Thursday , 2 July 2026

APOEL FC vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
APOEL FC
0 – 0
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 20 Aug 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 16' Noussair Mazraoui
Y 18' Razvan Marin
Y 22' Joel Veltman
Savvas Gentsoglou 37' Y
Roman Bezjak 48' Y
Y 57' Lisandro Martinez
Y 75' Nicolas Tagliafico
R 80' Noussair Mazraoui
Y 84' Dusan Tadic

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 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 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 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

1
1
APOEL FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-20 APOEL FC 0–0 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

APOEL FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug APOEL FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug VVV Venlo A 4–1 W
13 Aug PAOK FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
06 Aug PAOK FC A 2–2 D
03 Aug SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between APOEL FC and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. APOEL FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' APOEL FC 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.
  • 16' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Noussair Mazraoui gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Razvan Marin.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joel Veltman.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Savvas Gentsoglou is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Roman Bezjak. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Veltman made 480 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' Lisandro Martinez is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' Sergino Dest has so much to prove this time. He replaces Razvan Marin on 62 minute.
  • 67' 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 Savvas Gentsoglou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' Another substitution for APOEL FC to replace Andrija Pavlovic by Linus Hallenius on 68 minute.
  • 72' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 72 minute. David Neres leaves to be changed by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Tagliafico. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 80' Noussair Mazraoui is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 82' Time for substitution for APOEL FC. Joaozinho is replaced by Andre Vidigal.
  • 84' Dusan Tadic is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. APOEL FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

APOEL FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Doll

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.99 APOEL FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + APOEL FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
APOEL FC36% Draw33% AFC Ajax31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
APOEL FC23% Draw56% AFC Ajax21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.