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FC Bayern München vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
FC Bayern München
1 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Donny van de Beek
Javi Martinez 40' Y
Y 51' Daley Blind
James Rodriguez 78' Y
Serge Gnabry 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Bayern München vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Pavel Kralovec
  • Referee Ivo Nadvornik
  • Referee Kamil Hajek
  • Referee Karel Hrubes
  • Referee Petr Ardeleanu

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
FC Bayern München 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

FC Bayern München
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
28 Sep Hertha BSC A 0–2 L
25 Sep FC Augsburg H 1–1 D
22 Sep FC Schalke 04 A 2–0 W
19 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–0 W
15 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–1 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
29 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV A 0–3 L
19 Sep PAE AEK H 3–0 W
15 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
02 Sep SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W

Season Stats

FC Bayern München AFC Ajax
#2 Position #32
21 Points 6
8 Played 8
7 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
22 Scored 8
8 Conceded 21
+14 GD -13
2.63 PPG 0.75
88% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season

FC Bayern München are 2nd (21 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Bayern München
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Bayern München
Michael Olise 2 G 1 A
Harry Kane 1 G 1 A
Alphonso Davies 1 G
Jamal Musiala 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Bayern München and AFC Ajax.
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Mats Hummels gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Bayern München that had 546 games and scored 1079 goals.
  • 14' FC Bayern München are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Bayern München and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Donny van de Beek is booked for AFC Ajax — Yellow card on 21.
  • 22' Brilliant from the ! Noussair Mazraoui makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 22.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Javi Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Jerome Boateng is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Bayern München so far.
  • 50' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 51' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' James Rodriguez gets the nod from FC Bayern Munchen. He replaces Arjen Robben and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' FC Bayern München have won 1079 goals from 546 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 72' 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.
  • 75' The FC Bayern Munchen bench stirs into life. Franck Ribery is withdrawn and Serge Gnabry gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! James Rodriguez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' Dani de Wit has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 85' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. David Neres is withdrawn and Kasper Dolberg gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Serge Gnabry is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Bayern Munchen team. Mats Hummels is replaced by Niklas Sule on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Bayern München Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Robert Lewandowski 2
Kingsley Coman 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Mats Hummels 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Mats Hummels 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax

FC Bayern München Form

2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2018-09-28 Hertha BSC 2–0 FC Bayern München L 2018-09-25 FC Bayern München 1–1 FC Augsburg D 2018-09-22 FC Schalke 04 0–2 FC Bayern München W 2018-09-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Bayern München W 2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

AFC Ajax Form

2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2018-09-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2018-09-23 PSV 3–0 AFC Ajax L 2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK W 2018-09-15 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen W 2018-09-02 SBV Vitesse 0–4 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
3.05 FC Bayern München xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + FC Bayern München to win 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Bayern München68% Draw18% AFC Ajax14%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Bayern München or Draw
86%
Draw or AFC Ajax
32%
FC Bayern München or AFC Ajax
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Bayern München60% Draw31% AFC Ajax9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.4%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.9%
4 – 0
6.9%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
1 – 1
Actual
5 – 0
4.2%
5 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Bayern München

Handicap FC Bayern München covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 40% — 60%
-2 40% 21% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 18% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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