AFC Ajax vs FC Bayern Munchen, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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AFC Ajax vs FC Bayern München — Champions League .
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
- FC Bayern München 8 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Nicolas Danos
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Nicolas Rainville
- Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
- Referee Karim Abed
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec FC Bayern Munchen H 3–3 D 08 Dec PEC Zwolle A 4–1 W 02 Dec ADO Den Haag H 5–1 W 27 Nov PAE AEK A 2–0 W 24 Nov NAC Breda A 3–0 W 11 Nov SBV Excelsior A 7–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec AFC Ajax A 3–3 D 08 Dec 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–0 W 01 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W 27 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 5–1 W 24 Nov TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 3–3 D 10 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 2–3 L Season Stats
AFC Ajax FC Bayern Munchen #32 Position #2 6 Points 21 8 Played 8 2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 1 8 Scored 22 21 Conceded 8 -13 GD +14 0.75 PPG 2.63 25% Win % 88% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season14% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern Munchen this seasonAFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). FC Bayern Munchen are 2nd (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Bayern Munchen0-151/216-301/231-453/346-601/261-752/176+3/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Ajax to score. At the same time, FC Bayern München does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leon Goretzka, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Donny van de Beek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 13' FC Bayern Munchen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robert Lewandowski on 13.
- 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 23' FC Bayern München seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 28' FC Bayern Munchen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
- 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Bayern München that had 540 games and scored 1057 goals.
- 37' Rafinha was booked on 37.
- 40' Matthijs de Ligt was booked on 40.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' The travelling FC Bayern München supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' 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.
- 60' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' What an equalizer from Dusan Tadic!
- 62' FC Bayern Munchen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thiago Alcantara is hanging Serge Gnabry on the field on 62 minute.
- 63' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Daley Blind gets a Yellow card.
- 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maximilian Wober on 67.
- 71' The FC Bayern Munchen manager makes a substitution. Franck Ribery departs to be replaced by Kingsley Coman.
- 75' The referee shows FC Bayern Munchen player a Red card on 75.
- 78' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Donny van de Beek is replaced by Kasper Dolberg on 78 minute.
- 82' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dusan Tadic on 82.
- 87' GOAL! Robert Lewandowski scores on 87.
- 89' Another change for FC Bayern Munchen made on 89 minute. Leon Goretzka leaves to be changed by Renato Sanches.
- 90' GOAL! Kingsley Coman scores on 90. Assisted by Thiago Alcantara
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Tagliafico.
- The final score is 3-3.
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Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 10
- 22
- 24
- 4
- 12
- 6
- 21
- 5
- 7
- 17
Bench
- 20
- 19
- 26
- 2
- 30
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25
Kasper Dolberg ↑ 78'
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9
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ↑ 89'
Coach Erik ten HagFC Bayern München Lineups
Starting XI
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22
Serge Gnabry ↓ Thiago Alcantara 62'
- 1
- 17
- 13
- 27
- 4
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7
Franck Ribery ↓ Kingsley Coman 71'
- 32
- 25
- 9
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18
Leon Goretzka ↓ Renato Sanches 89'
Bench
- 26
- 5
- 8
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6
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 62'
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29
Kingsley Coman ↑ 71'
- 2
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35
Renato Sanches ↑ 89'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dusan Tadic 2 Robert Lewandowski 2 Noussair Mazraoui 1 Mats Hummels 1 Noussair Mazraoui 1 Mats Hummels 1 Nicolas Tagliafico 1 Kingsley Coman 1 AFC Ajax Form
FC Bayern München Form
2018-12-12 AFC Ajax 3–3 FC Bayern Munchen D 2018-12-08 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 1. FC Nurnberg L 2018-12-01 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 FC Bayern Munchen W 2018-11-27 FC Bayern Munchen 5–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-11-24 FC Bayern Munchen 3–3 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf D 2018-11-10 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 FC Bayern Munchen L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.73 AFC Ajax xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo3.19 FC Bayern München xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 78%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.92Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 95% 5% ± 2.5 85% 15% ± 3.5 70% 30% ± 4.5 53% 47% Double Chance
AFC Ajax or Draw 47%Draw or FC Bayern München 72%AFC Ajax or FC Bayern München 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Bayern München win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 3 6.7%1 – 2 6.5%2 – 3 5.7%2 – 2 5.5%1 – 4 5.3%1 – 1 4.7%2 – 4 4.5%0 – 3 4.1%0 – 2 4%2 – 1 3.6%1 – 5 3.4%3 – 3 ActualAsian Handicap — AFC Ajax
Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Bayern München covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 5% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 10% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 35% — 65% +1 35% 18% 47% +1.5 53% — 47% +2 53% 17% 29% +2.5 71% — 29% Clean Sheet
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 5% ✓FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.