Standard Liege vs Ajax
Champions League Qualifying – Third Round 1st Leg
Date: 7th August 2018, Tuesday.
Kick-off at 19:00 UK/ 20:00 CET
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (Liege).
Standard Liege are in doldrums over a decade currently. however that they had a fine domestic season last year and finished second within the table and acquire the prospect to line themselves up to lock horns with the Europe’s finest.
However, the draw hasn’t been kind to the Reds as they're going against one in all the most effective sides at the competition, the Dutch giants Ajax.
Standard Liege were last here in 2014/15 and were eliminated with consecutive defeats to Zenit St. Petersburg.
Things haven’t gone well for Ajax within the last four seasons in addition and that they area unit still taking part in second string to the likes of PSV, Feyenoord and AZ within the domestic league.
A second place end in Eredivisie last season earn them an area within the Champions League qualifying second spherical and Ajax expressed out with a solid 5-1 win against Austrian aspect Sturm city.
Ajax had unsuccessful qualifying campaigns in every of the last four seasons and won only one of the eight games throughout the amount, Drew five and lost a pair of.
Standard Liege vs Ajax Head-to-head
The teams’ lone meeting came within the 2016/17 Europa League, 2 seasons agone, Ajax managed a 1-0 home win and 1-1 attract European nation.
Standard Liege vs Ajax Predictions
Ajax’s competitive match follow is restricted to the 2 Champions League games of the previous spherical and that they are in smart spirits once wins in those games.
The Dutch aspect even have a clean bill of health and most of the players World Health Organization were a part of their various tournament groups area unit back with them.
This is Liege’s 1st Champions league fixture of the season and that they have 3 domestic games on the rear.
A problem with Belgian aspect is their leaky defense and this is often a chunk of cake for the likes of Huntelaar, David Neres and Hakim Ziyech.