Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
0 – 1
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Wed 21 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 38' James Milner
Y 80' Trent Alexander-Arnold
Quincy Promes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Christian Dingert

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

4
AFC Ajax 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-21 AFC Ajax 0–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
18 Oct SC Heerenveen H 5–1 W
04 Oct FC Groningen A 0–1 L
26 Sep SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
20 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
13 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct AFC Ajax A 1–0 W
17 Oct Everton FC A 2–2 D
04 Oct Aston Villa FC A 2–7 L
28 Sep Arsenal FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
12 Sep Leeds United FC H 4–3 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Liverpool FC
#32 Position #3
6 Points 18
8 Played 8
2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2
8 Scored 20
21 Conceded 8
-13 GD +12
0.75 PPG 2.25
25% Win % 75%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 5 G 4 A
Mohamed Salah 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Johan Cruyff ArenA. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 9' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Mohammed Kudus exits the field as Quincy Promes enters on 9.
  • 14' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Robertson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Mohammed Kudus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicolas Tagliafico makes it 1-0.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Milner on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Sadio Mane, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Henderson. He replaces Curtis Jones on 46 minute.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Takumi Minamino has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Liverpool FC make a change. Mohamed Salah trudges off to be replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Zakaria Labyad comes on to replace David Neres.
  • 79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and Liverpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Trent Alexander-Arnold on 80 minutes.
  • 83' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Daley Blind exits the field as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar enters on 83.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Perr Schuurs is replaced by Lassina Franck Traore.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Liverpool FC ring the changes. James Milner has done his job and it is now time for Rhys Williams to step up.
  • 90' Quincy Promes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Full Time. Liverpool FC beats AFC Ajax

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.46 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax20% Draw22% Liverpool FC58%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
43%
Draw or Liverpool FC
80%
AFC Ajax or Liverpool FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax14% Draw37% Liverpool FC49%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 3
7.5%
0 – 3
7.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 4
4.6%
0 – 4
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
2 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 21% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 19% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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