Liverpool will host Ajax at Anfield in their Champions League encounter slated to hold on Tuesday, 13th September the fixture will go on as planned despite the recent suspension of Premier League games....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Ahead of the game here are some match preview, team news, head-To-head analysis and possible lineup for both teams.
Current Form
Going into the game Ajax has been in top form this season, they have six wins from their last six games in all competitions, their Champions League game against Rangers was convincingly won 4-0.
Meanwhile Liverpool have been completely poor this season, they have won just two of their six Premier League games while losing one and securing three draws, their Champions League game against Napoli ended in a disappointing 4-1 loss.
Head-To-Head
Both teams have met twice in previous Champions League editions with Liverpool wining both games with a very slim margin.
Team News
Liverpool have will once again have the services of Diogo Jota, Matip and Thiago Alcantara after they returned from injury, but they will also be without Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Curtis Jones and Ibrahima Konate, Chamberlain is a long term absentee.
Key Players
Mohamed Salah hasn’t been at his best this season and Liverpool will need him to be firing on all cylinders when they go up against the high scoring Ajax team.
Match Referee
The referee for the game is Artur Dias of Portugal, he has never officiated a Liverpool game before, his one Ajax outing ended in a defeat for Ajax.
He has issued 11 yellow cards and one red in his two Champions League games (qualifiers) so far this season.
Possible Lineup/Formation
Ajax Starting XI to face Liverpool: Pasveer, Bassey, Timber, Rensch, Blind, Alvarez, Taylor, Berghuis, Bergwijn, Tadic, Kudus.
Liverpool starting XI:
Allison, Van Dijk, Matip, Trent, Robertson, Arthur, Thiago, Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah.
Based on current form Ajax are the team most likely to secure all three points from the game, Liverpool’s defence has been poor and the Ajax attack might have a goal fest.
