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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 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 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
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Johan Cruyff ArenA that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and FC Midtjylland.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Awer Mabil made 225 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Sory Kaba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' FC Midtjylland is showing some good football. However, FC Midtjylland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' Joel Andersson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paulinho on 26 minute.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daley Blind, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 4 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 41' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Madsen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryan Gravenberch on 47.
  • 49' What a strike from Noussair Mazraoui! The score is 2-0.
  • 54' Pione Sisto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 66' Edson Alvarez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Davy Klaassen on 66 minute.
  • 66' GOAL! David Neres scores on 66. Assisted by Lassina Franck Traore
  • 67' GOAL! David Neres scores on 67. Assisted by Lassina Franck Traore
  • 69' The FC Midtjylland manager makes a substitution. Sory Kaba departs to be replaced by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 74' 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.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' What a strike from Awer Mabil! The score is 4-1.
  • 82' Quincy Promes is replacing Zakaria Labyad for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 87' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp. He replaces David Neres on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Midtjylland player a Red card on 90.
  • With this win, AFC Ajax is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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