Our prediction for this match:
Anderlecht
Match Time & Date:
16/07/2021
18:30
Prediction: 2-3
Ajax
After sharing the spoils with St. Truiden in their first pre-season friendly, Anderlecht will be looking to give fans some cheer when they take on Ajax at Lotto Park. The Jupiler League outfit will take on OFI earlier on Friday, meaning that boss Vincent Kompany should use different sets of players for each game. New signing Isaac Thelin will be one of the men to watch in the home team.
The Amsterdammers, on the other hand, did well to keep hold of key player Dusan Tadic (for now), with Feyenoord star Steven Berghuis joining the Dutch champions. Even though Ajax boss Erik ten Hag is likely to test as many players as possible in Friday’s clash, away win should be considered as the Eredivisie outfit impressed in a friendly against Paderborn (4-1). In their last meeting in a competitive match, back in 2011 Ajax defeated Anderlecht 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Daley Blind):
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 9, 1990, Daley Blind is a professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax. Blind is a product of the famous football school, and he made his debut with the Amsterdammers on December 7, 2018, against Volendam.
After a short loan spell with Groningen, Daley Blind join Premier League giants Manchester United for a fee of £13.8 million in August, 2014. After scoring four goals in 90 league appearances for the Red Devils, the Dutch footballer returned to Ajax in the summer of 2018. Speaking of his international career, Daley Blind made his Netherlands debut on February 6, 2013 in a 1-1 draw with Italy.
The following year the left-footed footballer represented Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. He opened his goal-scoring account with the Oranje in a 3-0 loss to Brazil in the third-place play-off. As for his personal life, it has to be noted that Daley Blind is the son of the former Ajax defenders and the Netherlands boss Danny Blind.
Highlighted Team (Ajax):
Ajax is a Dutch football club that was founded on 18 March, 1900. Ajax are well known for their youth academy, which regarded as one of the best youth football schools in the world. The likes of Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael van der Vaart and Marco van Basten are all products of Ajax’s football academy. The Amsterdammers share a big rivalry with Feyenoord and there have always been fireworks when the two teams face each other in De Klassieker.
During the seventies Feyenoord and Ajax were the only two teams who were capable of winning the domestic trophies, while PSV have been playing an important role in Dutch football in the 21st century. PSV and Ajax are regarded as big rivals as well and the two teams square off against each other in De Topper. Ajax play their home games at Amsterdam ArenA, the stadium that was opened on 14 August, 1996. The Amsterdammers won their fourth European Cup (Champions League) trophy in 1995, beating Milan in the title game in Vienna.
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