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AFC Ajax vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad, Europe 2023-24 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
AFC Ajax
0 – 1
Full Time
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 18:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Bergwijn 45' Y
Y 55' Marcel Heister
Kenneth Taylor 56' Y
Y 71' Claude Goncalves
Steven Berghuis 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Europe at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Kruzliak

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi 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 Fenerbahçe 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

2
2
AFC Ajax 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-31 AFC Ajax 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2023-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–4 AFC Ajax 2017-04-21 AFC Ajax 2–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2016-10-29 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
12 Aug Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
28 May FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
21 May FC Utrecht H 3–1 W
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–0 W
24 Aug AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
17 Aug Astana FK H 5–1 W
08 Aug Astana FK A 1–2 L
01 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana A 1–2 L
26 Jul NK Olimpija Ljubljana H 1–1 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Johan Cruijff Arena that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad.
  • 5' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Ghana international Bernhard Tekpetey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rick suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Steven Bergwijn picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' AFC Ajax make a change. Branco van den Boomen trudges off to be replaced by Davy Klaassen on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Marcel Heister is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 56' Kenneth Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 56.
  • 59' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 59 minute. Carlos Forbs leaves to be changed by Steven Berghuis.
  • 60' Dominik Yankov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Yordanov at the 60 minute mark.
  • 62' Matias Tissera does the damage! The net is bulging and PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad surge ahead!
  • 67' Rick has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caio Vidal on 67 minute.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Claude Goncalves is booked for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — card on 71.
  • 72' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mika Godts is hanging Steven Bergwijn on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' That is a card for AFC Ajax. Steven Berghuis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' A tactical swap from PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Pedro Naressi on, Jakub Piotrowski off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Spas Delev is hanging Bernhard Tekpetey on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Benjamin Tahirovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Ajax 0-1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohammed Kudus 3
Brian Brobbey 1
Matias Tissera 1
Olivier Verdon 1

Head to Head

2023-08-31 AFC Ajax 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2023-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–4 AFC Ajax 2017-04-21 AFC Ajax 2–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2016-10-29 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2023-08-31 AFC Ajax 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2023-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2023-05-28 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-05-21 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Utrecht W

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Form

2023-08-31 AFC Ajax 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2023-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–4 AFC Ajax L 2023-08-17 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–1 Astana FK W 2023-08-08 Astana FK 2–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2023-08-01 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2023-07-26 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax43% Draw28% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad29%
Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
71%
Draw or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
57%
AFC Ajax or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax29% Draw48% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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