Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Ajax Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Play-off

De Godenzonen seek to take a comfortable lead against the Polish outfit before the second leg.

Jagiellonia Bialystok currently find themselves positioned fifth in the Ekstraklasa table after securing three wins out of their four league encounters. They are just a win away from leapfrogging Legia Warszawa for the top spot.

Bodo Glimt thrashed them 5-1 on aggregate to bring an end to their UEFA Champions League ambitions. In their most recent encounter against Cracovia, they went down 4-2 and were handed the first defeat of the league campaign.

Ajax are currently positioned ninth in the Eredivisie table. They lost one match and registered a solitary victory against Heerenveen. It took 34 penalty shots to find out whether the Amsterdam-based outfit would emerge victorious or if Panathinaikos would seal their spot in the next round of UEFA Europa League qualifiers.

Francesco Farioli will be looking forward to getting the better of the Polish outfit in both legs to propel his team forward from the play-offs of the Europa League.

We can expect this match to be an interesting affair. It may look like Ajax have the upper hand due to the quality difference in the squad, but Bialystok are not a team worth undermining. They will also have an added home advantage as they will play in front of the loud and passionate Polish fans.

Kick-Off :

Friday, 23 August 2024 at 12:15 AM IST

Location: Bialystok City Stadium, Bialystok, Poland.

Form :

Jagiellonia Bialystok (in all competitions) : L-L-L-W-W

Ajax FC (in all competitions): L-W-W-W-W

Players to watch :

Taras Romanczuk (Bialystok)

The 32-year-old Ukraine-born defensive midfielder from Kovel began his footballing journey with MFK Kovel. He made his debut for Legionovia Legionowo in 2013 and made 45 appearances before transitioning to Bialystok. Since then he has amassed a total of over 300 appearances for the Polish outfit. He has also made an active contribution to the Poland national football team after being granted citizenship in 2018.

Steven Berghuis (AFC Ajax)

Steve Berghuis, the 6 feet tall Dutch winger from Apeldoorn has made over a century of appearances for Feyenoord before donning the Ajax jersey in 2021. He began his footballing journey with Twente where he made eight appearances before serving a short loan period at VVV-Venlo. He has also plied his trade for AZ and Watford.

He made his debut for the Netherlands in a match against Republic of Ireland. His crucial penalty miss against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 continues to haunt him. But he has left no stone unturned to redeem himself and make his indelible mark for both club and country.

Match facts –

• Bialystok won two of their last five matches.
• Ajax won four of their last five matches.
• Ajax recently defeated Panathinaikos 13-12 on penalty Shootout

Bialystok vs Ajax: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip 1 – Ajax to win the match.
• Tip 2 – Steven Berghuis to score or assist.
• Tip 3 – Goals over 2.5

Injury and team news –

Apart from the exception of Damian Wojdakowski, Adrian Siemienic will have the luxury to pick his best combination of players from a fully fit and available side for the home team.

Ajax are set to miss the presence of Ahmetcan Kaplan, Gaston Avilla and Axel-Dongen for the upcoming UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Play-off fixture.

Head to head

There doesn’t seem to be any record of these two sides previously meeting each other. Hence this could be the first of the many encounters between Bialystok and Ajax.

Predicted lineup –

Bialystok predicted lineup (4–4-1-1)

Abramowicz (GK); Sacek, Haliti, Dieguez, Moutinho; Villar, Nene, Romanczuk, Churlinov; Kubickl; Diaby-Fadiga

Ajax predicted lineup (4-3-3)

Pasveer (GK); Rensch, Sutalo, Baas, Hato; Fitz-Jim, Henderson, Taylor; Berghuis, Akpom, Forbs

Match prediction for Bialystok vs Ajax

Ajax might seem to have an upper hand in this fixture. They are currently in very good form. We expect the visitors to take a comfortable lead before heading into the second leg.

Predictions: Bialystok 1-3 Ajax

Telecast for Bialystok vs Ajax

India: Sony India Network

Australia: SBS, Stan Sport

England: BT Sport

Spain: RTVE

France: Canal+

USA: Paramount Global

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