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Ajax will play Atalanta on October 22 in one of the matches of the second round of the Conference League. Ajax started in the third most important European club tournament with a defeat against Hajduk, and the Bergamasques confidently outplayed Paphos. Who has the best chance of scoring three points today and which are the best bets to play? - the answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Ajax
Ajax, under Michel's leadership, is having a mixed season. In the Eredivisie, they managed to score 18 points in nine rounds, with which the team is in fourth place. There was no failure, but there is no reason to say that it was possible to regain its former greatness. The gap from the leading Feyenoord is five points. The start of the main stage of the Conference League was unsuccessful, with a score of 1:2 Ajax lost to Hajduk on the road. The Croats had a significant advantage in that meeting, scored eight shots on target and achieved a well-deserved victory.
Atalanta
Atalanta, like its upcoming opponent, had an uncertain and unstable start to the season. The Bergamasques scored only nine points in seven rounds played in Serie A and are in 11th place. The team has four losses, but it is worth correcting that three of them were from top rivals: Roma (1:2), Juventus (0:2) and Milan (2:3). In the Conference League in the opening round, Atalanta confidently defeated Pafas (3:1) in the class on its own field.
Ajax under Michel's leadership does not look like a formidable force, it is not stable, and failure may follow at any moment. The hosts are clearly not at their peak right now, they failed to win three of the previous four matches, including losing to Hajduk in the Conference League. Atalanta also does not show stable results, but the Bergamasques almost always lose only to top opponents. We believe that there is a reassessment of Ajax's current capabilities in the line of bookmakers, which should be used when choosing a bet.
Our betting tip is that Atalanta will not lose by a factor of 1.69
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Marc-André Ter Stegen