Clear distribution of roles in Amsterdam
This week, the teams from the more prestigious European leagues enter the Europa League qualifiers. In the clash between Ajax Amsterdam and Vojvodina, the odds of the bookmakers show that the Dutch are the clear favorites for the first leg at home
In terms of squad value alone, an Ajax Amsterdam vs Vojvodina away win prediction requires a lot of courage and optimism. The Serbs, who have not played a role on the big European soccer stage in recent years, will certainly only be able to survive in the Amsterdam Arena as a strong collective – if at all.
It will be interesting to see how courageously coach Bandović will approach the first leg in the Netherlands. He will certainly set his team up more defensively than in the last test matches and the first match last weekend, in which no opponent had the caliber of the upcoming opponent.
But just freezing like a rabbit in front of a snake will not increase the likelihood of Ajax Amsterdam flying home against Vojvodina without a defeat
Ajax Amsterdam – Statistics & current form
It was a difficult last season for Ajax Amsterdam. This time, they were unable to make up for the usual loss of personnel. After a very weak start to the season, “de Godenzonen” nevertheless fought their way up to fifth place in the Dutch Eredivisie at the end of the season, which entitles Francesco Farioli’s team to qualify for the Europa League.
A solvable task awaits the Dutch side there. In the second round duel between Ajax Amsterdam and Vojvodina, the odds of the bookmakers without tax show that the bookies give the Serbian underdog little chance of advancing.
Superb European Cup opener for Ajax?
After losing three coaches last season, things are set to pick up again this season under new coach Francesco Farioli. The first impressions from the test matches were positive. After the defeat in the opening test match against Zwolle, Ajax celebrated four wins in a row against some well-known opponents. In the last test last Friday, Ajax won 1:0 against Conference League winners Olympiakos Piraeus
The Ajax Amsterdam vs Vojvodina prediction has a lot in favor of the hosts. Test matches should certainly never be overrated. But in addition to their good early form, the fact that the Dutch are better in every position and have the home advantage behind them also plays an important role in the upcoming duel. So a lot would have to go wrong for Farioli’s team against the blatant underdogs from Serbia not to be right with an Ajax Amsterdam vs Vojvodina bet on a home win
Predicted Ajax Amsterdam line-up:
Ramaj, Rensch, Sutalo, Hato, Sosa, Henderson, Taylor, Berghuis, Rasmussen, Godts, Akpom
Vojvodina – Statistics & current form
Last year’s fourth-placed team in the Serbian Super League had a tough draw in the Europa League qualifiers. It is therefore no great surprise that the Ajax Amsterdam v Vojvodina odds are not in the visitors’ favor. Nor would it be surprising if the Serbs failed to qualify for the European Cup, as they did last year.
Last year, they were knocked out in the second round of the Conference League qualifiers against Apoel Nicosia. As so often in recent years, it was not enough to reach the main round of a European competition in the previous season. The fans of Novi Sad can currently only dream of the glorious European Cup times of the 1960s, when the club reached the quarter-finals of the Fairs Cup and even the National Champions Cup.
Will Vojvodina fail to qualify for the EL again?
From a realistic point of view, there is no chance of Ajax Amsterdam advancing against Vojvodina. None of the Red & Whites’ players are at a high European level. Players like Njegos Petrovic, who have already gained international experience in a major European league, are the exception in Bozidar Bandović’s squad.
Ultimately, the Dutch record champions are likely to make everything clear in the first leg in the Amsterdam Arena and then go into the second leg in a week’s time with a reassuring cushion. Novi Sad were not known as a strong away team in the Serbian Super League in the pre-season – at European level, away successes have been even rarer in recent years.
Predicted line-up of Vojvodina:
Carevic, Dordevic, Drobnjak, Korac, Butean, Poletanovic, Petrovic, Zady Sery, Velickkovic, Nikolic, Vukanovic
Ajax Amsterdam – Vojvodina head-to-head / H2H record
The Dutch record champions have had little experience with opponents from Serbia so far. The only two encounters date back to the 2008/09 Europa League season. Back then, Ajax won both games against Borak Čačak, a largely unknown team at European level. Conversely, the upcoming opponent’s experience with opponents from the Netherlands is just as rare.
Novi Sad faced AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League qualifiers in the 2016/17 season, going winless in both encounters (0-1-1). These were also the only encounters with Dutch teams to date. If Novi Sad fail to win again on Thursday, it would come as no surprise according to the Ajax Amsterdam vs Vojvodina betting odds. Of course, the Dutch record champions are the clear favorites in the upcoming match
Ajax Amsterdam – Vojvodina betting tip
According to the club anthem “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley – which is all about not worrying – coach Francesco Farioli doesn’t want his team to have to worry about progressing in the Europa League qualifiers. A reassuring victory with at least a two-goal difference would be a good prerequisite before the second leg in a week’s time.
However, the “de Godenzonen” only managed to do so against Belgian first division side St. Truiden during the preparation phase. However, Glasgow Rangers and Olympiakos Piraeus were of a different caliber than the upcoming opponent, which is more comparable to the class of St. Truiden.
Therefore, we predict that Ajax Amsterdam will win the first leg against Vojvodina by at least one goal difference, especially as the Dutch record champions are expected to improve in the first leg
How many goals will end up on the scoreboard in the Amsterdam Arena is of course still up in the air. However, the bookies are predicting that Ajax Amsterdam will score more than two goals against Vojvodina.
