Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Brighton
Match Time & Date:
26/10/2023
02:00 PM
Prediction: 3-2
Ajax
Brighton will look to record their first ever Europa League win when they take on fallen Dutch powerhouse Ajax at Amex Stadium. The Seagulls came from two goals behind to share the spoils with Olympique Marseille at Stade Velodrome and they are surely capable of making life difficult for Ajax in front of home fans. Danny Welbeck has joined the likes of Julio Enciso, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey, and Jakub Moder in the recovery room, with Evan Ferguson likely to step up.
The Amsterdammers, on the other hand, suffered yet another heart-breaking defeat at the weekend, with the team losing to Utrecht (3-4) in the Eredivisie and given their shaky defence, we predict that the Premier League side will pick up all three points from the match. As for the Dutch side, Silvano Vos is back from suspension, while all Rulli, Kaplan, and Mannsverk should miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Joel Veltman):
Joel Veltman is a Dutch footballer who was born in Velsen on 15 January, 1992. Veltman started his youth career at VV Ijmuiden and in 2011 he was spotted by Ajax scouts. In the 2012/2013 Eredivisie campaign he played for the first team and he made seven league appearances for the Amsterdammers back then.
The centre back, who plays as a right back as well made six appearances for Jong Ajax as well, scoring one goal for the team in the Eerste Divisie. Veltman has 8 caps for Netherlands U20 team and he made his debut for the first team in November 2013 against Colombia. He started the match and he played 90 minutes in the goalless draw with the South American side.
Joel Veltman represented the Oranje at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It has to be noted that the Dutch defender made 34 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign, scoring one goal in the process. In the 2013/2014 season he won his second Eredivisie trophy with Ajax.
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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