Our prediction for this match:
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Time & Date:
19/07/2018
09:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Ajax
High-flying Wolverhampton will be looking to build on back-to-back wins over Basel and Young Boys when they square off against Ajax at the Banks’ Stadium in Walsall. The Wolves did well to return to the Premier League and they are now preparing for the season opener against Everton. Ivan Cavaleiro impressed in the first two warm-up games and all eyes will be on him when Wolverhampton take on Ajax in Thursday’s football match. The Amsterdammers, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Anderlecht, but it remains to be seen if they are going to put an end to their three-game winless run in pre-season. One of the men to watch in the Dutch side will be Serbia international Dusan Tadic, who has joined the club in the summer transfer window. Taking everything into account, Wolverhampton have been in a much better form of late than Ajax and we are tempted to put our money on the Premier League side.
Highlighted Player (Danny Batth):
At the age of 10 Danny Batth joined Wolverhampton football academy. He was soon named the captain of the Wolves youth team and nobody was surprised when he made his debut for the senior team. The defender, who was born on 21 September, 1990 scored nine goals in 140 league appearances for Wolverhampton, but it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Colchester United, Sheffield United and their bitter rivals Sheffield Wednesday on loan as well.
Danny Batth won the Football League One with Wolverhampton in the 2013/2014 season and, speaking of his individual awards, he was named Wolves Young Professional of the Year in the 2009/2010 campaign. Batth book his place in the 2013/2014 PFA League One Team of the Year as well. The 191-cm-tall centre back scored his first professional goal on 20 February in Colchester United’s 1-0 victory over Oldham Athletic.
Daniel Batth was born in Brierley Hill, West Midlands and he is the only footballer to play in all 46 matches for Wolves in the 2013/2014 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.
