Ajax have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 matches
Can Qarabag stop the Dutch club in the Europa League?
Tip: FK Qarabag v Ajax | Odds |
Over 2.5 Goals Total Goals | @1.62 |
Over 3.5 Goals Total Goals | @2.50 |
Qarabag vs Ajax Preview
Qarabag are regularly involved in high scoring games in the Europa League. Ajax are coming off a 4-3 win in the Eredivisie with more goals expected in Azerbaijan.
Stats
Qarabag have seen over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 matches (Europa League).
Qarabag have seen over 3.5 goals in 4 of their last 8 matches (Europa League).
Ajax have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 matches.
Head to Head
This will be the first match between Qarabag and Ajax.
Qarabag Form
Qarabag have won six straight matches in the Premyer Liqa where they have a three point lead at the top of the table.
Qurban Qurbanov’s side are coming off a 5-0 win at Kapaz where they scored four goals in the second half.
It’s been a different story in the Europa League where the Azerbaijan champions started with a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham. They played against 10 men for over 80 minutes, hitting the woodwork twice.
Qarabag lost 2-1 against Malmo in their previous UEL game, unable to take advantage of Juninho’s opening goal in the 15th minute.
Qarabag Injuries & Team News
Goalkeepers Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev and Amin Ramazanov are injured with Mateusz Kochalski first choice in goal.
Toral Bayramov has scored in his last three games.
Ajax Form
Ajax are unbeaten in their last nine matches, registering seven wins and two draws. They began the Europa League with a 4-0 win against Besiktas before a fortunate 1-1 draw at Slavia Prague.
Francesco Farioli’s side returned to the Eredivisie with a 3-1 win against Groningen. It was 1-1 in added time when Wout Weghorst scored before assisting Chuba Akpom.
The Amsterdam club are coming off an entertaining 4-3 win at Heracles. They equalised twice before Weghorst put them in front, the big striker scoring a late penalty to secure all three points.
Ajax Injuries & Team News
Central defence is an issue with Gaston Avila injured and Youri Baas suspended.
Midfielder Sivert Mannsverk is out alongside forwards Kristian Hlynsson, Julian Rijkhoff and Steven Berghuis.
Wout Weghorst could start after scoring three goals in two appearances off the bench.