Wednesday , 30 September 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
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AFC Ajax host PAOK FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Serbia international Dusan Tadic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and PAOK FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Leo Matos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Diego Biseswar has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lisandro Martinez on 26.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Dimitris Limnios has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' Magnificent from Dusan Tadic! That is 110 goals in 487 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Razvan Marin makes way for Sergino Dest at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 50' The referee shows PAOK FC player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Alexandros Paschalakis is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PAOK FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sergino Dest on 61 minutes.
  • 63' PAOK FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Karol Swiderski is hanging Dimitris Pelkas on the field on 63 minute.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' PAOK FC make a change. Leo Jaba trudges off to be replaced by Dimitris Limnios on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace David Neres by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 78 minute.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Biseswar argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' What a strike from Nicolas Tagliafico! The score is 2-1.
  • 82' PAOK FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josip Misic is hanging Anderson Esiti on the field on 82 minute.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Dusan Tadic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' Leo Matos is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Donny van de Beek as he leaves the pitch. Dani de Wit steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Crespo on 90.
  • The points are shared — AFC Ajax 3-2 PAOK FC. Honours even.

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
Chuba Akpom 1
Leo Matos 1
Hakim Ziyech 1
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 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.