Ajax - FC Groningen betting tips and odds

With top online bookmakers pricing a home win at odds of 1.08, it’s hard to expect anything other than a decisive Ajax victory. It’s a uniquely one-sided match – which rarely translates to a lot of excitement in the pitch.

This one has Home Win written all over it. The hosts are expected to grab a firm hold of the proceedings and FC Groningen will be left with slim pickings in this match.

While the last time we saw Ajax they took home a decisive 0:5 away win at Fortuna Sittard, they shouldn’t get too overconfident. They were the hard favourites after all, and FC Groningen might yet have a few tricks up their sleeve even though the biggest bookmakers online don’t think so.

Top bookmakers online were fairly optimistic about FC Groningen’s chances in the previous round. However, Vitesse defeated them 0:1 after establishing dominance in the first half.

Ajax have a reputation for consistently scoring high, especially in the past few matches. Records show more than 5 goals scored in total over their previous 3 outings, which is a fairly strong result.

FC Groningen fans have a lot of cause for concern – with 8 concessions in their latest 3 away games, their track record seems to indicate a tendency to underperform in away games.

In terms of head-to-head stats, the closest point of reference right now is from last season when Ajax walked away with a decisive victory. This is an entirely new campaign but most top online bookies are still expecting the match to end in their favour.

The odds being what they are, remember that they were priced with various injuries in mind. The hosts reported that Maarten Stekelenburg, Sean Klaiber, Kudus Mohammed will have to sit this one out, while FC Groningen will have to make do without Wessel Dammers, P. Abraham, Radinio Balker.

A Home Win bet is the obvious answer here, especially at the odds of 1.12. While the returns won’t be as great, the bet is as safe as they come.