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

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UEFA Champions League · 2018-19

AFC Ajax

3 – 0

Full Time

Royal Standard de Liege

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 Liege — Champions League .

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

Match Details

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

10 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.9 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	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 Liege

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

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

Royal Standard de Liege

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' 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 Mehdi Carcela suffering a number of foals already.
20' 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.
25' 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.
30' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
34' GOAL! Matthijs de Ligt scores on 34. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech
39' It’s high time Michel Preud'homme made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
46' Goal! David Neres scores his 48 goal in 480 matches.
51' Nicolas Tagliafico has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Samuel Bastien departs to be replaced by Gojko Cimirot.
59' 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.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
66' The supporters are chanting for Sebastien Pocognoli. He replaces Luis Pedro Cavanda on 66 minute.
71' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Paul-Jose Mpoku gets a Yellow card.
76' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Noussair Mazraoui by Rasmus Kristensen on 76 minute.
78' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 78 minute. Renaud Emond leaves to be changed by Orlando Sa.
82' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. David Neres is replaced by Donny van de Beek.
87' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Samuel Bastien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' The supporters are chanting for Zakaria Labyad. He replaces Hakim Ziyech on 90 minute.
Full Time. AFC Ajax beats Royal Standard de Liege

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 Liege 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 Liege xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax59% Draw24% Royal Standard de Liege17%

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 Liege

41%

AFC Ajax or Royal Standard de Liege

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax41% Draw46% Royal Standard de Liege13%

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 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.

AFC Ajax vs Royal Standard de Liege, 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 Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

Royal Standard de Liege Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet