Week 2 brings us a match on Sep 13th where Liverpool will host Ajax at Anfield in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Liverpool is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Napoli. Piotr Zieliński scored the first goal for Napoli in the 5th minute on a penalty shot, then André Zambo Anguissa added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Piotr Zieliński. Liverpool is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ajax recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Rangers. Edson Álvarez struck first for Ajax in the 17th minute on a feed from Steven Berghuis, then Steven Berghuis added another in the 32nd minute In the end, Rangers was frustrated by Ajax’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajax ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 1st of December, Liverpool was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. Curtis Jones struck first for Liverpool in the 58th minute on a feed from Neco Williams, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ajax was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory.
Ajax is fortunate enough to have Steven Bergwijn in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 7 goals. Both Roberto Firmino and Luis Díaz have been the hottest scorers for Liverpool in the last five each having scored 3 goals.