Thursday , 2 July 2026

AFC Ajax vs SS Lazio, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
AFC Ajax
1 – 3
Full Time
SS Lazio
Thu 12 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Jorrel Hato 38' Y
Brian Brobbey 45' Y
Y 45' Nicolo Rovella
Y 46' Luca Pellegrini
Y 82' Samuel Gigot
Wout Weghorst 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs SS Lazio — Europe at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Kruzliak
10 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
AFC Ajax 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals SS Lazio
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–3 SS Lazio

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec SS Lazio H 1–3 L
08 Dec AZ A 1–2 L
04 Dec FC Utrecht H 2–2 D
01 Dec NEC A 2–1 W
28 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–2 L
24 Nov PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
SS Lazio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec AFC Ajax A 3–1 W
08 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
01 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 A 1–3 L
28 Nov PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–0 D
24 Nov Bologna FC 1909 H 3–0 W
10 Nov AC Monza A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Johan Cruijff Arena will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and SS Lazio.
  • 5' 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 Boulaye Dia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 12' Loum Tchaouna puts SS Lazio on the lead.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' It’s high time Francesco Farioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Mattia Zaccagni has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' AFC Ajax player sees a card in front of him.
  • 43' The travelling SS Lazio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' AFC Ajax receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a card for Luca Pellegrini.
  • 46' Another substitution for SS Lazio to replace Boulaye Dia by Mattia Zaccagni on 46 minute.
  • 47' Goal! Bertrand Traore scores his 35 goal in 424 matches.
  • 52' What a strike from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru! The score is 1-2.
  • 57' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Mika Godts is replaced by Kian Fitz-Jim on 57 minute.
  • 62' SS Lazio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SS Lazio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' The whistle greets Luca Pellegrini as he departs to be replaced by Nuno Tavares.
  • 72' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Steven Berghuis departs to be replaced by Chuba Akpom.
  • 77' What a strike from Pedro! The score is 1-3.
  • 78' Anton Gaaei is replacing Devyne Rensch for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Gigot.
  • 87' Matteo Guendouzi is replacing Pedro for the SS Lazio side.
  • With this win, SS Lazio is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

SS Lazio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Baroni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 SS Lazio xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or SS Lazio 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax29% Draw27% SS Lazio44%
Actual: SS Lazio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
55%
Draw or SS Lazio
71%
AFC Ajax or SS Lazio
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax22% Draw44% SS Lazio34%
Actual: SS Lazio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SS Lazio covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
SS Lazio keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.