AFC Ajax vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Johan Cruijff Arena.
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Benoit Millot
- Referee Jeremy Stinat
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 Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct SSC Napoli H 1–6 L 01 Oct Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D 18 Sep AZ A 1–2 L 13 Sep Liverpool FC A 1–2 L 10 Sep SC Heerenveen H 5–0 W 07 Sep Rangers FC H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct AFC Ajax A 6–1 W 01 Oct Torino FC H 3–1 W 18 Sep AC Milan A 2–1 W 14 Sep Rangers FC A 3–0 W 10 Sep Spezia Calcio H 1–0 W 07 Sep Liverpool FC H 4–1 W Season Stats
AFC Ajax SSC Napoli #32 Position #30 6 Points 8 8 Played 8 2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4 8 Scored 9 21 Conceded 15 -13 GD -6 0.75 PPG 1.00 25% Win % 25% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this seasonAFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Ajax and SSC Napoli is underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 478 games and scored 816 goals.
- 9' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohammed Kudus on 9.
- 14' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 18' Goal! Giacomo Raspadori scores his 39 goal in 381 matches.
- 21' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edson Alvarez made 8 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Luciano Spalletti gets a Yellow card.
- 31' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 33' Sensational shot from Giovanni Di Lorenzo. SSC Napoli is back in the lead.
- 34' Giovanni Di Lorenzo with the second goal in the match!
- 38' Dusan Tadic was booked on 38.
- 43' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski scores on 45.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Tanguy Ndombele. He replaces Piotr Zielinski on 46 minute.
- 47' Giacomo Raspadori with the second goal in the match!
- 52' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calvin Bassey, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 63' Goal! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores his 58 goal in 353 matches.
- 64' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 64 minute. Giacomo Raspadori leaves to be changed by Giovanni Simeone.
- 69' Gianluca Gaetano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 42 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 72' Brian Brobbey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Berghuis on 72 minute.
- 73' Dusan Tadic is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
- 78' 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.
- 80' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 80 minute. Jurrien Timber leaves to be changed by Florian Grillitsch.
- 81' GOAL! Giovanni Simeone scores on 81. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombele
- 84' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is replaced by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 90' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Mohammed Kudus gets a Yellow card.
- Full Time. SSC Napoli beats AFC Ajax
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Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 22
- 10
- 17
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23
Steven Berghuis ↓ Brian Brobbey 72'
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- 20
- 2
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8
Kenneth Taylor ↓ Davy Klaassen 72'
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15
Devyne Rensch ↓ Youri Baas 84'
Bench
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6
Davy Klaassen ↑ 72'
- 18
- 5
- 1
- 11
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21
Florian Grillitsch ↑ 80'
- 29
- 16
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Brian Brobbey ↑ 72'
- 26
- 35
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25
Youri Baas ↑ 84'
Coach Alfred SchreuderSSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 99
- 68
- 20
- 1
- 22
- 17
- 13
- 77
- 81
- 3
Bench
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7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 64'
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91
Tanguy Ndombele ↑ 46'
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- 30
- 21
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18
Giovanni Simeone ↑ 64'
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70
Gianluca Gaetano ↑ 80'
- 55
- 16
- 5
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Alessandro Zanoli ↑ 84'
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Coach Luciano Spalletti -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Giacomo Raspadori 3 Victor Osimhen 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2 Mohammed Kudus 1 Piotr Zielinski 1 Giovanni Simeone 1 Davy Klaassen 1 Head to Head
AFC Ajax Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.32 AFC Ajax xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo3.05 SSC Napoli xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 79% 21% ± 3.5 62% 38% ± 4.5 43% 57% Double Chance
AFC Ajax or Draw 37%Draw or SSC Napoli 82%AFC Ajax or SSC Napoli 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–6 not predicted1 – 6Actual1 – 2 7.7%1 – 3 7.7%0 – 2 6.2%0 – 3 6%1 – 1 5.9%1 – 4 5.8%2 – 3 5%2 – 2 5%0 – 4 4.5%2 – 4 3.8%0 – 1 3.8%1 – 5 3.6%Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax
Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push SSC Napoli covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 4% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 8% 86% -0.5 14% — 86% +0.5 29% — 71% +1 29% 19% 52% +1.5 48% — 52% +2 48% 19% 33% +2.5 67% — 33% Clean Sheet
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 6% ✓SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.