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 (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liège 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern Munchen	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AFC Ajax is hosting Royal Standard de Liege for another epic battle.
5' Royal Standard de Liege is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liege are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' A quiet spell here at . Royal Standard de Liege seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Paul-Jose Mpoku has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
30' GOAL! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar fires home to make it 1-0!
34' Matthijs de Ligt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
39' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Sebastien Pocognoli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
46' A goal from the Brazil international David Neres! He fires home on 46 to make it 3-0!
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gojko Cimirot is hanging Samuel Bastien on the field on 54 minute.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Tagliafico is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
64' 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 Orlando Sa suffering a number of foals already.
66' The whistle greets Luis Pedro Cavanda as he departs to be replaced by Sebastien Pocognoli.
71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
76' Paul-Jose Mpoku picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' The supporters are chanting for Rasmus Kristensen. He replaces Noussair Mazraoui on 76 minute.
78' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Renaud Emond exits the field as Orlando Sa enters on 78.
82' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace David Neres by Donny van de Beek on 82 minute.
87' 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.
90' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zakaria Labyad is hanging Hakim Ziyech on the field on 90 minute.
Royal Standard de Liege will have plenty to reflect on. AFC Ajax were simply the better side today.

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
Dusan Tadic	1
Mehdi Carcela	1
Renaud Emond	1
Matthijs de Ligt	1
David Neres	1
Matthijs de Ligt	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