On Wednesday Oct 26th, Ajax will play host to Liverpool in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Ajax recorded a 4-1 win against RKC Waalwijk. Steven Berghuis scored the first goal for Ajax in the 22nd minute, but Pelle Clement got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 40th minute. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while liverpool is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi scored the first goal for Nottingham Forest in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Liverpool couldn’t muster any offence and Nottingham Forest ran away with the shutout win. Liverpool is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Ajax and Liverpool last played eachother at the Anfield on Sep 13th. Liverpool won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 52000 excited fans. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 17th minute, then Kudus Mohammed tied it up for Ajax in the 27th minute on a feed from Steven Berghuis.
Mohamed Salah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Liverpool. Brian Brobbey has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Ajax.