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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 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

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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK A 2–0 W
06 Aug Qarabağ Ağdam 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between APOEL FC and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' Savvas Gentsoglou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for APOEL FC so far.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Vid Belec needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Noussair Mazraoui is booked for AFC Ajax — Yellow card on 16.
  • 18' A moment of madness from Razvan Marin on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Ajax will be frustrated.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Joel Veltman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 27' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Savvas Gentsoglou on 37.
  • 42' Angola international Andre Vidigal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both APOEL FC and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' Roman Bezjak was booked on 48.
  • 53' APOEL FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 57' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' The whistle greets Razvan Marin as he departs to be replaced by Sergino Dest.
  • 67' The 37-year-old Roman Bezjak has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' The APOEL FC manager makes a substitution. Andrija Pavlovic departs to be replaced by Linus Hallenius.
  • 72' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces David Neres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Nicolas Tagliafico gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Noussair Mazraoui on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Fresh legs for APOEL FC! Andre Vidigal comes on to replace Joaozinho.
  • 84' Dusan Tadic is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.