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AFC Ajax vs FC Bayern München, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
3 – 3
Full Time
FC Bayern München
Wed 12 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Joshua Kimmich
Y 37' Rafinha
Matthijs de Ligt 40' Y
Daley Blind 63' Y
Maximilian Wober 67' R
R 75' Thomas Muller
Nicolas Tagliafico 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Bayern München — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Nicolas Rainville
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Karim Abed
16 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2
AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Bayern München
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-12 AFC Ajax 3–3 FC Bayern München 2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec FC Bayern München 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
FC Bayern München
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec AFC Ajax A 3–3 D
08 Dec 1. FC Nürnberg 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 Düsseldorf H 3–3 D
10 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 2–3 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax FC Bayern München
#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 history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). FC Bayern München are 2nd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Bayern München
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Bayern München
Harry Kane 14 G 2 A
Luis Diaz 7 G 3 A
Michael Olise 5 G 6 A
Lennart Karl 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' What a moment for Robert Lewandowski! That strike on 13 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 18' Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' The travelling FC Bayern München supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Joshua Kimmich. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' Daley Blind needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' Rafinha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 40' Matthijs de Ligt was booked on 40.
  • 45' Niklas Sule, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 480 games and scored 817 goals.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' Dusan Tadic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 62' It is a substitution in FC Bayern Munchen team. Serge Gnabry is replaced by Thiago Alcantara on 62 minute.
  • 63' Daley Blind catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Maximilian Wober. He receives a Red card.
  • 71' Fresh legs for FC Bayern Munchen! Kingsley Coman comes on to replace Franck Ribery.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Thomas Muller. He receives a Red card.
  • 78' Kasper Dolberg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Donny van de Beek on 78 minute.
  • 82' A stunning finish from Dusan Tadic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' Robert Lewandowski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 89' Renato Sanches is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leon Goretzka at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Magnificent from Kingsley Coman! That is 58 goals in 540 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Nicolas Tagliafico will be fuming at that decision.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Bayern München Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Robert Lewandowski 2
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Mats Hummels 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Mats Hummels 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 1
Kingsley Coman 1

Head to Head

2018-12-12 AFC Ajax 3–3 FC Bayern München 2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2018-12-12 AFC Ajax 3–3 FC Bayern München D 2018-12-08 PEC Zwolle 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2018-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–1 ADO Den Haag W 2018-11-27 PAE AEK 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2018-11-24 NAC Breda 0–3 AFC Ajax W 2018-11-11 SBV Excelsior 1–7 AFC Ajax W

FC Bayern München Form

2018-12-12 AFC Ajax 3–3 FC Bayern München D 2018-12-08 FC Bayern München 3–0 1. FC Nürnberg W 2018-12-01 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 FC Bayern München W 2018-11-27 FC Bayern München 5–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-11-24 FC Bayern München 3–3 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf D 2018-11-10 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 FC Bayern München L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.19 FC Bayern München xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax28% Draw19% FC Bayern München53%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax18% Draw31% FC Bayern München51%
Actual: FC Bayern München win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual

Asian 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.