Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Borussia Dortmund vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Borussia Dortmund
1 – 3
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Wed 3 Nov 2021 · 20:00 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Mats Hummels 29' R
Y 39' Edson Alvarez
Ansgar Knauff 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

2
Borussia Dortmund 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax 2021-10-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
30 Oct 1. FC Köln H 2–0 W
26 Oct FC Ingolstadt 04 H 2–0 W
23 Oct Arminia Bielefeld A 3–1 W
19 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
16 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–1 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 3–1 W
30 Oct Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D
24 Oct PSV H 5–0 W
19 Oct Borussia Dortmund H 4–0 W
16 Oct SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
03 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund AFC Ajax
#17 Position #32
11 Points 6
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
19 Scored 8
17 Conceded 21
+2 GD -13
1.38 PPG 0.75
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Borussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Signal Iduna Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Borussia Dortmund and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' It’s high time Marco Rose made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Mats Hummels has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 546 appearances.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marco Rose might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' Mats Hummels was booked on 29.
  • 34' The whistle greets Thorgan Hazard as he departs to be replaced by Marin Pongracic.
  • 37' Brilliant from the ! Marco Reus makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 37.
  • 39' Edson Alvarez is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 44' Jurrien Timber is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Borussia Dortmund so far.
  • 46' Davy Klaassen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edson Alvarez on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Felix Passlack. He replaces Marius Wolf on 58 minute.
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Mohammed Kudus. He replaces Steven Berghuis on 67 minute.
  • 72' A goal from the Serbia international Dusan Tadic! He fires home on 72 to make it 1-1!
  • 76' The Borussia Dortmund bench stirs into life. Steffen Tigges is withdrawn and Donyell Malen gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Ansgar Knauff picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' What a strike from Sebastien Haller! The score is 1-2.
  • 84' Sebastien Haller makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 1-3 the final result. Borussia Dortmund will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastien Haller 3
Antony 1
Daley Blind 1
Marco Reus 1
Davy Klaassen 1
Dusan Tadic 1
Marco Reus 1

Head to Head

2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax 2021-10-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2021-10-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Köln W 2021-10-26 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FC Ingolstadt 04 W 2021-10-23 Arminia Bielefeld 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-10-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-10-16 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W

AFC Ajax Form

2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2021-10-30 Heracles Almelo 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2021-10-24 AFC Ajax 5–0 PSV W 2021-10-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-10-03 AFC Ajax 0–1 FC Utrecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.58 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Dortmund48% Draw22% AFC Ajax30%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
70%
Draw or AFC Ajax
52%
Borussia Dortmund or AFC Ajax
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund42% Draw35% AFC Ajax23%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.6%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 19% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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