Ludogorets vs Ajax: Analysis and Prediction of the Europa League qualifying match

In the match that will take place on 24/08/2023 at 8:00 PM (CEST) at the Huvepharma Arena (Razgrad) stadium in Razgrad, Ludogorets will face Ajax in this first leg match of the Europa League qualification. The home team comes to this match after being eliminated by Olimpija in the Champions League preliminaries, while Ajax comes to it after finishing in third place in last season's Eredivisie.

Let's analyze the data of the two teams:

Ludogorets:
- In the last match, they were defeated by Cherno More with a score of 1-0. 
- In the last 5 matches, they won 3 times and lost 2 times. They scored an average of 2.8 goals per match and conceded 0.8. 
- They have scored at least one goal in their last 14 home matches. 
- They haven't lost in their last 8 home matches. 
- More than 2.5 goals have been scored in the last 7 home matches.

Ajax:
- In the last match, they drew with Excelsior with a score of 2-2. 
- Both teams have scored in the last 5 matches of Ajax. 
- More than 3.5 goals have been scored in the last 5 matches. 
- More than 2.5 goals have been scored in the last 5 away matches. 
- They have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 4 away matches. 
- At least one goal has been scored by Ajax in 19 of their last 21 away matches.

Head to Head:
In the last 10 matches across all competitions, Ludogorets and Ajax have seen an Over 2.5 result 8 times.

Probable Lineups:

Ludogorets
Sluga; Witry, Verdon, Sundberg, Heister; Goncalves, Piotrowski, Yordanov; Tekpetey, Seco, Despodov

Ajax
Gorter; Rensch, Medic, Hato, Salah-Eddine; Tahirovic, Van den Boomen; Borges, Kudus, Bergwijn; Brobbey

According to BetMines predictions, Ajax will win and the final result will be "Over 2.5".