Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Johan Cruijff Arena will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and SSC Napoli.
  • 5' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Hirving Lozano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 9' What a strike from Mohammed Kudus! The score is 1-0.
  • 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Goal! Giacomo Raspadori scores his 40 goal in 384 matches.
  • 21' Giacomo Raspadori was booked on 21.
  • 26' It’s high time Alfred Schreuder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' The referee calls foul for Luciano Spalletti. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jurrien Timber.
  • 33' Goal! Giovanni Di Lorenzo scores his 28 goal in 380 matches.
  • 34' What a strike from Giovanni Di Lorenzo! The score is 1-3.
  • 38' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Goal! Piotr Zielinski scores his 50 goal in 508 matches.
  • 46' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Piotr Zielinski departs to be replaced by Tanguy Ndombele.
  • 47' Goal! Giacomo Raspadori scores his 40 goal in 384 matches.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steven Berghuis, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 16 goals in the last 14 games.
  • 62' Kenneth Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' GOAL! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores on 63.
  • 64' Giovanni Simeone is replacing Giacomo Raspadori for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edson Alvarez made 10 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Steven Berghuis by Brian Brobbey on 72 minute.
  • 73' AFC Ajax player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Jurrien Timber by Florian Grillitsch on 80 minute.
  • 81' Goal! Giovanni Simeone scores his 65 goal in 456 matches.
  • 84' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is replaced by Alessandro Zanoli on 84 minute.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 508 games and scored 640 goals.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mohammed Kudus.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SSC Napoli players.

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.