AFC Ajax vs Chelsea FC, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2019-20

AFC Ajax

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Chelsea FC

Wed 23 Oct 2019 · 16:55 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'

Dusan Tadic 49' Y

Lisandro Martinez 65' Y

Y 84' Kurt Zouma

Overview

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AFC Ajax vs Chelsea FC — Champions League .

AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

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

AFC Ajax 3 games · Avg 5.0 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-23 AFC Ajax 0–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Chelsea FC	H	0–1	L
19 Oct	RKC Waalwijk	A	2–1	W
06 Oct	ADO Den Haag	A	2–0	W
02 Oct	Valencia CF	A	3–0	W
28 Sep	FC Groningen	H	2–0	W
25 Sep	Fortuna Sittard	H	5–0	W

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	AFC Ajax	A	1–0	W
19 Oct	Newcastle United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Southampton FC	A	4–1	W
02 Oct	Lille OSC	A	2–1	W
28 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Liverpool FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		Chelsea FC
#32	Position	#6
6	Points	16
8	Played	8
2 / 0 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 2
8	Scored	17
21	Conceded	10
-13	GD	+7
0.75	PPG	2.00
25%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). Chelsea FC are 6th (16 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! AFC Ajax vs Chelsea FC — let the football do the talking.
5' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Chelsea FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Quincy Promes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' GOAL! Quincy Promes fires home to make it 1-0!
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Onana made 487 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' 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.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dusan Tadic on 49 minutes.
54' 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.
59' Edson Alvarez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
64' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' The referee calls foul for Lisandro Martinez. He receives a Yellow card.
84' Kurt Zouma has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
86' GOAL! Michy Batshuayi scores on 86. Assisted by Christian Pulisic
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chelsea FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Quincy Promes	2
Jorginho	2
Tammy Abraham	1
Reece James	1
Donny van de Beek	1
Michy Batshuayi	1
Kepa Arrizabalaga	1
Azpilicueta	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.79 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.21 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax19% Draw23% Chelsea FC58%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

42%

Draw or Chelsea FC

81%

AFC Ajax or Chelsea FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax11% Draw40% Chelsea FC49%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

12%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 3

8.6%

1 – 3

6.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 4

4.8%

1 – 4

3.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

2 – 1

3.3%

1 – 0