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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
25% Clean Sheets
PAE AEK this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

PAE AEK
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

PAE AEK
Razvan Marin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AFC Ajax host PAE AEK — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Viktor Klonaridis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 131 appearances.
  • 10' It’s high time Marinos Ouzounidis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Denmark international Lasse Schone has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and PAE AEK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PAE AEK backline.
  • 45' Kostas Galanopoulos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PAE AEK so far.
  • 46' Assisted by David Neres with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas Tagliafico makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 51' AFC Ajax have won 846 goals from 491 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' PAE AEK fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' Alef gets the nod from PAE AEK. He replaces Kostas Galanopoulos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is withdrawn and Donny van de Beek gets his opportunity.
  • 67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' A change in the PAE AEK ranks — Michail Bakakis exits the field as Giannis Gianniotas enters on 70.
  • 72' PAE AEK player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' Hakim Ziyech is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 77' Goal! Donny van de Beek scores his 33 goal in 491 matches.
  • 78' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. David Neres is replaced by Kasper Dolberg on 78 minute.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Ezequiel Ponce as he leaves the pitch. Giorgos Giakoumakis steps in for PAE AEK.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at . PAE AEK seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 88' Nicolas Tagliafico is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' Nicolas Tagliafico doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AFC Ajax take all three points.

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
Nicolas Tagliafico 2
Nicolas Tagliafico 2
Dusan Tadic 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Levi Garcia 1
Donny van de Beek 1
Donny van de Beek 1
Steven Bergwijn 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.