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AFC Ajax vs AS Roma, Europe 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
1 – 2
Full Time
AS Roma
Thu 8 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Devyne Rensch 71' Y
Y 78' Bruno Peres
Lisandro Martinez 86' Y
Y 90' Bryan Cristante
Y 90' Riccardo Calafiori

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs AS Roma — Europe at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Maksim Gavrilin
  • Referee Sergey Ivanov
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Igor Demeshko
  • Referee Vitaly Meshkov

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AS Roma
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AS Roma

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr AS Roma H 1–2 L
04 Apr SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
21 Mar ADO Den Haag H 5–0 W
18 Mar BSC Young Boys A 2–0 W
14 Mar PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W
11 Mar BSC Young Boys H 3–0 W
AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
03 Apr US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–2 D
21 Mar SSC Napoli H 0–2 L
18 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–1 W
14 Mar Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–2 L
11 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma
Donyell Malen 4 G
Lorenzo Pellegrini 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax are looking to make home advantage count against AS Roma.
  • 5' The travelling AS Roma supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' AS Roma is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Ryan Gravenberch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' AS Roma manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riccardo Calafiori is hanging Leonardo Spinazzola on the field on 29 minute.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Davy Klaassen makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 44' Brazil international Antony has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' Carles Perez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 513 appearances.
  • 57' Lorenzo Pellegrini makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and AS Roma are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace David Neres by Brian Brobbey on 64 minute.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gianluca Mancini, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Devyne Rensch is booked for AFC Ajax — Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Borja Mayoral. He replaces Edin Dzeko on 77 minute.
  • 78' Bruno Peres catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 78' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Klaiber is hanging Devyne Rensch on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AS Roma seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' Lisandro Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' GOAL! Roger Ibanez fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 88' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Antony is replaced by Oussama Idrissi.
  • 89' Fresh legs for AS Roma! Carles Perez comes on to replace Pedro.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bryan Cristante.
  • AS Roma celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 AS Roma xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or AS Roma 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax41% Draw28% AS Roma31%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
68%
Draw or AS Roma
59%
AFC Ajax or AS Roma
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax30% Draw45% AS Roma25%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AS Roma covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
AS Roma keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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