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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
18 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 4 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' And we are off! AFC Ajax vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 9' Jardel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Ajax and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' A moment of madness from Noussair Mazraoui on 22 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Ajax will be frustrated.
  • 27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dusan Tadic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' Nicolas Tagliafico has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Poor challenge from German Conti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Tagliafico made 492 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eduardo Salvio.
  • 77' Eduardo Salvio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 481 appearances.
  • 79' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 79 minute. Pizzi leaves to be changed by Gabriel.
  • 84' Netherlands international Donny van de Beek has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Haris Seferovic.
  • 88' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Donny van de Beek is replaced by David Neres.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Noussair Mazraoui — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Rafa Silva trudges off to be replaced by Franco Cervi on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. AFC Ajax beats Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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.