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FC Midtjylland vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
FC Midtjylland
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 3 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC MCH Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 25' Perr Schuurs
Lasse Vibe 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at MCH Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee David Roome

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 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
1
3
FC Midtjylland 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax 2018-04-10 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AFC Ajax 2017-08-13 AFC Ajax 1–3 FC Midtjylland 2016-04-16 AFC Ajax 0–3 FC Midtjylland 2015-08-15 FC Midtjylland 1–3 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to MCH Arena that hosts another battle between FC Midtjylland and AFC Ajax.
  • 1' What a strike from Antony! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lisandro Martinez made 161 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 13' What a strike from Dusan Tadic! The score is 0-2.
  • 18' GOAL! Anders Dreyer scores on 18. Assisted by Jens Cajuste
  • 23' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Perr Schuurs. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' It looks surprising FC Midtjylland does not make any changes. Noussair Mazraoui has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' 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 Quincy Promes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as he departs to be replaced by Davy Klaassen.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Awer Mabil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 60 minute. Perr Schuurs leaves to be changed by Edson Alvarez.
  • 64' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 64 minute. Joel Andersson leaves to be changed by Dion Cools.
  • 65' Goal! Antony scores his 45 goal in 371 matches.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paulinho, as he is very good at scoring at MCH Arena with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 75' Bozhidar Kraev is replacing Anders Dreyer for the FC Midtjylland side.
  • 77' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Klaiber is hanging Noussair Mazraoui on the field on 77 minute.
  • 81' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 81 minute. Sory Kaba leaves to be changed by Lasse Vibe.
  • 84' The referee shows FC Midtjylland player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Lassina Franck Traore is replacing Antony for the AFC Ajax side.
  • With this win, AFC Ajax is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antony 2
David Neres 2
Anders Dreyer 1
Dusan Tadic 1
Awer Mabil 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Ryan Gravenberch 1

Head to Head

2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax 2018-04-10 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AFC Ajax 2017-08-13 AFC Ajax 1–3 FC Midtjylland 2016-04-16 AFC Ajax 0–3 FC Midtjylland 2015-08-15 FC Midtjylland 1–3 AFC Ajax

FC Midtjylland Form

2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2020-10-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Midtjylland L 2020-10-21 FC Midtjylland 0–4 Atalanta BC L 2020-09-30 FC Midtjylland 4–1 SK Slavia Praha W 2020-09-22 SK Slavia Praha 0–0 FC Midtjylland D 2020-09-16 FC Midtjylland 3–0 BSC Young Boys W

AFC Ajax Form

2020-11-03 FC Midtjylland 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-10-27 Atalanta BC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2020-10-24 VVV Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax W 2020-10-21 AFC Ajax 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: FC Midtjylland or AFC Ajax 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland30% Draw26% AFC Ajax44%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
FC Midtjylland23% Draw41% AFC Ajax36%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.