Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ajax Amsterdam don dey face serious wahala as dem dey prepare for big match against SL Benfica for Johan Cruijff ArenA on Tuesday, 25th November 2025, for Champions League Matchday 5. Both teams dey struggle as dem dey sit for 35th and 36th position respectively for league table with zero points from four matches (like dem just come waka enter this match o!).
Ajax don score just one single goal, no be joke, and dem don collect fourteen goals for their net, wetin no sweet for dem fans at all. Meanwhile, Benfica don manage to net two goals but allow eight go in. This match be chance for both teams to rescue their European dream (abi wetin dem dey call am?).
As per betting matter, bookmakers dey japa to say Benfica go win this encounter at odds of 1.97 with 1win. Despite both teams wey dey fall hand for this European competition this season, Benfica don dey look sharp for their recent matches while Ajax dey behave like say dem no sabi wetin dem dey do.
Ajax fans dey vex as their team don display shaky form, even for home! Two losses don collect their home record like credit card wey don dey max out, wetin no dey make sense. Dem fall 3-0 to Galatasaray for their last outing, wey make everybody dey wonder wetin dey happen to this once-feared team.
Benfica dey waka enter this match with small confidence from their domestic league, wey make dem come be like say dem get well-oiled machine compared to Ajax wey dey nakpa like ajebota when breeze blow.
Statistics no lie as over 2.5 goals don drop for Ajax last four matches. Benfica self don see over 2.5 goals for four of their last six matches too. Na so e be, if you go wager, no be bad idea to bet say both teams go fit score!
As the match dey draw near, everybody dey wonder if Ajax go fit turn dem waka around before dem go collect dem last card for European dream. Na true say dem don sabi score, but wetin dem go do wey go stop the ball from entering their own net?
Benfica dey come with dem manager wey sabi wetin e dey do, José Mourinho, as e don gather tactical skills wey e fit display for this match. E go need am, because Ajax go need to put in serious work to create chance to win this game. Ajax don lose grip on their European aspirations sharp sharp, and if dem no shine tonight, bad coconut fit break their head!
So, as dem dey prepare for this mouth-watering clash, fans go need plenty jollof and palm wine to wash down the tension. Wetin you go bet for this encounter, padi? Na who you dey root for?
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