Celtic suffered domestic defeat for the first time this season as the Hoops were leapfrogged at the top of the Scottish Premier League table by Aberdeen at the weekend.
Ronny Deila's side will hope to bounce back on Thursday night when they go head-to-head with Ajax in the group stages of the Europa League.
Frank De Boer's side squeezed past Czech side Jablonec in the last round of this conpetition, winning 1-0 on aggregate, but the Eredivisie leaders will fancy their chances of claiming all three points when they play host to the Scottish champions.
Ajax can be backed at just 4/5 (1.80) with NetBet to pick up all three points on home soil, while the Hoops are priced up at a chunky 3/1 (4.0) with the same firm to claim a famous win in Amsterdam. The draw is available at 49/20 (3.45) with NetBet ahead of Thursday's Group A curtain-raiser.
De Boer's side were held to a 2-2 draw against FC Twente at the weekend, but it is worth noting that those are the only goals that Ajax have conceded in their last seven matches.
Should the hosts exhibit the kind of defensive discipline that has been a hallmark of their performances thus far this term, there could be value in snapping up the 29/20 (2.45) quote from NetBet for the hosts to keep a clean sheet, while some may be tempted by the 21/10 (3.10) quote from the same firm for Ajax (-1) in NetBet's handicap market.
Ajax won by a single goal the last time these two sides met, beating the Hoops 1-0 in the group stages of the Uefa Champions League, and NetBet offer 20/23 (1.87) that fewer than three goals are scored when that rivalry is renewed at Amsterdam ArenA.
Celtic failed to win any of their four Europa League ties on the road last season and their dismal defeat against the Dons at the weekend suggests that Deila's men may struggle to make an impression against their Dutch opponents this time around.
Therefore, punters are advised to snap up the 4/5 (1.80) quote from NetBet for De Boer's men to get the better of the Scottish champions in Thursday's Europa League Group A encounter.
Ajax to win at 4/5 (1.80)
