AFC Ajax vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2021-22 LAST 16

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Tue 15 Mar 2022 · 20:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 67' Goncalo Ramos

Jurrien Timber 83' Y

Jurrien Timber 84' Y

Daley Blind 90' Y

Ryan Gravenberch 90' Y

Overview

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AFC Ajax vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League at Johan Cruijff Arena.

AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez
Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Roberto Alonso
Referee Guillermo Cuadra
Referee Jose Munuera

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

AFC Ajax 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax 2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–1	L
11 Mar	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	A	3–2	W
06 Mar	RKC Waalwijk	H	3–2	W
27 Feb	Go Ahead Eagles	A	1–2	L
23 Feb	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	2–2	D
19 Feb	Willem II Tilburg	A	1–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	AFC Ajax	A	1–0	W
11 Mar	FC Vizela	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
27 Feb	Vitória SC	H	3–0	W
23 Feb	AFC Ajax	H	2–2	D
18 Feb	Boavista FC	A	2–2	D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Ajax to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diogo Goncalves is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Antony has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 31 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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 Daley Blind suffering a number of foals already.
25' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 828 goals from 470 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 46 minute. Adel Taarabt leaves to be changed by Soualiho Meite.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Serbia international Dusan Tadic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
61' 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.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Goncalo Ramos.
72' Roman Yaremchuk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Everton on 72 minute.
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Darwin Nunez makes no mistake. 0-1!
81' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Darwin Nunez departs to be replaced by Diogo Goncalves.
82' Davy Klaassen is replacing Steven Berghuis for the AFC Ajax side.
83' A moment of madness from Jurrien Timber on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Ajax will be frustrated.
84' Jurrien Timber was booked on 84.
89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
90' Daley Blind catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Goncalo Ramos exits the field as Paulo Bernardo enters on 90.
That’s it! Another goalless match for AFC Ajax and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Verissimo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-03-11 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2–3 AFC Ajax W 2022-03-06 AFC Ajax 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2022-02-27 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 AFC Ajax L 2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AFC Ajax W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-03-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Vizela D 2022-03-05 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-02-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Vitória SC W 2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-02-18 Boavista FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.04 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.77 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax26% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica47%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

53%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

74%

AFC Ajax or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax17% Draw45% Sport Lisboa e Benfica38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

9.3%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	23%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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