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AFC Ajax vs PAE AEK, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
3 – 0
Full Time
PAE AEK
Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 72' Alef
Frenkie de Jong 74' Y
Y 74' Petros Mantalos
Hakim Ziyech 74' Y
Hakim Ziyech 75' Y
Nicolas Tagliafico 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs PAE AEK — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Santiago Jaime
  • Referee Roberto Alonso

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

5
2
1
AFC Ajax 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals PAE AEK
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK 2018-02-21 PAE AEK 2–2 AFC Ajax 2017-10-31 AFC Ajax 0–2 PAE AEK 2017-01-21 AFC Ajax 3–1 PAE AEK 2016-10-01 PAE AEK 1–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep PAE AEK H 3–0 W
15 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
02 Sep SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W
28 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D
25 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
22 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–1 W
PAE AEK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
28 Aug MOL Fehervar FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug MOL Fehervar FC A 2–1 W
14 Aug Celtic FC H 2–1 W
08 Aug Celtic FC A 1–1 D
06 May FC Midtjylland A 0–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
PAE AEK this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

PAE AEK
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

PAE AEK
Razvan Marin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AFC Ajax have kicked off against PAE AEK. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Niklas Hult has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' PAE AEK is showing some good football. However, PAE AEK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' GOAL! Nicolas Tagliafico fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 51' Greece international Michail Bakakis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Alef has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kostas Galanopoulos on 61 minute.
  • 62' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is withdrawn and Donny van de Beek gets his opportunity.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at . AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' PAE AEK make a change. Michail Bakakis trudges off to be replaced by Giannis Gianniotas on 70 minutes.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alef on 72 minutes.
  • 74' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' Hakim Ziyech was booked on 75.
  • 77' GOAL! Donny van de Beek scores on 77. Assisted by Dusan Tadic
  • 78' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasper Dolberg is hanging David Neres on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' Giorgos Giakoumakis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ezequiel Ponce at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lasse Schone, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Nicolas Tagliafico. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Nicolas Tagliafico does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • The points are shared — AFC Ajax 3-0 PAE AEK. Honours even.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Nicolas Tagliafico 2
Nicolas Tagliafico 2
Donny van de Beek 1
Steven Bergwijn 1
Domagoj Vida 1
Kenneth Taylor 1

Head to Head

2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK 2018-02-21 PAE AEK 2–2 AFC Ajax 2017-10-31 AFC Ajax 0–2 PAE AEK 2017-01-21 AFC Ajax 3–1 PAE AEK 2016-10-01 PAE AEK 1–2 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK W 2018-09-15 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen W 2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax W 2018-08-28 FK Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2018-08-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Emmen W 2018-08-22 AFC Ajax 3–1 FK Dynamo Kyiv W

PAE AEK Form

2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK L 2018-08-28 PAE AEK 1–1 MOL Fehervar FC D 2018-08-22 MOL Fehervar FC 1–2 PAE AEK W 2018-08-14 PAE AEK 2–1 Celtic FC W 2018-08-08 Celtic FC 1–1 PAE AEK D 2018-05-06 FC Midtjylland 3–0 PAE AEK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 PAE AEK xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax60% Draw23% PAE AEK17%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
83%
Draw or PAE AEK
40%
AFC Ajax or PAE AEK
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax42% Draw44% PAE AEK14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push PAE AEK covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
PAE AEK keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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