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12.44pm GMT
Form’s a funny old thing. In the Premier League, Liverpool haven’t won away from home in their last four attempts, but have put in some blistering performances at Anfield, as Arsenal and Leicester City can attest. In Europe, however, they look much better on the road: they were impressively resolute in Amsterdam and imperious at Atalanta, but struggled to see off the minnows of Midtylland and didn’t click at all last week against the Italians. Good luck predicting which Liverpool will turn up tonight.
Ajax on the other hand have gone through the gears since that defeat at home to Liverpool. They’ve won seven of their subsequent eight matches to the aggregate tune of 38-6. Thirty-eight goals in eight games! Admittedly that total was boosted by a record-breaking 13-0 win over VVV Venlo, but hitting five on three occasions and three on a couple more is no mean feat in such a short period of time. Liverpool will have a problem or two to solve this evening.
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