It’s the second legs of the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals this week, with eight teams aiming to book their place in the last four.
On Wednesday, Ajax will be looking to come back from 3-0 down when they take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the English capital.
If you’re looking for all the key stats, trends and analysis for Wednesday’s clash, you’ve come to the right place. Read on to find out what Forebet’s predictive analytics model forecasts.
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It’s fair to say that Chelsea made light work of Ajax in the first leg, with Lauren James opening the scoring before Sjoeke Nusken’s brace.
Thanks to a 2-0 victory over West Ham on Sunday, Chelsea have now won each of their last six matches across all competitions, keeping five clean sheets in the process.
Better still, the Blues have won 13 of their previous 14 outings, achieving 10 shutouts along the way. That tells you everything you need to know about their defensive solidity.
Having avoided defeat in the Champions League this season – registering five wins and two draws – Chelsea will be confident of reaching the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Ajax bounced back from the first-leg defeat with a 3-2 victory over Zwolle on Saturday, courtesy of a hat-trick from Romee Leuchter.
The Dutch side have now won nine of their previous 10 matches across all competitions, scoring over 1.5 goals in each of those victories.
That said, Ajax’s Champions League campaign has been relatively inconsistent, as they have recorded three wins, one draw and three defeats in the competition so far.
It is also worth noting that Ajax have conceded more Champions League goals than they’ve scored, allowing 11 goals while netting seven in reply.
Head-to-head: Chelsea and Ajax met for the first time in the first leg, meaning the Blues have the upper hand in the overall H2H statistics.
Team news: Chelsea are missing a couple of key players due to injury, with star striker Sam Kerr and USWNT forward Mia Fishel each nursing an ACL injury.
Ajax have reported no fresh injury problems ahead of the second leg. Their top scorer, Romee Leuchter, has netted 11 goals in her last seven appearances, including two hat-tricks.
If the first leg between these two sides is anything to go by, Chelsea shouldn’t struggle to secure another comfortable victory over Ajax.
Forebet’s AI algorithm predicts that Chelsea will score over 2.5 goals and keep a clean sheet on their way to defeating Ajax.