Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Ajax vs APOEL FC, Champions League 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
AFC Ajax
2 – 0
Full Time
APOEL FC
Wed 28 Aug 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Edson Alvarez 25' Y
Y 30' Dragan Mihajlovic
Y 34' Giorgios Merkis
Joel Veltman 45' Y
Y 56' Lucas
Y 62' Antonio Jakolis
Y 69' Joaozinho
Y 73' Roman Bezjak

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs APOEL FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Christian Dingert

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals APOEL FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 APOEL FC 2019-08-20 APOEL FC 0–0 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug APOEL FC H 2–0 W
20 Aug APOEL FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug VVV Venlo A 4–1 W
13 Aug PAOK FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
06 Aug PAOK FC A 2–2 D
APOEL FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
20 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–0 D
13 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK A 2–0 W
06 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–2 L
30 Jul FK Sutjeska Niksic H 3–0 W
23 Jul FK Sutjeska Niksic A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AFC Ajax have kicked off against APOEL FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' APOEL FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daley Blind suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Edson Alvarez gets a Yellow card.
  • 30' That is a Yellow card for APOEL FC. Dragan Mihajlovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Giorgios Merkis.
  • 39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' The deadlock is broken! Edson Alvarez gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Veltman.
  • 50' What a strike from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! The score is 2-0.
  • 55' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Dusan Tadic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas on 56.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and APOEL FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' Antonio Jakolis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 64' Tomas De Vincenti gets the nod from APOEL FC. He replaces Antonio Jakolis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Joaozinho was booked on 69.
  • 72' The whistle greets Mousa Ta'mari as he departs to be replaced by Andre Vidigal.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Roman Bezjak.
  • 78' Another substitution for APOEL FC to replace Uros Matic by Linus Hallenius on 78 minute.
  • 80' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dusan Tadic makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 85' Linus Hallenius is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 87' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Dani de Wit on, Hakim Ziyech off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Edson Alvarez is replaced by Razvan Marin on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

APOEL FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Doll

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 APOEL FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax55% Draw27% APOEL FC18%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
82%
Draw or APOEL FC
45%
AFC Ajax or APOEL FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax36% Draw50% APOEL FC14%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push APOEL FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
APOEL FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.