Sunday , 16 August 2026

AFC Ajax vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
AFC Ajax
1 – 6
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Tue 4 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Giacomo Raspadori
Y 28' Luciano Spalletti
Jurrien Timber 31' Y
Dusan Tadic 38' Y
Dusan Tadic 73' R
Mohammed Kudus 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Johan Cruijff Arena.

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 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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

2
AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-04 AFC Ajax 1–6 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts).

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: SSC Napoli gets underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Ajax and SSC Napoli are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 9' What composure from Mohammed Kudus! The Ghana international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 14' The 42-year-old Remko Pasveer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 18' Giacomo Raspadori doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' Giacomo Raspadori picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' Netherlands international Steven Bergwijn has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Luciano Spalletti was booked on 28.
  • 31' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 33' Goal! Giovanni Di Lorenzo scores his 28 goal in 380 matches.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Giovanni Di Lorenzo makes it 1-3.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Dusan Tadic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giovanni Simeone is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 45' What a strike from Piotr Zielinski! The score is 1-4.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Tanguy Ndombele. He replaces Piotr Zielinski on 46 minute.
  • 47' Assisted by Andre Zambo Anguissa with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giacomo Raspadori makes no mistake. 1-5!
  • 52' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Kenneth Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alfred Schreuder will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia adds to his 5 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 1-6 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Giovanni Simeone comes on to replace Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 72' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Brobbey is hanging Steven Berghuis on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Dusan Tadic is booked for AFC Ajax — Red card on 73.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Florian Grillitsch on, Jurrien Timber off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Magnificent from Giovanni Simeone! That is 65 goals in 456 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Zanoli is hanging Giovanni Di Lorenzo on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Mohammed Kudus was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-6.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alfred Schreuder

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.05 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax18% Draw19% SSC Napoli63%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax14% Draw32% SSC Napoli54%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–6 not predicted
1 – 6
Actual
1 – 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.