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

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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 (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

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

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