After reaching the final of last year’s edition of the Europa League, where they were eventually outclassed by Manchester United, Ajax will be confident of qualifying this time around too.
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Ahead of our Ajax vs Rosenborg preview, the hosts were knocked out of the qualification phases of the Champions League by Nice, with a 2-2 home draw against the French side not quite enough.
Betway’s latest football betting odds offer some of the best value to bet on a home victory, with 1.3 still providing a decent return given that the Dutch club are strong favourites for this European tie.
Ajax opened up their Eredivisie season with a disappointing 2-1 loss at the hands of Heracles, but their home form has been exemplary in the Europa League over the last two years, affecting our Ajax vs Rosenborg predictions as a result.
Throughout both 2016 and 2017, they haven’t slipped up in this competition while playing at Amsterdam ArenA, conceding just three goals in the seven matches - and two of those came against Celta Vigo.
Rosenborg, meanwhile, have managed to record back-to-back away wins in their domestic competitions, but in European games, they have been quite averse to finding the back of the net on the road.
During their last three trips away from Norway in the Europa League, the visitors have suffered consecutive defeats against Lazio, Dnipro and Austria Wien respectively. Ajax are another tough opponent to add to that list.
Our football tips for the week include our Ajax vs Rosenborg picks, where it should be a fairly certain outcome that the hosts take a positive result in the second leg. For the away team to get anything in Amsterdam would be a big surprise.