FC Midtjylland vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Midtjylland vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at MCH Arena.
- FC Midtjylland 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Graeme Stewart
- Referee Bobby Madden
- Referee Don Robertson
- Referee David Roome
25 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L 27 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 21 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–4 L 30 Sep SK Slavia Praha H 4–1 W 22 Sep SK Slavia Praha A 0–0 D 16 Sep BSC Young Boys H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov FC Midtjylland A 2–1 W 31 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 5–2 W 27 Oct Atalanta BC A 2–2 D 24 Oct VVV Venlo A 13–0 W 21 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–1 L 18 Oct SC Heerenveen H 5–1 W Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Midtjylland is hosting AFC Ajax for another epic battle.
- 1' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antony on 1.
- 6' It looks surprising FC Midtjylland does not make any changes. Erik Sviatchenko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 11' Nicolas Tagliafico needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 13' What a strike from Dusan Tadic! The score is 0-2.
- 18' Goal! Anders Dreyer scores his 65 goal in 285 matches.
- 23' 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 Sean Klaiber suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Perr Schuurs.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Awer Mabil, as he is very good at scoring at MCH Arena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 40' It’s high time Brian Priske made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Davy Klaassen is replacing Jurgen Ekkelenkamp for the AFC Ajax side.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 469 games and scored 722 goals.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Perr Schuurs departs to be replaced by Edson Alvarez.
- 64' Dion Cools is replacing Joel Andersson for the FC Midtjylland side.
- 65' Goal! Antony scores his 37 goal in 366 matches.
- 70' FC Midtjylland is showing some good football. However, FC Midtjylland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 75' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 75 minute. Anders Dreyer leaves to be changed by Bozhidar Kraev.
- 77' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Sean Klaiber on 77 minute.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Lasse Vibe. He replaces Sory Kaba on 81 minute.
- 84' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Lasse Vibe gets a Yellow card.
- 89' 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.
- 90' Lassina Franck Traore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antony on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Midtjylland.
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Lineups
FC Midtjylland Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
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9
Sory Kaba ↓ Lasse Vibe 81'
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- 14
- 28
- 38
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6
Joel Andersson ↓ Dion Cools 64'
- 31
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40
Jens Cajuste ↓ Evander 81'
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36
Anders Dreyer ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 75'
Bench
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2
Dion Cools ↑ 64'
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10
Evander ↑ 81'
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- 1
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15
Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 75'
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- 43
- 25
- 33
- 45
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26
Lasse Vibe ↑ 81'
Coach Brian PriskeAFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
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39
Antony ↓ Lassina Franck Traore 90'
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- 10
- 24
- 12
- 18
- 17
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Perr Schuurs ↓ Edson Alvarez 60'
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- 11
- 21
Bench
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6
Davy Klaassen ↑ 46'
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5
Sean Klaiber ↑ 77'
- 19
- 7
- 9
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Edson Alvarez ↑ 60'
- 16
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Lassina Franck Traore ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Antony 2 David Neres 2 Anders Dreyer 1 Dusan Tadic 1 Awer Mabil 1 Noussair Mazraoui 1 Ryan Gravenberch 1 Head to Head
FC Midtjylland Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.45 FC Midtjylland xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.91 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: FC Midtjylland or AFC Ajax 74% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.36Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
FC Midtjylland or Draw 56%Draw or AFC Ajax 70%FC Midtjylland or AFC Ajax 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Ajax win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.5%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.7%2 – 2 6.4%0 – 2 6.3%0 – 1 6%1 – 3 5.6%0 – 0 4.9%1 – 0 4.3%2 – 3 4.1%0 – 3 3.9%2 – 0 3.7%Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland
Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 8% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 15% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 20% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 14% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet 16% ✓AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.