Comments and predictions for Marseille vs Ajax: Bullying the away team
The match between Marseille vs Ajax in the Champion League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on October 1. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, comments on football and predicts the score.
Latest Marseille vs Ajax squad information
Marseille are without Geoffrey Kondogbia (calf), Ruben Blanco (knee) and Hamed Traore (leg injury). Timothy Weah scored the opener against Real Madrid, while Aubameyang has been Ajax's "nemesis" with five goals in his last two games, including a hat-trick in the 2023 encounter.
Ajax are without Branco van den Boomen (back), Kasper Dolberg (minor injury), and Wout Weghorst, who has only just returned from a back injury. Steven Berghuis provided two assists in his last visit to the Velodrome, while young goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros (on loan from Liverpool) made his Champions League debut in the opening game, conceding two of his four shots on target.
Latest expected lineup for Marseille vs Ajax
Marseille:
Rulli; Pavard, Balerdi, Medina, Palmieri; O'Riley, Hojbjerg; Greenwood, Gomes, Weah, Aubameyang
Ajax:
Jaros; Gaaei, Sutalo, Baas, Wijndal; Klaassen, McConnell, Taylor; Edvardsen, Weghorst, Godts
Latest football commentary on Marseille vs Ajax
Marseille's opening Champions League match left coach Roberto De Zerbi with many regrets, as the team played evenly with Real Madrid until the end but lost due to a controversial penalty. It was also the second time in the match that the referee pointed to the 11m spot against them.
Marseille have lost 19 of their last 22 Champions League games and haven’t won their opening home group game since 2011 (3-0 v Dortmund). Defence has been a major issue, with 21 of their last 22 games in the competition being conceded. However, OM have kept two clean sheets in a row in Ligue 1, including an impressive win over PSG in Le Classique.
Against Dutch clubs at home, Marseille have lost just once in eight games – 0-1 to Twente in the 2009 UEFA Cup. Furthermore, OM are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Ajax, including a thrilling 4-3 win at the Velodrome in the 2023 Europa League, thanks to a stoppage-time winner.
Ajax’s return to the Champions League after three years was not smooth sailing either, losing their opening home game and managing just two shots on target. This defeat extended their losing streak in European competition to four.
However, the Dutch side did win 3-1 at Rangers in the 2022 Champions League and have an impressive away record: losing just one of their last 19 group stage/main round games (winning 11). However, Ajax have conceded in six consecutive group stage games, last keeping a clean sheet away from home in the competition against Lille in 2019.
Ajax have beaten Marseille in every Champions League game in the past, including a 2-1 comeback win at the Velodrome in 1971, with Johan Cruyff scoring the winner.
Latest Marseille vs Ajax score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Marseille vs Ajaxas follows:
- Sportsmole:Marseille 3-1 Ajax
- WhoScore:Marseille 2-0 Ajax
- We predict:Marseille 2-0 Ajax
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