Sunday , 16 August 2026

AFC Ajax vs PAOK FC, Champions League 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
AFC Ajax
3 – 2
Full Time
PAOK FC
Tue 13 Aug 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Lisandro Martinez 26' Y
Y 30' Dimitris Pelkas
Y 50' Omar El Kaddouri
Y 55' Alexandros Paschalakis
Sergino Dest 61' Y
Y 65' Dimitris Giannoulis
Y 79' Diego Biseswar
Y 85' Leo Matos
Y 90' Jose Crespo
Andre Onana 90' Y
Y 90' Dimitris Limnios

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs PAOK FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Lee Betts

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

2
3
1
AFC Ajax 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals PAOK FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-13 AFC Ajax 3–2 PAOK FC 2019-08-06 PAOK FC 2–2 AFC Ajax 2018-03-03 PAOK FC 1–1 AFC Ajax 2017-11-18 AFC Ajax 1–1 PAOK FC 2017-03-18 AFC Ajax 2–0 PAOK FC

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug PAOK FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
06 Aug PAOK FC A 2–2 D
03 Aug SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D
15 May VBV De Graafschap A 4–1 W
12 May FC Utrecht H 4–1 W
PAOK FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug AFC Ajax A 2–3 L
06 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
13 Dec FK BATE Barysau H 1–3 L
29 Nov Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
08 Nov MOL Fehervar FC A 0–1 L
25 Oct MOL Fehervar FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. AFC Ajax get us underway at .
  • 5' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Chuba Akpom has been relatively quiet despite scoring 58 goals in his last 167 appearances.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Jaba, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' The deadlock is broken! Diego Biseswar gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lisandro Martinez.
  • 30' The referee shows PAOK FC player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past PAOK FC's compact .
  • 40' Joel Veltman is a natural right-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 43' What a moment for Dusan Tadic! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Razvan Marin is replaced by Sergino Dest.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Omar El Kaddouri.
  • 55' Alexandros Paschalakis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Dimitris Limnios, a Greece midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Sergino Dest will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' PAOK FC make a change. Dimitris Pelkas trudges off to be replaced by Karol Swiderski on 63 minutes.
  • 65' PAOK FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Leo Jaba makes way for Dimitris Limnios at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from PAOK FC.
  • 76' PAOK FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. He replaces David Neres on 78 minute.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Biseswar is booked for PAOK FC — Yellow card on 79.
  • 79' What composure from Nicolas Tagliafico! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 82' Another change for PAOK FC made on 82 minute. Anderson Esiti leaves to be changed by Josip Misic.
  • 85' A goal from the Serbia international Dusan Tadic! He fires home on 85 to make it 3-1!
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leo Matos on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Dani de Wit comes on to replace Donny van de Beek.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Crespo on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. AFC Ajax beats PAOK FC

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

PAOK FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Ferreira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Biseswar 2
Dusan Tadic 2
Nicolas Tagliafico 1
Chuba Akpom 1
Leo Matos 1
Hakim Ziyech 1
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1

Head to Head

2019-08-13 AFC Ajax 3–2 PAOK FC 2019-08-06 PAOK FC 2–2 AFC Ajax 2018-03-03 PAOK FC 1–1 AFC Ajax 2017-11-18 AFC Ajax 1–1 PAOK FC 2017-03-18 AFC Ajax 2–0 PAOK FC

AFC Ajax Form

2019-08-13 AFC Ajax 3–2 PAOK FC W 2019-08-10 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Emmen W 2019-08-06 PAOK FC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2019-08-03 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2019-05-15 VBV De Graafschap 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2019-05-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 FC Utrecht W

PAOK FC Form

2019-08-13 AFC Ajax 3–2 PAOK FC L 2019-08-06 PAOK FC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2018-12-13 PAOK FC 1–3 FK BATE Barysau L 2018-11-29 Chelsea FC 4–0 PAOK FC L 2018-11-08 MOL Fehervar FC 1–0 PAOK FC L 2018-10-25 PAOK FC 0–2 MOL Fehervar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 PAOK FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax61% Draw22% PAOK FC17%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
83%
Draw or PAOK FC
39%
AFC Ajax or PAOK FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax43% Draw41% PAOK FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push PAOK FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
PAOK FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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