Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Ajax vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Wed 25 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
David Neres 41' Y
Y 43' Nicolas Madsen
R 90' Erik Sviatchenko

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Midtjylland — Champions League at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Maksim Gavrilin
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Igor Demeshko
  • Referee Kirill Levnikov

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

3
1
2
AFC Ajax 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-25 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Midtjylland 2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax 2018-04-10 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AFC Ajax 2017-08-13 AFC Ajax 1–3 FC Midtjylland 2016-04-16 AFC Ajax 0–3 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov FC Midtjylland H 3–1 W
22 Nov Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W
08 Nov FC Utrecht A 3–0 W
03 Nov FC Midtjylland A 2–1 W
31 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 5–2 W
27 Oct Atalanta BC A 2–2 D
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
27 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–4 L
30 Sep SK Slavia Praha H 4–1 W
22 Sep SK Slavia Praha A 0–0 D

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Ajax and FC Midtjylland get this one started.
  • 5' FC Midtjylland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Andre Onana, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Luca Pfeiffer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Gustav Isaksen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 26' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Paulinho by Joel Andersson on 26 minute.
  • 31' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Midtjylland's shape.
  • 36' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. David Neres gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' Nicolas Madsen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
  • 47' GOAL! Ryan Gravenberch fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Noussair Mazraoui gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' It looks surprising FC Midtjylland does not make any changes. Nicolas Madsen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Midtjylland backline.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Edson Alvarez. He replaces Davy Klaassen on 66 minute.
  • 66' What a strike from David Neres! The score is 3-0.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! David Neres gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Sory Kaba as he leaves the pitch. Bozhidar Kraev steps in for FC Midtjylland.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Perr Schuurs, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' Magnificent from Awer Mabil! That is 4 goals in 225 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Zakaria Labyad exits the field as Quincy Promes enters on 82.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. David Neres is replaced by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  • 90' Erik Sviatchenko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 90.
  • Another three points for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Neres 2
Antony 2
Awer Mabil 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Ryan Gravenberch 1
Anders Dreyer 1
Dusan Tadic 1

Head to Head

2020-11-25 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Midtjylland 2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax 2018-04-10 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AFC Ajax 2017-08-13 AFC Ajax 1–3 FC Midtjylland 2016-04-16 AFC Ajax 0–3 FC Midtjylland

AFC Ajax Form

2020-11-25 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Midtjylland W 2020-11-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Heracles Almelo W 2020-11-08 FC Utrecht 0–3 AFC Ajax W 2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-10-27 Atalanta BC 2–2 AFC Ajax D

FC Midtjylland Form

2020-11-25 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Midtjylland L 2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2020-10-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Midtjylland L 2020-10-21 FC Midtjylland 0–4 Atalanta BC L 2020-09-30 FC Midtjylland 4–1 SK Slavia Praha W 2020-09-22 SK Slavia Praha 0–0 FC Midtjylland D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.92 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 FC Midtjylland xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax58% Draw23% FC Midtjylland19%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
42%
AFC Ajax or FC Midtjylland
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax40% Draw43% FC Midtjylland17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Midtjylland covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.