Thursday , 2 July 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 Atletico 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
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AFC Ajax is hosting APOEL FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' APOEL FC is showing some good football. However, APOEL FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. APOEL FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dragan Mihajlovic.
  • 34' Giorgios Merkis is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar made 480 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' GOAL! Edson Alvarez scores on 43. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Joel Veltman. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' What a strike from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! The score is 2-0.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' APOEL FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' Daley Blind has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' APOEL FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' The whistle greets Antonio Jakolis as he departs to be replaced by Tomas De Vincenti.
  • 69' Joaozinho is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 72' The whistle greets Mousa Ta'mari as he departs to be replaced by Andre Vidigal.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roman Bezjak.
  • 78' Time for substitution for APOEL FC. Uros Matic is replaced by Linus Hallenius.
  • 80' Goal! Dusan Tadic scores his 110 goal in 480 matches.
  • 85' APOEL FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 87' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Hakim Ziyech is replaced by Dani de Wit.
  • 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.