AFC Ajax vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at Johan Cruijff Arena.
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Jesus Gil
- Referee Angel Nevado
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
- Referee Inigo Prieto
- Referee Jose Munuera
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct Borussia Dortmund H 4–0 W 16 Oct SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W 03 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L 28 Sep Besiktas JK H 2–0 W 25 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W 21 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–4 L 16 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–1 W 02 Oct FC Augsburg H 2–1 W 28 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–0 W 25 Sep Borussia Monchengladbach A 0–1 L 19 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 4–2 W Season Stats
AFC Ajax Borussia Dortmund #32 Position #17 6 Points 11 8 Played 8 2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3 8 Scored 19 21 Conceded 17 -13 GD +2 0.75 PPG 1.38 25% Win % 38% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this seasonAFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Ajax and Borussia Dortmund is underway.
- 5' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Manuel Akanji has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 11' Goal! Marco Reus scores his 93 goal in 508 matches.
- 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 469 games and scored 726 goals.
- 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
- 25' What a strike from Daley Blind! The score is 2-0.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 33' Edson Alvarez is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Axel Witsel.
- 46' Another substitution for Borussia Dortmund to replace Nico Schulz by Emre Can on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 53' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 53 minute. Donyell Malen leaves to be changed by Thorgan Hazard.
- 57' Goal! Antony scores his 38 goal in 366 matches.
- 62' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
- 67' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Steven Berghuis is replaced by Davy Klaassen.
- 72' Goal! Sebastien Haller scores his 92 goal in 504 matches.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for David Neres. He replaces Antony on 76 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels is replaced by Marin Pongracic.
- 83' Devyne Rensch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Noussair Mazraoui on 83 minute.
- 88' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 88 minute. Julian Brandt leaves to be changed by Ansgar Knauff.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jurrien Timber.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
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Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
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Antony ↓ David Neres 76'
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Steven Berghuis ↓ Davy Klaassen 69'
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Bench
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Davy Klaassen ↑ 69'
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David Neres ↑ 76'
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Mohammed Daramy ↑ 83'
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Devyne Rensch ↑ 83'
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Coach Erik ten HagBorussia Dortmund Lineups
Starting XI
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Donyell Malen ↓ Thorgan Hazard 53'
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Thomas Meunier ↓ Marius Wolf 79'
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Mats Hummels ↓ Marin Pongracic 79'
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Julian Brandt ↓ Ansgar Knauff 88'
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Nico Schulz ↓ Emre Can 46'
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Bench
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Marius Wolf ↑ 79'
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Thorgan Hazard ↑ 53'
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Emre Can ↑ 46'
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Marin Pongracic ↑ 79'
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Ansgar Knauff ↑ 88'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sebastien Haller 3 Antony 1 Daley Blind 1 Marco Reus 1 Davy Klaassen 1 Dusan Tadic 1 Marco Reus 1 Head to Head
AFC Ajax Form
Borussia Dortmund Form
2021-10-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-10-16 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2021-10-02 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2021-09-28 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-09-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-09-19 Borussia Dortmund 4–2 1. FC Union Berlin W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.37 AFC Ajax xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.81 Borussia Dortmund xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.18Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 59% 41% ± 4.5 40% 60% Double Chance
AFC Ajax or Draw 73%Draw or Borussia Dortmund 48%AFC Ajax or Borussia Dortmund 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual2 – 1 7.6%1 – 1 7.3%2 – 2 6.7%3 – 1 5.9%1 – 2 5.8%3 – 2 5.3%2 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 4.1%4 – 1 3.5%1 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3.4%1 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax
Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 15% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 19% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 14% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 17% ✗Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.