AS Roma vs Ajax Prediction 15.04.2021

Here's our AS Roma vs Ajax Prediction analysis: On a Thursday night of European football, Roma will welcome rivals Ajax to Stadio Olimpico for the return leg of their quarter-final clash in the Europa League.

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Match status: 2020/21 Europa League - Quater-finals
Kick-off: Thursday 15 Apr 2021, 07:00pm CET
 Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

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Roma left Amsterdam with an invaluable advantage after a thrilling opening-leg encounter with the Dutch champions. And following a match-winning performance in the Serie A in the previous weekend, they will be heading into this fixture in high spirits.

Without any doubt, Ajax will feel hard done by the first-leg defeat to their Italian counterparts, but they have had very little time to sulk. Getting past their disappointment, they clinched victory in the Dutch Eredivisie last weekend.

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Roma have been dominant in the Europa League this season, winning all their matches in the knockout phases so far. Perhaps, their most recent 2-1 victory over Ajax will have them licking their lips at the prospects of lifting the Europa League title this term.

Although the Giallorossi were less than convincing in this fixture, they were able to clinch victory following a piece of nervy goalkeeping from Ajax's Kjell Scherpen, thereby giving them a route back into contest after Davy Klaassen had, earlier, given Ajax the lead. Subsequently, Roger Ibanez scored a sumptuous volley to take the tie further away from the Eredivisie giants.

Troubled by inconsistency, Roma have been struggling with their form on the domestic front, and they sit in seventh-place on the league table, while their chances of securing continental football next season keep getting slimmer every weekend.

Hence, Paulo Fonseca will be charging his side not to rest on their laurels, as there is still a ton of work to do in seeing off their counterparts. Having picked up a narrow 1-0 win against Bologna in the Serie A, they will be pretty confident in their chances of gaining another win in this tie, on their home soil this time around.

Meanwhile, it's only a matter of when for Ajax to claim another league glory, the 35th league title win in their illustrious history. Speaking of history, they are in the quarterfinals of the Europa League for the second time ever, although they are hanging by a thread in the competition at the moment.

Nevertheless, It's worth saying how impressive De Joden have been in this tournament since dropping down from the Champions League last year. In fact, they have secured victory in each of their Europa League matches leading up to their disappointing opening-leg defeat against this Rome-based club at Johan Cruyff Arena.

This loss brought their stimulating 10-match unbeaten streak at home to an end, leaving them on the brink of elimination. Erik ten Hag's men were made to rue their missed chances in the first leg- including a missed penalty by Dusan Tadic. Nevertheless, they will be aware of the need to be as clinical as ever, heading into the second leg.

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AS Roma: Nicolo Zaniolo, Marash Kumbulla, Chris Smalling, Stephan El Shaarawy and Leonardo Spinazzola.
Ajax: Noussair Mazraoui, Daley Blind, Andre Onana, Sebastian Haller and Zakaria Labyad.

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AS Roma vs Ajax Predictions

One of the few bright sides of Roma's campaign is their strength on their own turf, as Stadio Olimpico retains its status as a 'stronghold'.

However, it is worth mentioning that, at many points this season, Roma have been made to pay for their lapses in defense, an area of weakness that was exploited by Ajax last week. In what will be a tightly contested affair, we expect both teams to score, albeit with Roma slighting edging out as winners.