Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
14/03/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Ajax
Aston Villa welcome Ajax to their Villa Park in what is expected to be an exciting Conference League game. The two sides played out a boring goalless draw at Johan Cruijff Arena, but Unai Emery’s troops are seen as hot favourites to win reverse fixture. The Villans aim to recover from a heavy 4-0 loss to Tottenham and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against the Amsterdammers. Defender Ezri Konsa serves a one-game ban, but seeing that Emery can count on key attackers for the second leg, home win should be considered.
Ajax, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-2 draw with Fortuna Sittard at the weekend and given their difficulties on the road in European competitions, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Villa. Brian Brobbey is pushing for a start, while Devyne Rensch is back from the Eredivisie ban. Tristan Gooijer is banned for the match, while Steven Bergwijn is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
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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