After seeing Tuesday’s column in Hamburg postponed, Wednesday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me focus on the KNVB Beker, and I’ve highlighted a goals-based selection in one of the fixtures.
⚽️ AZ vs Ajax
🇳🇱 KNVB Beker
⏰ Wednesday 14 January, 20:00
AZ welcome Ajax to the AFAS Stadion on Wednesday night in the Round of 16 tie in the KNVB Beker, in what promises to be an entertaining encounter.
Maarten Martens’ hosts have fired in 32 goals across their opening 17 Eredivisie fixtures this campaign, with 19 (59%) of those coming across their eight encounters on home soil.
The Cheese Farmers have failed to score just once in the league this season, notching on multiple occasions in 10 (59%) of them – including in 6/8 (75%) in front of their supporters – and will be confident of breaching an Ajax backline that is yet to register a clean sheet on their domestic road trips this campaign, shipping 2+ goals in 8/10 (80%) of them.
Fred Grim’s visitors have scored 35 goals across their opening 18 Eredivisie fixtures this campaign, with 20 (57%) of them coming on their travels.
De Godenzonen have made the net bulge in each of their opening nine away matches in the Eredivisie this season – striking 2+ goals in an impressive 7/9 (78%) of them – and will look to breach an AZ backline that has kept just one clean sheet across their opening eight Eredivisie contests on home soil, shipping 15 goals.
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Bet of the Day
AZ’s opening eight Eredivisie fixtures on home soil have averaged a staggering 4.25 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals paying out in seven (100%) of them (4-1, 3-3, 2-2, 2-1, 4-1, 1-5, 2-2 & 1-0).
Ajax’s opening nine Eredivisie contests on the road this term have averaged a whopping 4.11 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score paying out in all nine (100%) of them, whilst eight (88%) have gone Over 2.5 Goals (2-2, 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 3-2, 1-2, 3-1, 2-2 & 2-3).
I’m generally not the biggest fan of betting on cup matches, but this clash screams goals, and I’d be surprised if we didn’t see both teams contribute in a high-scoring encounter.
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 5/6 (bet365)
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Hope it comes in for mucker,tend to find games between these two are tight cue the 5-4😉
Well tight my ars#,for btts to score was awful odds and so was just over 2.5mgl,thought 5/6🤔 for btts&over 2.5mgl very generous as had it around 4/7,remember Southampton v Tottenham was 4/11 for btts&overs and they got trounced to nil,pesky little blighters them bookies mucker,they dont miss a trick
🔵 AZ vs Ajax – Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals (6-0 ⚽️)
🔵 Pays 5/6 ❌