Our prediction for this Europa League match:
AS Roma
Match Time & Date:
15/04/2021
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Ajax
Roma will be looking to defend their slim lead in the Europa League tie against Ajax when the two teams face each other at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday evening. The Romans showed character in the first leg, but it has to be noted that Ajax captain Dusan Tadic had a penalty saved at 1-0. Anyhow, the Giallorossi are with one foot in the Europa League semi-finals, and we are positive that they will adopt a cautious approach in the return leg.
Karsdorp returns from suspension, while Spinazzola, who suffered an injury in the first leg, remains on the sidelines. Cristante is back from the domestic ban. Ajax, on the other hand, have no other option but to go all guns blazing at Roma. Given the attacking potential of the two sides, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. January signing Haller is ineligible for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Nikola Kalinic):
Nikola Kalinic is a product of Hajduk Split’s youth school. The 187-cm-tall striker scored 32 goals in 59 appearances for Hajduk at senior level and he played for the likes of Pula and Sibenik in Croatia as well. In 2009 he moved to Blackburn Rovers for fee of £6 million.
Nikola Kalinic made his Blackburn Rovers debut against Sunderland on 22 August, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the Riversiders against Peterborough United in the League Cup. After making 44 league appearances for Blackburn Rovers, the Croatian attacker joined Dnipro in 2011 and he played for the Ukrainian outfit until 2015.
Kalinic signed a four-year deal with Fiorentina on 15 August, 2015 and he impressed in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, scoring 12 goals in 36 games. The Fiorentina striker made two appearances for Croatia at the 2016 European Championship in France and it has to be noted that he found the net in a 2-1 win over Spain in the group stages of the competition.
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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