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AFC Ajax vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
AFC Ajax
4 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Tue 7 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Daniel Braganca
Y 35' Tabata
Y 36' Tabata
Perr Schuurs 44' Y
Edson Alvarez 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Champions League at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Matteo Passeri

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
AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 6.0 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-07 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2021-09-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal H 4–2 W
02 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 5–0 W
28 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
24 Nov Beşiktaş JK A 2–1 W
21 Nov RKC Waalwijk A 5–0 W
07 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec AFC Ajax A 2–4 L
03 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–1 W
28 Nov CD Tondela H 2–0 W
24 Nov Borussia Dortmund H 3–1 W
07 Nov FC Pacos de Ferreira A 2–0 W
03 Nov Beşiktaş JK H 4–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Sporting Clube de Portugal
#32 Position #7
6 Points 16
8 Played 8
2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2
8 Scored 17
21 Conceded 11
-13 GD +6
0.75 PPG 2.00
25% Win % 63%

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
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 5 G 1 A
Trincao 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sporting Clube de Portugal get us underway at Johan Cruijff Arena.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 7' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 7.
  • 8' GOAL! Sebastien Haller scores on 8.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' Sporting Clube de Portugal seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Nuno Santos gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Daley Blind has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' The travelling Sporting Clube de Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tabata.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tabata.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' Sensational shot from Antony. AFC Ajax is back in the lead.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Perr Schuurs is booked for AFC Ajax — Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Nicolas Tagliafico on, Daley Blind off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Matheus Reis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 58' Magnificent from David Neres! That is 48 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. David Neres is withdrawn and Davy Klaassen gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Steven Berghuis adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Kenneth Taylor on, Edson Alvarez off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Goncalo Esteves is replaced by Flavio Nazinho.
  • 77' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Jurrien Timber comes on to replace Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 78' Tabata has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dario Essugo is hanging Daniel Braganca on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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 Dario Essugo suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AFC Ajax to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastien Haller 5
Steven Berghuis 2
Paulinho 2
Nuno Santos 1
Tabata 1
Antony 1
David Neres 1

Head to Head

2021-12-07 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2021-09-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2021-12-07 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-24 Beşiktaş JK 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-07 AFC Ajax 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2021-12-07 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-12-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-11-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 CD Tondela W 2021-11-24 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-11-07 FC Pacos de Ferreira 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-11-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Beşiktaş JK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.26 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax44% Draw21% Sporting Clube de Portugal35%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
64%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
56%
AFC Ajax or Sporting Clube de Portugal
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax31% Draw35% Sporting Clube de Portugal34%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 3
4%
2 – 4
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 16% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 12% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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