AFC Ajax vs Olympique de Marseille, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs Olympique de Marseille — Europe at Johan Cruijff Arena.
- AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Olympique de Marseille 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Maurizio Mariani
13 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Olympique de Marseille H 3–3 D 17 Sep FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L 03 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D 31 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–1 L 24 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 4–1 W 19 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep AFC Ajax A 3–3 D 17 Sep Toulouse FC H 0–0 D 01 Sep FC Nantes A 1–1 D 26 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 2–0 W 18 Aug FC Metz A 2–2 D 15 Aug Panathinaikos AO H 3–5 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AFC Ajax is hosting Olympique de Marseille for another epic battle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 9' Goal! Carlos Forbs scores his 9 goal in 480 matches.
- 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique de Marseille is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' What a strike from Steven Berghuis! The score is 2-0.
- 22' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a card on 22.
- 23' What a strike from Jonathan Clauss! The score is 2-1.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leonardo Balerdi made 175 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' 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.
- 38' Goal! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his 141 goal in 414 matches.
- 43' The travelling Olympique de Marseille supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Silvano Vos is replacing Benjamin Tahirovic for the AFC Ajax side.
- 51' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kenneth Taylor on 52.
- 55' Silvano Vos was booked on 55.
- 60' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' The whistle greets Iliman Ndiaye as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Veretout.
- 70' Pau Lopez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 78' What an equalizer from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang!
- 79' Time for substitution for Olympique de Marseille. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is replaced by Joaquin Correa.
- 80' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Francois Regis Mughe is hanging Amine Harit on the field on 80 minute.
- 84' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Steven Berghuis is replaced by Branco van den Boomen.
- 85' Chuba Akpom is replacing Brian Brobbey for the AFC Ajax side.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Silvano Vos on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Jakov Medic on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
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Steven Bergwijn ↓ Jakov Medic 90'
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- 25
- 12
- 37
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Brian Brobbey ↓ Chuba Akpom 85'
- 33
- 4
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11
Carlos Forbs ↓ Gaston Avila 90'
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Bench
- 22
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10
Chuba Akpom ↑ 85'
- 40
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18
Jakov Medic ↑ 90'
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21
Branco van den Boomen ↑ 84'
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Gaston Avila ↑ 90'
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- 17
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24
Silvano Vos ↑ 46'
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Coach Maurice SteijnOlympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Iliman Ndiaye ↓ Jordan Veretout 65'
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12
Renan Lodi ↓ Leonardo Balerdi 80'
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- 11
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Geoffrey Kondogbia ↓ Vitinha 65'
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- 99
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Bench
- 36
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Jordan Veretout ↑ 65'
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20
Joaquin Correa ↑ 79'
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Leonardo Balerdi ↑ 80'
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- 34
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Vitinha ↑ 65'
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- 62
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24
Francois Regis Mughe ↑ 80'
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Coach Marcelino -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5 Brian Brobbey 2 Jonathan Clauss 1 Chuba Akpom 1 Chancel Mbemba 1 Steven Berghuis 1 Kenneth Taylor 1 Carlos Forbs 1 Head to Head
AFC Ajax Form
Olympique de Marseille Form
2023-09-21 AFC Ajax 3–3 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-09-17 Olympique de Marseille 0–0 Toulouse FC D 2023-09-01 FC Nantes 1–1 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-08-26 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-08-15 Olympique de Marseille 3–5 Panathinaikos AO L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.88 AFC Ajax xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.82 Olympique de Marseille xGI would bet for: AFC Ajax or Olympique de Marseille 76% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.7Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
AFC Ajax or Draw 65%Draw or Olympique de Marseille 59%AFC Ajax or Olympique de Marseille 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 1 9.3%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 2 6.9%3 – 1 4.8%1 – 3 4.5%2 – 0 4.4%3 – 2 4.3%2 – 3 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%1 – 0 4.1%0 – 1 4%Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax
Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 12% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 18% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 17% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 11% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.