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 (2025/26)
Chelsea FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)

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	Qarabağ Ağdam 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

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

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

30% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as AFC Ajax face off against Chelsea FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Dusan Tadic, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergino Dest made 480 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' What a moment for Quincy Promes! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
40' Chelsea FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
45' Netherlands international Daley Blind has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
49' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Tagliafico, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
59' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Hakim Ziyech has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Lisandro Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
84' Kurt Zouma was booked on 84.
86' Michy Batshuayi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Chelsea FC are in front.
With this win, Chelsea FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chelsea FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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