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AFC Ajax vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
1 – 0
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Jardel
Noussair Mazraoui 22' Y
Andre Onana 39' Y
Nicolas Tagliafico 49' Y
Y 64' German Conti
Y 72' Eduardo Salvio
Y 86' Haris Seferovic

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Julien Pacelli
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
3
4
AFC Ajax 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2017-12-09 AFC Ajax 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-03-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2016-08-13 AFC Ajax 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–0 W
20 Oct SC Heerenveen A 4–0 W
07 Oct AZ H 5–0 W
02 Oct FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
29 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV A 0–3 L
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
07 Oct FC Porto H 1–0 W
02 Oct PAE AEK A 3–2 W
27 Sep GD Chaves A 2–2 D
23 Sep CD Aves H 2–0 W
19 Sep FC Bayern München H 0–2 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#32 Position #24
6 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
8 Scored 10
21 Conceded 12
-13 GD -2
0.75 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AFC Ajax host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
  • 5' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
  • 9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jardel on 9.
  • 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 19' Eduardo Salvio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Noussair Mazraoui. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 27' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Onana.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at . Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Franco Cervi, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for German Conti.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Eduardo Salvio is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' 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.
  • 79' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Pizzi departs to be replaced by Gabriel.
  • 84' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Haris Seferovic.
  • 88' David Neres is replacing Donny van de Beek for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 90' Magnificent from Noussair Mazraoui! That is 12 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Franco Cervi gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Rafa Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Sport Lisboa e Benfica will have plenty to reflect on. AFC Ajax were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Jonas 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Roman Yaremchuk 1
Darwin Nunez 1

Head to Head

2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2017-12-09 AFC Ajax 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-03-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2016-08-13 AFC Ajax 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

AFC Ajax Form

2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-10-20 SC Heerenveen 0–4 AFC Ajax W 2018-10-07 AFC Ajax 5–0 AZ W 2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2018-09-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2018-09-23 PSV 3–0 AFC Ajax L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-10-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Porto W 2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-09-27 GD Chaves 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2018-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Aves W 2018-09-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Bayern München L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax40% Draw25% Sport Lisboa e Benfica35%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
65%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
60%
AFC Ajax or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax26% Draw44% Sport Lisboa e Benfica30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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