AFC Ajax vs Royal Standard de Liege, 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND
Overview
Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs Royal Standard de Liege — Champions League .
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liege 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 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 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug | Royal Standard de Liege | H | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Aug | Heracles Almelo | H | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Aug | Royal Standard de Liege | 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 |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and Royal Standard de Liège.
- 5' Uche Agbo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Neres is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Standard de Liège.
- 15' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Matthijs de Ligt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 34' GOAL! Matthijs de Ligt scores on 34. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech
- 39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and Royal Standard de Liège are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 44' A quiet spell here at . Royal Standard de Liège seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 46' David Neres does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
- 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 54' Gojko Cimirot gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Samuel Bastien and will look to change the dynamic.
- 59' Royal Standard de Liège is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Royal Standard de Liège come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 66' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Luis Pedro Cavanda departs to be replaced by Sebastien Pocognoli.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liège is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paul-Jose Mpoku.
- 76' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Noussair Mazraoui exits the field as Rasmus Kristensen enters on 76.
- 78' Royal Standard de Liege ring the changes. Renaud Emond has done his job and it is now time for Orlando Sa to step up.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Donny van de Beek. He replaces David Neres on 82 minute.
- 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 90' Zakaria Labyad is replacing Hakim Ziyech for the AFC Ajax side.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 10
- 20
-
22
Hakim Ziyech ↓ Zakaria Labyad 90'
- 24
- 4
- 12
- 21
-
7
David Neres ↓ Donny van de Beek 82'
- 9
- 17
Bench
-
19
Zakaria Labyad ↑ 90'
- 26
-
2
Rasmus Kristensen ↑ 76'
-
6
Donny van de Beek ↑ 82'
- 15
- 5
- 39
Coach
Erik ten Hag
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
-
28
Samuel Bastien ↓ Gojko Cimirot 54'
- 5
- 21
- 34
- 29
- 18
- 26
- 10
-
9
Renaud Emond ↓ Orlando Sa 78'
- 40
Bench
- 23
- 1
-
15
Sebastien Pocognoli ↑ 66'
- 3
- 19
-
8
Gojko Cimirot ↑ 54'
-
30
Orlando Sa ↑ 78'
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 2 |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 2 |
| Renaud Emond | 1 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | 1 |
| David Neres | 1 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | 1 |
| Mehdi Carcela | 1 |
| David Neres | 1 |
Head to Head
AFC Ajax Form
Royal Standard de Liege Form
2018-08-14
AFC Ajax
3–0
Royal Standard de Liege
L
2018-08-11
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2018-08-07
Royal Standard de Liege
2–2
AFC Ajax
D
2018-08-03
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
0–0
Royal Standard de Liege
D
2018-07-27
Royal Standard de Liege
3–2
KAA Gent
W
2018-05-05
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
Italy
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77
AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
Royal Standard de Liege xG
I would bet for:
AFC Ajax to win 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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 Liege
41%
AFC Ajax or Royal Standard de Liege
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: 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
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.5%
Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax
| Handicap | AFC Ajax covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

