This week, we expect a mouthwatering encounter when Ajax looks to break the Champions League hopes for their opponent Borussia Dortmund. The match schedules for Tuesday at the Johan Cruijff Arena, with kickoff at 10 pm.
Both teams are still undefeated after beating their first two opponents. They are now facing each other for the first of a series of games that could determine who enters the next tournament phase.
Sebastian Haller scored four goals in the opening night of Eredivisie, which made Europe sit up and take notice of Ajax’s attacking strength.
Côte d’Ivoire striker Haller scored again last time in the Johan Cruijff Arena, helping his team to a second win in a row and establishing himself as the competition’s top scorer.
17th appearance in the group stage – a new Dutch record, one ahead of old rivals PSV- this year’s campaign marks the fourth appearance in a row in the actual Champions League for a club that has recently re-established itself among Europe’s top elite teams.
A day before yesterday’s meeting, these two big names in European football met eight years ago in the quarter-finals when goals from Edgar Davids and Patrick Kluivert brought the defending champions a win in the first leg in Dortmund before underpinning it with a 1-0 win.
However, last year, Borussia Dortmund won the trophy for the first time in their history, and they are on a quest to win it again next spring.
Ajax vs Borussia Dortmund Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with the opponents taking two wins while hosts without one. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- SC Heerenveen 0-2 Ajax
- Ajax 0-1 FC Ulrecht
- Ajax 2-0 Besiktas
- Groningen 0-3 Ajax
- Fortuna Stittard 0-5 Ajax
Away
- Borussia Dortmund 3-1 FSV Mainz
- Borussia Dortmund 0-3 Paperdorn
- Dortmund 2-1 FC Augsburg
- Dortmund 1-0 Sporting CP
- M’gladbach 1-0 Dortmund
Ajax Team News
During Tuesday’s training session, Erik ten Hag experienced a setback with goalkeeper Sean Klaiber. Maarten Stekelenburg will replace him on the sidelines, as he has been experiencing discomfort lately due to his groin injury.
Borussia Dortmund Team News
However, Marco Rose has several other injuries. Soumaila Coulibaly, Mateu Morey and Dan-Axel Zagadou were recently sitting on the sidelines of Raphael Guerreiro.
Prediction and Odds
Dortmund can be attacked during the break but can also be caught in the lead and picked up by the suspicious frontmen of the hosts in large areas.
- Double Chance
- Draw
- Both Teams to Score
