AFC Ajax vs Tottenham Hotspur FC, 2018-19 SEMI FINALS

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UEFA Champions League · 2018-19

AFC Ajax

2 – 3

Full Time

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Wed 8 May 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Moussa Sissoko

Kasper Dolberg 50' Y

Y 76' Danny Rose

Hakim Ziyech 77' Y

Andre Onana 90' Y

Overview

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AFC Ajax vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — Champions League .

AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Referee Stefan Lupp
Referee Felix Brych
Referee Mark Borsch
Referee Marco Fritz
Referee Deniz Aytekin

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 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Tottenham Hotspur FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-08 AFC Ajax 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2019-04-30 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	2–3	L
30 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–0	W
23 Apr	SBV Vitesse	H	4–2	W
20 Apr	FC Groningen	A	1–0	W
16 Apr	Juventus FC	A	2–1	W
13 Apr	SBV Excelsior	H	6–2	W

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	AFC Ajax	A	3–2	W
04 May	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–1	L
30 Apr	AFC Ajax	H	0–1	L
27 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	0–1	L
23 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–0	W
20 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		Tottenham Hotspur FC
#32	Position	#4
6	Points	17
8	Played	8
2 / 0 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
8	Scored	17
21	Conceded	7
-13	GD	+10
0.75	PPG	2.13
25%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts). Tottenham Hotspur FC are 4th (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur FC get this one started.
5' GOAL! Matthijs de Ligt scores on 5. Assisted by Lasse Schone
10' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Toby Alderweireld, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
16' The referee shows Tottenham Hotspur FC player a Yellow card on 16.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' A quiet spell here at . Tottenham Hotspur FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' GOAL! Hakim Ziyech fires home to make it 2-0!
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' Tottenham Hotspur FC make a change. Victor Wanyama trudges off to be replaced by Llorente on 46 minutes.
50' Poor challenge from Kasper Dolberg. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' Lucas Moura has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
59' A stunning finish from Lucas Moura — that came from absolutely nowhere!
60' The crowd applauds Lasse Schone as he leaves the pitch. Joel Veltman steps in for AFC Ajax.
65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
67' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Kasper Dolberg by Daley Sinkgraven on 67 minute.
72' Tottenham Hotspur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
76' Controversy at the stadium! Danny Rose argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hakim Ziyech on 77 minutes.
81' Erik Lamela is replacing Kieran Trippier for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
82' Fresh legs for Tottenham Hotspur FC! Ben Davies comes on to replace Danny Rose.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Andre Onana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' AFC Ajax make a change. Donny van de Beek trudges off to be replaced by Lisandro Magallan on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. AFC Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur FC share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

31
Nicolas Tagliafico
10
Dusan Tadic
20
Lasse Schone ↓ Joel Veltman 60'
22
Hakim Ziyech
24
Andre Onana
4
Matthijs de Ligt C
12
Noussair Mazraoui
6
Donny van de Beek ↓ Lisandro Magallan 90'
21
Frenkie de Jong
25
Kasper Dolberg ↓ Daley Sinkgraven 67'
7
David Neres
17
Daley Blind

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Eric Dier
22
Paulo Gazzaniga
33
Ben Davies ↑ 82'
21
Juan Foyth
11
Erik Lamela ↑ 81'
18
Llorente ↑ 46'
52
Oliver Skipp

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Moura	3
Donny van de Beek	1
Hakim Ziyech	1
Matthijs de Ligt	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

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

2.48 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax29% Draw21% Tottenham Hotspur FC50%

Actual: Tottenham Hotspur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

51%

Draw or Tottenham Hotspur FC

71%

AFC Ajax or Tottenham Hotspur FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax18% Draw37% Tottenham Hotspur FC45%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 1

1 – 3

7.1%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

4.8%

1 – 4

4.4%

0 – 0

3.2%

0 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	Tottenham Hotspur FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	11%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	20%	40%
+1.5	60%	—	40%
+2	60%	18%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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

AFC Ajax vs Tottenham Hotspur FC, 2018-19 SEMI FINALS

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

Tottenham Hotspur FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet