- AFC Ajax are 3 wins and 2 draws from their last 5 matches.
- FC Sion Sitten are 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat from their last 5.
- AFC Ajax are 4-2 winners from the previous fixture in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026.
De Godenzonen have their man
AFC Ajax are 1.32 favourites to beat FC Sion Sitten at Johan Cruijff ArenA in the Netherlands on Thursday, with the Swiss visitors 9.5 and the draw 5.66.
Nevertheless, there's certainly a case for them to win, so there has to be a play somewhere in this game.
And that play is Both Teams To Score - No at 1.72. Ajax will look to control the ball, so they should probably have the edge in the game, but FC Sion Sitten are more of a threat in transition, so it won't be a walkover for the Eredivisie team.
Opposing goals the play
De Godenzonen are a team in Europe with a manager who has taken up his position since 30 June 2026, but Michel's men are 8-2-0 in their last 10 matches and there's no reason to think his team will let up against this weaker opponent.
Michel has refined Ajax's possession-first game by making their positional rotations clearer, their pressing triggers smarter and their forward play more vertical.
Oscar Gloukh provides the Dutch side with their spark and he's been their main focal point so far with four goals in four games in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, but AFC Ajax look good throughout.
Winsley Boteli provides Sion with a counterpunch and could really get some joy in behind the Ajax defence if the hosts overcommit in the attack.
So we're taking the hosts to dominate the game and probably edge it, but FC Sion Sitten will always be a threat to score.
Sion have a good goal scorer
Les Rouges are a solid outfit that travel well and arrive in the right mindset to give this game a go, having won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five on the road in all competitions.
That sequence includes a 2-1 home win over FC Noah Artsakh, a 6-1 away cup win at Kerzers and that 4-2 defeat to Ajax in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, so they arrive in good form.
Sion boss Didier Tholot, who took over on 1 July 2023, has his team compact, direct and dangerous in transition, but they can also be fragile at the back and that's why we're going to bet Both Teams To Score - No on Thursday.
Ajax average 2.40 goals scored and 1.00 conceded at home in all competitions, which backs up their 1.32 favourite status, while Sion average 3.00 goals scored and 1.60 conceded away, so their road games tend to be lively.
Les Rouges' 6-2-2 run across their last 10 in all competitions is solid rather than spectacular and, while they have a decent goal scorer in Boteli (3 goals in 5 games in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026) there's a gulf in class between the teams.
