APOEL FC vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
APOEL FC vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .
Match Details
- Referee Jose Luis Munuera
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Roberto Diaz
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Atletico 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 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–0 D 13 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK A 2–0 W 06 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–2 L 30 Jul FK Sutjeska Niksic H 3–0 W 23 Jul FK Sutjeska Niksic A 1–0 W 30 Aug Astana FK A 0–1 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for APOEL FC to score. At the same time, AFC Ajax does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' 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.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergino Dest made 469 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 16' The referee calls foul for Noussair Mazraoui. He receives a Yellow card.
- 18' Razvan Marin was booked on 18.
- 22' Joel Veltman is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
- 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
- 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 469 games and scored 726 goals.
- 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Savvas Gentsoglou.
- 42' APOEL FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 47' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roman Bezjak.
- 53' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' Lisandro Martinez was booked on 57.
- 62' The whistle greets Razvan Marin as he departs to be replaced by Sergino Dest.
- 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 68' Time for substitution for APOEL FC. Andrija Pavlovic is replaced by Linus Hallenius.
- 72' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. David Neres is replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 72 minute.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolas Tagliafico.
- 80' The referee calls foul for Noussair Mazraoui. He receives a Red card.
- 82' The whistle greets Joaozinho as he departs to be replaced by Andre Vidigal.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Dusan Tadic. He receives a Yellow card.
- 89' Nicolas Ioannou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
APOEL FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
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23
Joaozinho ↓ Andre Vidigal 82'
- 20
- 30
- 8
- 11
- 44
- 6
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89
Roman Bezjak ↓ Antonio Jakolis 68'
- 91
- 14
Bench
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71
Andre Vidigal ↑ 82'
- 99
- 10
- 46
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17
Antonio Jakolis ↑ 68'
- 13
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9
Linus Hallenius ↑ 68'
Coach Thomas DollAFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 10
- 22
- 24
- 3
- 12
- 6
- 7
- 17
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18
Razvan Marin ↓ Sergino Dest 62'
- 21
Bench
- 30
- 27
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9
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ↑ 72'
- 2
- 4
- 1
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28
Sergino Dest ↑ 62'
Coach Erik ten Hag -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Edson Alvarez 1 Dusan Tadic 1 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 Head to Head
APOEL FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.99 APOEL FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + APOEL FC or Draw 69%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.92Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 83% 17% ± 1.5 58% 42% ± 2.5 30% 70% ± 3.5 14% 86% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
APOEL FC or Draw 69%Draw or AFC Ajax 64%APOEL FC or AFC Ajax 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 1 14.5%1 – 0 13.1%0 – 1 12.3%2 – 0 6.8%2 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 6.1%0 – 2 6%2 – 2 3.2%3 – 0 2.2%3 – 1 2.2%1 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — APOEL FC
Handicap APOEL FC covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 21% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 20% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
APOEL FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.