday night (joining an exclusive club of just Ajax, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Juventus) but a win secures them a place in the UEFA Champions League next season. It would be their third trophy too of the season having won both the Community Shield and EFL Cup. If they lose on Wednesday, they will be back in the Europa League next term. Manchester United are unbeaten in ten European matches (W7 D3) since a 2-1 loss at Fenerbahçe in this season’s UEFA Europa League group stage. But they were made to work in their knockout stages by Rostov, Anderlecht and Celta Vigo and the final could be tight.
Manchester United, after a slow start in the campaign, have gotten to the final with a W8 D4 L2 record in this season’s’ Europa League and have gone W3 D2 L2 on the road which isn’t terrific. Will they handle the pressure away from Old Trafford? The Red Devils will miss Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who made his professional breakthrough at Ajax. Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney are 8/5 joint-favourites in the William Hill anytime goalscorer market. Manchester United have lost their last three UEFA Finals and they have actually not won an international club final in 90 minutes since a 1-0 win over Palmeiras in European/South American Cup in November 1999, as if anyone remembers or cares. This is the first UEFA final for Ajax since a penalty shoot out loss to Juventus in the 19896 Champions League Final. Incidentally, this game is happening 22 years to the day since Ajax claimed their last major European trophy, overcoming AC Milan 1-0 in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final.
Ajax are a very good young side. They are bright and very positive as well which could trouble United. The Amsterdam club are looking for their first piece of silverware for 22 years. Ajax failed to get out of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers this season, so ended up in the Europa League where they went unbeaten over their first eight games of the competition (W5 D3). Overall in the competition, this season they have produced a W8 D3 L3 record and most of their troubles have been on the road. They did win all of their home games in their run to the final, but away from Amsterdam, they struggled, failing to win any of their last six (D3 L3) and losing their last three on the road. Will that be a telling factor on Wednesday night? Under 2.5 goals at William Hill is a price of 4/6 and that has happened in three of the last four meetings between the two clubs.
The last time that Ajax and Manchester United faced up against one another was in the 2012 Europa League, with the two clubs trading away wins. Ajax have scored one more Europa League goal than United have done this season, but have conceded a whopping 15 to United’s eight. The Dutch club have had more attempts on goal than any other side in this seasons’ competition though and will carry that attacking threat. Kasper Dolberg and Davy Klaassen who are 9/4 and 3/1 respectively in the anytime goalscorer market will ask questions of the United defence. This is the fifth meeting between Ajax and United and the past four have produced two wins each. Both teams to score at William Hill is a quote of 3/4. Spanish clubs (Atletico Madrid and Sevilla between them) have won five of the last seven editions of the UEFA Europa League, the last Dutch side to do so being Feyenoord in 2002 and the last English side to do so being Chelsea in 2013.
Ajax v Manchester United Betting Odds (90 mins)
Manchester United 3/4, Draw 13/5, Ajax 15/4
Ajax v Manchester United Betting Odds To Lift Trophy
Manchester United 1/2, Ajax 13/8
Ajax v Manchester United Predictions
Manchester United to win: This is probably going to be tight and Untied, have been focusing hard on this game. They have a knack of nullifying opponents and they can do that the young and less experienced Ajax side in Stockholm. Look for United to grind out by nothing more than a one goal margin.
