BENFICA, fresh from a group stage campaign that saw them famously oust Barcelona from the competition, play host to Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League match-up. Keep reading to see where you can find the best bets for the game, plus see our top tip for the match.
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Benfica vs Ajax betting tips
Ajax were perhaps the most impressive of all teams in the group stages. Despite having three reasonably strong sides against them, they waltzed through the group without dropping a point, scoring 20 and conceding only five in the process.
This ability to score goals while also staying tight at the back is something that has also characterised Ajax in their domestic league. They top the Eredivisie at the moment, and in 23 matches have scored 70 goals and, quite unbelievably, conceded only five. That works out to conceding a goal once every 4.6 matches!
There are many heroes in the Ajax side, but the star name is Sebastian Haller, who is this year’s top scorer in the Champions League, with 10 goals already to his name. As you might imagine, he’s favorite to hit the back of the net first in this Champions League match.
Benfica haven’t had things quite as easy, although their progression to this stage of the competition was also impressive. Despite finishing second in their group, they did something fans could scarcely believe – knocked Barcelona out of the competition, beating them 3-0 at home in the process.
However, domestically, things aren’t as great, as they trail Porto and Sporting in the race for the league title. New manager Verissimo has had a mixed start to his tenure, having won five of 10 matches, and will know his side are underdogs to make it to the Champions League quarter-finals.
After looking at the facts and figures, it would be foolish to bet against Ajax coming away with the win. But we’re not going to look elsewhere for our bet – instead, we’ll look at the BTTS market.
Ajax’s stats show that they score plenty and rarely concede, and there’s no reason to suggest this won’t continue. Under Verissimo, Benfica haven’t yet failed to score in a home match, but we think this will happen when the Dutch champions come to town.
So, our top bet for Benfica vs Ajax is that both teams won’t score in the match, as we think putting even one past the Dutch side will be too much for Benfica.
Benfica vs Ajax betting tip: BTTS – no @ 11/10 with bet365
Benfica vs Ajax odds: Visitors strong favorites
Benfica vs Ajax last five results
Benfica last five results: DWWLL
- 02/18/22 PL Boavista 2 Benfica 2
- 02/12/22 PL Benfica 2 Santa Clara 1
- 02/07/22 PL Tondela 1 Benfica 3
- 02/02/22 PL Benfica 1 Gil Vincente 2
- 01/29/22 TL Benfica 1 Sporting 2
Key: PL Primeira Liga TL Taca de Liga
Ajax last five results: WWWWW
- 02/19/22 ED Willem II 0 Ajax 1
- 02/13/22 ED Ajax 5 Twente 0
- 02/09/22 KC Ajax 5 Vitesse 0
- 02/06/22 ED Ajax 3 Heracles 0
- 01/23/22 ED PSV 21 Ajax 2
Key: ED Eredivisie KC KNVB Cup
Benfica vs Ajax H2H record
Benfica wins: 1
Ajax wins: 4
Draws: 2