AFC Ajax vs Royal Standard de Liège, 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

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UEFA Champions League · 2018-19

AFC Ajax

3 – 0

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Royal Standard de Liège

Tue 14 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 76' Paul-Jose Mpoku

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AFC Ajax vs Royal Standard de Liège — Champions League .

AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Royal Standard de Liège 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Ivan Kruzliak
Referee Tomas Somolani
Referee Branislav Hancko
Referee Filip Glova

9 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.8 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 Atletico 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 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

AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Royal Standard de Liège

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-14 AFC Ajax 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2018-08-07 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Royal Standard de Liège	H	3–0	W
11 Aug	Heracles Almelo	H	1–1	D
07 Aug	Royal Standard de Liège	A	2–2	D
01 Aug	SK Sturm Graz	A	3–1	W
25 Jul	SK Sturm Graz	H	2–0	W
06 May	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–5	L

Royal Standard de Liège

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	AFC Ajax	A	0–3	L
11 Aug	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	0–0	D
07 Aug	AFC Ajax	H	2–2	D
03 Aug	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	A	0–0	D
27 Jul	KAA Gent	H	3–2	W
05 May	Italy	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and Royal Standard de Liege.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mehdi Carcela, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Royal Standard de Liege 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.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
30' The deadlock is broken! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
34' Matthijs de Ligt is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
44' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' What a strike from David Neres! The score is 3-0.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
54' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Gojko Cimirot comes on to replace Samuel Bastien.
59' 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 Nicolas Tagliafico suffering a number of foals already.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
66' Sebastien Pocognoli is replacing Luis Pedro Cavanda for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paul-Jose Mpoku on 76.
76' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Rasmus Kristensen.
78' Orlando Sa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Renaud Emond at the 78 minute mark.
82' Donny van de Beek is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Neres at the 82 minute mark.
87' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Hakim Ziyech is withdrawn and Zakaria Labyad gets his opportunity.
It finishes all square. AFC Ajax and Royal Standard de Liege share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

31
Nicolas Tagliafico
10
Dusan Tadic
20
Lasse Schone
22
Hakim Ziyech ↓ Zakaria Labyad 90'
24
Andre Onana
4
Matthijs de Ligt C
12
Noussair Mazraoui ↓ Rasmus Kristensen 76'
21
Frenkie de Jong
7
David Neres ↓ Donny van de Beek 82'
9
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
17
Daley Blind

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guillermo Ochoa
28
Samuel Bastien ↓ Gojko Cimirot 54'
5
Uche Agbo
21
Collins Fai
34
Konstantinos Laifis
29
Luis Pedro Cavanda ↓ Sebastien Pocognoli 66'
18
Razvan Marin
26
Nekadio Luyindama
10
Mehdi Carcela
9
Renaud Emond ↓ Orlando Sa 78'
40
Paul-Jose Mpoku C

Bench

Coach Michel Preud'homme

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	2
Matthijs de Ligt	1
Mehdi Carcela	1
David Neres	1
Renaud Emond	1
Dusan Tadic	1
Dusan Tadic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.77 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.79 Royal Standard de Liège xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax59% Draw24% Royal Standard de Liège17%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

84%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liège

41%

AFC Ajax or Royal Standard de Liège

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax41% Draw46% Royal Standard de Liège13%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13%

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 1

11.6%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

AFC Ajax vs Royal Standard de Liège, 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

Royal Standard de Liège Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet