Ajax prepare to square off against POAK Salonika at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday and it will be interesting to see which side will be able to come out on top on the night.
Ajax Match Betting News
Ajax once again faced frustration last season after losing out narrowly to PSV Eindhoven for the Eredivisie title and following the disappointment, Frank De Boer departed from his role as manager of the club.
Ajax have moved on to appoint Peter Bosz as the replacement for De Boer this summer and he hastily left his role as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager to take over the reins at Amsterdam.
Bosz will surely be intent on doing well at Ajax and in order to leave a positive mark on the fans, he will need to guide his side to the group stages of the Champions League – especially after the club’s last season’s poor performances in Europe.
Ajax have been handed a clash against PAOK in the third qualification Round and it has to be said that the Dutch side are favourites heading into the encounter.
PAOK Salonika Match Betting News
PAOK Salonika were unable to break Olympiacos’ dominance of Greek football but to their credit, they did manage a 2nd placed finish by performing brilliantly during the playoffs.
Now PAOK have been handed a wonderful opportunity to make it into the Champions League but manager Vladimir Ivic will know that making it into the group stages will not be an easy task as they are handed an encounter against Dutch giants Ajax.
PAOK will be the underdogs heading into the encounter but they will surely be looking to give Ajax a difficult time on the night.
Ajax vs PAOK Salonika Match Prediction
Ajax will be hoping to establish a healthy first leg advantage on Tuesday and they will be confident of doing so as well. However, PAOK did show their nous against better teams in the Greek playoffs last season and the match is not a foregone conclusion as of yet.
Ajax will have to do well in order to get the victory and if they are able to breakdown the PAOK defence early, the home side should ease their way to the desired result.
