On October 26, 2023, at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer, Brighton & Hove Albion will face Ajax. Both teams find themselves in a challenging situation, desperately trying to end their losing streaks; Brighton has not won in the last five matches, and Ajax in the last seven. Additionally, the Dutch team is currently without a coach.

Brighton & Hove Albion is currently in fourth place in Group B, while Ajax is in third place.

Brighton & Hove Albion:
- In their last match on October 21, 2023, they lost to Manchester City 2-1.
- In the last 5 matches, they lost 3 times and drew 2 times. They scored an average of 1.2 goals per match and conceded 2.6 goals.
- In this Europa League season, they lost once and drew once. They scored an average of 2 goals per match and conceded 2.5 goals.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in their last 16 matches.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in their last 11 home matches.
- Both teams have scored in their last 9 home matches.
- More than 3.5 goals have been scored in their last 6 home matches.
- They have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches.

Ajax:
- In their last match on October 22, 2023, they lost to FC Utrecht 4-3.
- In the last 5 matches, they lost 3 times and drew 2 times. They scored an average of 1.6 goals per match and conceded 2.8 goals.
- In this Europa League season, they drew 2 times. They scored an average of 2 goals per match and conceded 2 goals.
- They have not won in their last 7 matches.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in their last 6 away matches in the Europa League.
- Both teams have scored in their last 5 Ajax matches.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 12 of their last 13 matches.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Igor; Gilmour, Gross; Adingra, Fati, Mitoma; Ferguson

AJAX
Ramaj; Gaaei, Sutalo, Hato, Sosa; Taylor, Tahirovic, Vos; Forbs, Brobbey, Bergwijn

Considering both teams' tendency to concede goals and their ability to threaten the opponent's area, it's hard to imagine a goalless match. It will be an intense battle for both teams, trying to end their negative streaks and earn valuable points in the Europa League.
According to BetMines predictions, both teams will score at least one goal, and the final result will see more than 2.5 goals scored.