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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 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

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
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Johan Cruyff ArenA. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Midtjylland's shape.
  • 15' Iceland international Mikael Anderson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' AFC Ajax 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.
  • 26' A tactical swap from FC Midtjylland — Joel Andersson on, Paulinho off on 26 minutes.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Priske might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' David Neres has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Nicolas Madsen on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Midtjylland will be frustrated.
  • 47' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Gravenberch makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 47.
  • 49' Noussair Mazraoui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past FC Midtjylland's compact .
  • 64' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Davy Klaassen departs to be replaced by Edson Alvarez.
  • 66' Assisted by Lassina Franck Traore with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Neres makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 67' A stunning finish from David Neres — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' Bozhidar Kraev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sory Kaba on 69 minute.
  • 74' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' GOAL! Awer Mabil scores on 80.
  • 82' Quincy Promes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zakaria Labyad at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Ajax and FC Midtjylland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces David Neres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Erik Sviatchenko.
  • Full Time. AFC Ajax beats FC Midtjylland

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
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Ryan Gravenberch 1
Anders Dreyer 1
Dusan Tadic 1
Awer Mabil 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.