As Brighton continue their first foray into European football, having finished 6th in the Premier League last season, tonight’s game could be the end of their Europa League adventure having not bagged full points in either of their opening group games so far. Having not won a game since the 24th September and after their EFL Cup 3rd round knockout to Chelsea, Brighton will be eager to secure 3 points tonight against Ajax, having lost to AEK Athens and then drawn with Marseille in their last two European fixtures. But do the Seagulls have what it takes to take on a European giant that boasts 4 European Cup/Champions League trophies in their chest?
Looking at the Brighton vs Ajax football betting odds at BetVictor, at the time of writing, the English-side seem to be largely favourites for tonight’s home game at the Amex stadium. The Brighton betting odds to win are 1/4, meaning that a £10 bet would secure a £12.50 payout, while the Ajax betting odds to win are at 19/2, with a £10 wager securing a £105 return. With the top three prospective goalscorers all playing for Brighton & Hove Albion, in the form of Jãoa Pedro, Evan Ferguson and Ansu Fati, it seems that despite Brighton’s recent lack of form, Ajax’s devastating start to the Eredivisie looks even worse. Ajax, sitting 2nd to bottom with just 5 points in 7 games, have endured their worst run of professional football since the league’s formation in 1954, and have just released their manager, Maurice Steijn, after only four months in charge. Having sacked three different managers since Erik ten Hag left for Manchester United, despite finishing first in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons and third in the 2022/23 season, Ajax seem to be struggling to gain any real momentum and Brighton will be hopeful that this floundering will be easy to capitalise on this evening.
Brighton vs Ajax Kick Off Time
However the football plays out tonight and whatever the end result is after the 8pm kick-off tonight, one of these teams will sit bottom of the group when the final whistle is blown, potentially finding themselves up to 6 points off the top of the table, should AEK Athens beat Marseille when they play the earlier fixture at 5:45pm.
BetVictor Prediction
Just a year ago, Brighton would have not achieved European qualification and Ajax would have proven a considerably more formidable force, but with no manager to rally the team and Brighton having new signing Jãoa Pedro in their team, already having netted 3 goals in the previous 2 Europa games, Brighton look the more likely to come out with all three points.
