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

Full Time

Royal Standard de Liège

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

Y 76' Paul-Jose Mpoku

Overview

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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

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	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Ajax and Royal Standard de Liege get this one started.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Royal Standard de Liege are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Daley Blind has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 482 appearances.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past Royal Standard de Liege's compact .
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liege is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' What a moment for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
34' GOAL! Matthijs de Ligt scores on 34. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' What a moment for David Neres! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Samuel Bastien departs to be replaced by Gojko Cimirot.
59' Royal Standard de Liege have won 370 goals from 375 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
66' Sebastien Pocognoli gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Luis Pedro Cavanda and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Royal Standard de Liege come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paul-Jose Mpoku.
76' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rasmus Kristensen is hanging Noussair Mazraoui on the field on 76 minute.
78' The whistle greets Renaud Emond as he departs to be replaced by Orlando Sa.
82' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — David Neres exits the field as Donny van de Beek enters on 82.
87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 90 minute. Hakim Ziyech leaves to be changed by Zakaria Labyad.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AFC Ajax to claim maximum points.

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