Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Ajax
Match Time & Date:
12/12/2024
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Lazio
Sparkles will be flying when Ajax and Lazio lock horns at Johan Cruijff Arena in the Europa League round 6. The Amsterdammers aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar, but they face an uphill task against the high-flying Italians. Winger Bertrand Traore is widely expected to return to the starting eleven, while midfielder Kenneth Taylor returns to contention after missing the Real Sociedad game through suspension. Owen Wijndal will have to serve a one-game ban this time out.
The Biancocelesti, on the other hand, are leading the standings ahead of the trip to Amsterdam. As Marco Baroni’s men defeated Napoli on the road at the weekend, we predict that they are going to grab something from Thursday’s clash. As Ajax are tough to beat at home, both sides should be happy with one point from the match. Uruguay international Matias Vecino is injured for the Serie A outfit.
Highlighted Player (Davy Klaassen):
Davy Klaassen is a product of Ajax’s youth academy. He played for the Amsterdammers at youth level from 2004 to 2012 and he made his debut for the senior team against Olympique Lyon in the Champions League group stages. Klaassen was born on 22 February, 1993 in Hilversum, Netherlands and he plays as an attacking midfielder.
He is capable of playing as a secondary striker as well and it has to be noted that the Dutch footballer scored 13 goals in 31 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign. Klaassen has four caps for Netherlands U21 team and he made his debut for the first team on 5 March, 2014 in a friendly against France.
The Dutch midfielder scored his first goal for the national team against Spain on 31 March, 2015 and, no doubt, that was one of the brightest moments of his career. The Ajax footballer won his third Eredivisie trophy with the Amsterdammers in the 2013/2014 campaign.
Highlighted Team (Lazio):
Lazio Roma are an Italian football club based in Rome. Lazio were founded in 1900 and they compete in the Serie A. The Biancocelesti (The White and Sky Blues) have won two Serie A trophies (1973/1974, 1999/2000), while lifting six Coppa Italia titles.
The capital club play their home games at Stadio Olimpico and Roma are regarded as Lazio’s main rivals.
The two teams face each other in the Derby della Capitale and it is considered the fiercest inter-city derby in Italy. Lazio won UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1999, with the team beating Mallorca in the title game. The same year they managed to clinch the UEFA Super Cup trophy as they outplayed English giants Manchester United at Stade Louis II, Monaco.
The likes of Pavel Nedved, Giuseppe Favalli, Juan Sebastian Veron, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Roberto Mancini, Giuseppe Signori, Miroslav Klose and Simone Inzaghi are notable footballers who played for Lazio in the past.
Astana 
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Plzen 
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Porto
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Rangers
Tottenham
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