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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
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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 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
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as AFC Ajax face off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 9' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Jardel will be fuming at that decision.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rui Vitoria will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' It’s high time Rui Vitoria made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Noussair Mazraoui was booked on 22.
  • 27' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Hakim Ziyech has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Andre Onana. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pizzi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolas Tagliafico is booked for AFC Ajax — Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for German Conti.
  • 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Eduardo Salvio is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Almeida, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' Pizzi makes way for Gabriel at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 483 games and scored 824 goals.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Haris Seferovic on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
  • 88' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Donny van de Beek is replaced by David Neres on 88 minute.
  • 90' Assisted by David Neres with the perfectly-timed delivery and Noussair Mazraoui makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 90' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Rafa Silva is replaced by Franco Cervi on 90 minute.
  • AFC Ajax celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Jonas 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Roman Yaremchuk 1
Darwin Nunez 1
Noussair Mazraoui 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.