FC Bayern München vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Bayern Munchen vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .
- FC Bayern Munchen 8 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
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 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 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history14% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonFC Bayern München are 2nd (21 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Bayern München0-151/216-301/231-453/346-601/261-752/176+3/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 4' GOAL! Mats Hummels scores on 4. Assisted by Arjen Robben
- 9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arjen Robben made 540 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 19' 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 Noussair Mazraoui suffering a number of foals already.
- 21' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 22' What a strike from Noussair Mazraoui! The score is 1-1.
- 27' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Hakim Ziyech has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 32' FC Bayern Munchen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Bayern Munchen that had 540 games and scored 1057 goals.
- 40' It’s a booking for FC Bayern Munchen player. Javi Martinez gets a Yellow card.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 51' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Daley Blind gets a Yellow card.
- 56' FC Bayern Munchen is showing some good football. However, FC Bayern Munchen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Tagliafico, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' FC Bayern Munchen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Rodriguez is hanging Arjen Robben on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 72' Jerome Boateng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' Another change for FC Bayern Munchen made on 75 minute. Franck Ribery leaves to be changed by Serge Gnabry.
- 78' The referee shows FC Bayern Munchen player a Yellow card on 78.
- 83' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Bayern Munchen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 85' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasper Dolberg is hanging David Neres on the field on 85 minute.
- 88' The referee shows FC Bayern Munchen player a Yellow card on 88.
- 90' Another change for FC Bayern Munchen made on 90 minute. Mats Hummels leaves to be changed by Niklas Sule.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
FC Bayern Munchen Lineups
Starting XI
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- 17
- 27
- 5
- 10
- 7
- 8
- 6
- 32
- 25
- 9
Bench
- 22
- 26
- 4
- 11
- 2
- 18
- 35
Coach Niko KovaćAFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 10
- 20
- 22
- 24
- 4
- 12
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6
Donny van de Beek ↓ Dani de Wit 75'
- 5
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7
David Neres ↓ Kasper Dolberg 85'
- 17
Bench
- 26
- 2
- 15
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30
Dani de Wit ↑ 75'
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25
Kasper Dolberg ↑ 85'
- 9
- 27
Coach Erik ten Hag -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Robert Lewandowski 2 Dusan Tadic 2 Kingsley Coman 1 Noussair Mazraoui 1 Mats Hummels 1 Noussair Mazraoui 1 Mats Hummels 1 Nicolas Tagliafico 1 Head to Head
FC Bayern Munchen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 43.05 FC Bayern Munchen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + FC Bayern Munchen to win 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.93Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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 Munchen or Draw 86%Draw or AFC Ajax 32%FC Bayern Munchen or AFC Ajax 82%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 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 Actual5 – 0 4.2%5 – 1 3.8%3 – 2 3.5%2 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — FC Bayern Munchen
Handicap FC Bayern Munchen 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 Munchen 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.