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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AS Roma gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Riccardo Calafiori needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Mexico international Edson Alvarez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The 31-year-old Pau Lopez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Jordan Veretout is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Roma so far.
  • 29' Riccardo Calafiori is replacing Leonardo Spinazzola for the AS Roma side.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Fonseca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' What composure from Davy Klaassen! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 44' It’s high time Paulo Fonseca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' Bruno Peres has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Lorenzo Pellegrini makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 62' AS Roma fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace David Neres by Brian Brobbey on 64 minute.
  • 69' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 76' Roger Ibanez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 77' The AS Roma manager makes a substitution. Edin Dzeko departs to be replaced by Borja Mayoral.
  • 78' That is a Yellow card for AS Roma. Bruno Peres will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Devyne Rensch is withdrawn and Sean Klaiber gets his opportunity.
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Lisandro Martinez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' The Brazil Roger Ibanez breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 1-2!
  • 88' Oussama Idrissi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antony on 88 minute.
  • 89' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Pedro is withdrawn and Carles Perez gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Bryan Cristante has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, AS Roma is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.