Both teams were both still looking for their first win in Champions League Group D is known as the group of death. Ajax slumped in the bottom of the standings with no points, while Manchester City sitting at rank-3 with just one point.
Ajax was also looking for his first home victory against English teams since 1980, when they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the semi-finals of the Champions League Cup.
Since 1980, Ajax swallowed three defeats and a draw from four games against English teams. Ajax's last victory against the English, was an away win when they beat Manchester United in the last 32 of the Europa League last season by a score of 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Performance enclosure Ajax in last five games in the Champions League is less convincing, could only swallow one win and three defeats and a draw. The only victory won over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League group stage last season.
City swallowed three defeats from four away games in the Champions League final, including the 2-3 defeat of Real Madrid in the first game.
The only City visit to the Netherlands, in the face of FC Twente in the first round of the UEFA Cup 1978/79. When that City are 3-2 up at home, a 1-1 draw against Twente in Enschede.
City manager Roberto Mancini has never met Ajax in the Champions League 2005/06, when he was coach of Inter Milan. At that Inter drew 2-2 in Amsterdam, and managed to lead 1-0 at the San Siro.
Ahead of the game against Ajax, City get good news about David Silva, who might look at this match after recovering from a hamstring injury according to info obtained sundul.
Ajax last 5 games:
October 20, 2012: Ajax 3-3 Heracles (Eredivisie)
October 7, 2012: Ajax 1-1 Utrecht (Eredivisie)
October 4, 2012: Ajax 1-4 Real Madrid (Champions League)
30 Sept 2012: Ajax 1-0 Twente (Eredivisie)
27 Sept 2012: Utrecht 0-3 Ajax (KNVB Beker)
Last 5 games City:
October 20, 2012: West Brom 1-2 Man. City (EPL)
October 6, 2012: Man. City 3-0 Sunderland (EPL)
October 4, 2012: Man. City 1-1 Dortmund (Champions League)
29 Sept 2012: Fulham 1-2 Man. City (EPL)
26 Sept 2012: Man. City 2-4 Aston Villa (League Cup)
Prediction Ajax vs Manchester City starting XI:
Ajax: Vermeer, Van Rhijn, Alderweireld, Moisander, Blind, Schone, Poulsen, Eriksen, Sana, De Jong, Boerrigter
Coach: Frank de Boer
Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Y. Toure, Barry, Milner, Tevez, Nasri, Dzeko
Coach: Roberto Mancini
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