Ajax weren't consistent last season, and this will be their first official match under new manager Michel, so I'd stay away from the full-time winner market. Vojvodina score regularly at home, making BTTS the best bet here.
Key Stats
- Vojvodina have scored 9 goals in their last 4 home matches.
- Ajax have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 5 matches (including pre-season).
Ajax Won Both H2H Games so Far
These two sides locked horns in the Europa League qualifiers in August 2024.
Vojvodina Already Had Their European Premiere This Season
The previous season was one of the most successful ones for Vojvodina in the last decade, finishing the Serbian Superliga in second place ahead of Partizan and behind Red Star Belgrade.
Their first competitive match this season was in the UEL qualifiers, losing 2-1 to Ferencvaros at home despite having slightly higher xG (0.85-0.83) and more shots (13-11). They were smashed 4-0 in the reverse tie in Hungary last Thursday.
Vojvodina started the new Superliga edition last weekend with a convincing 4-0 home victory against OFK Beograd, Nardin Mulahusejnovic netting a brace, Lazar Randjelovic and Petar Sukacev also on target.
Ajax Appointed Experienced Head Manager
After not so great results in the previous season, Ajax parted ways with Oscar Garcia and appointed Michel as the new head manager earlier this summer.
They had to go through the Conference League playoffs in the Eredivisie last season, beating Utrecht on penalties in the finals (1-1 in regular time).
Michel’s side started the pre-season with a 3-1 loss to Panathinaikos, but responded with two victories over AEK Larnaca 1-0 and Olympiakos 1-0, while the only draw was registered against Bochum 1-1.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Vojvodina (4-3-3) Dragan Rosic; Mihai Butean, Sinisa Tanjga, Djordje Crnomarkovic, Lucas Barros; Dragan Kokanovic, Njegos Petrovic, Milutin Vidosavljevic; Lazar Randjelovic, Nardin Mulahusejnovic, Milan Kolarevic
Kornel Szucs was sent off against Ferencvaros so he will be serving suspension on Thursday. Vojvodina have no reported injuries for this match.
Kornel Szucs was sent off against Ferencvaros so he will be serving suspension on Thursday. Vojvodina have no reported injuries for this match.
Ajax (4-3-3) Maarten Paes; Lucas Rosa, Aaron Bouwman, Daley Blind, Owen Wijndal; Steven Berghuis, Davy Klaassen, Youri Regeer; Mika Godts, Kasper Dolberg, Oscar Gloukh
Rayane Bounida, Kian Fitz Jim and Van Axel Dongen are all ruled out due to injuries. Marcos Leonardo will likely miss this match due to visa problems.