Ajax vs Valencia Betting Tips – UEFA Champions League, 10th December 8.00pm
The competitive Group H will draw to its conclusion on Tuesday night. Ajax will guarantee themselves a place in the next round as long as they avoid defeat on the night. But if they were to lose, then Valencia would be heading through in top spot, leaving Ajax sweating on the result of the Chelsea v Lille game. Read our predictions for Ajax vs Valencia.
Ajax vs Valencia Betting Odds*
Ajax 8/13
Draw 10/3
Valencia 15/4
UEFA Champions League Betting at Bet365
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Ajax vs Valencia Live Stats & Betting Odds
Ajax News and Form – Can Ajax hold out at home against Valencia?
A draw is enough for Ajax on the night to make it past the group stage. Or if Chelsea don’t beat Lille on the night, that would suit the Dutch giants. Back on Matchday 2, Ajax thumped Valencia 3-0 in a convincing performance out in Spain. On Matchday 5 Ajax picked up a 2-0 win at Lille to leave themselves in this good position. It is a W3 D1 L1 record that they have taken in the group, all the dropped points having happened against Chelsea.
Last season they only lost two of 18 European matches, so pile on the one defeat only from 9 games played this season (they started in the third qualifying round) then they have built some impressive standing. They have only failed to score in one of their last 21 European fixtures and given they have scored at least three goals on three different occasions in this group stage campaign, they are likely to get themselves on the board. They have, however, lost six of their last eight home games against Spanish teams (W2). Including the Matchday 2 win at Valencia, Ajax have only won four of their last 17 fixtures against Spanish opponents (D1 L12).
Ajax vs Valencia Head to Head
Ajax earned a 3-0 win in Spain on Matchday 2
There were two 1-1 draw in the 2002/03 Champions League
Key-Facts – Ajax vs Valencia
- Valencia will only guarantee progress with a win
- Both will progress if Chelsea fail to beat Lille
- Ajax only need to avoid defeat to progress
Valencia News and Form – Can Valencia win in Amsterdam??
The Spaniards are unbeaten away from home in the group. They opened with a great 1-0 win at Chelsea before playing out a 1-1 draw at Lille. They conceded very late in the game in France, so were very close to the finish line. On Matchday 5 Valencia picked up a point in a superbly competitive 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. Their win incidentally, at Stamford Bridge on Matchday One, is the only away win in Europe that Valencia have taken in their last seven (D3 L3). So that is a little bit of a shaky record.
They are W4 D3 L3 in their last eleven European away games, so it’s recently that they have struggled. There has only been a total of three goals produced by Valencia in their last seven Champions League road games. So that makes it hard to see them go toe-to-toe with Ajax. In none of their last 11 away games in the Champions League have Valencia scored more than one goal in a match. Their record against Dutch sides is good though, having lost only two of their last 13, home and away (W5 D6).
Ajax vs Valencia Tips & Odds
Ajax to win to nil at 12/5
2-0 correct score Ajax at 9/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 8th, 2019 at 12:10 p.m.)
Ajax vs Valencia Predictions
Ajax to win: This should be an exciting climax but at the end of the day home advantage may swing it. Ajax are not an easy side to topple in Amsterdam and the goals have yet to flow from the Spaniards on the road in the group. Home win.
