We have some fantastic matches to enjoy in the Europa League on the 26th of October, including the meeting between Brighton and Ajax.
The game will be played at the American Express Community Stadium and the hosts are currently bottom of the group on 1 point while the visitors are in 3rd place on 2 points.
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Brighton come into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat at defending champions, Manchester City, in the Premier League on the weekend. The Seagulls were 2-0 down after only 19 minutes and there were fears it could be a long afternoon at the Etihad Stadium.
However, Brighton pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute but could not find the equaliser in the time that remained.
The draw with Manchester City means Brighton have failed to win any of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been defeats at Aston Villa in the Premier League and Chelsea in the League Cup plus draws with Liverpool at home in the Premier League and Marseille away in the Europa League.
Trends show Brighton are undefeated in 3 of their 4 most recent home matches in all competitions. They have played just one home game in the Europa League and Brighton suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at the hands of AEK Athens in the first round of fixtures.
Ajax travel to England having lost 4-3 at Utrecht in the Eredivisie on the weekend. In what was a crazy game, Ajax found themselves 2-0 down shortly after half time but staged a tremendous comeback to lead 3-2 in the 65th minute.
However, the drama did not end there and having conceded the equaliser in the 71st minute, Ajax went on to lose the game in the 90th minute.
The defeat at Utrecht means Ajax have failed to win any of their last 8 fixtures in all competitions. There have been defeats against Feyenoord and AZ at home plus Twente away in the Eredivisie.
Ajax have also lost to Ludogorets at home in the Europa League plus had draws against Marseille at home and AEK Athens away in the European competition.
Trends show Ajax have won only 1 of their last 6 Europa League matches. Both teams have scored in each of their last 4 away Europa League games.
Team news and Brighton are without the injured trio of Pervis Estupiñán, Julio Enciso, and Jakub Moder. There are also doubts over the fitness of Tariq Lamptey.
Ajax have three players coming back to fitness and Sivert Mannsverk, Gerónimo Rulli, and Ahmetcan Kaplan will all hope to be available for selection.
Ajax have been having a terrible time this season and things could be about to get worse. They may find the back of the net in this game but Brighton have the ability to open up the Ajax defence multiple times.
We expect to see Brighton score the goals to win this game and move off the bottom of the group.