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Juventus FC vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Juventus FC
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 16 Apr 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Emre Can 69' Y
Cristiano Ronaldo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Juventus FC vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Nicolas Rainville
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

1
1
Juventus FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-16 Juventus FC 1–2 AFC Ajax 2019-04-10 AFC Ajax 1–1 Juventus FC

Recent Form

Juventus FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
13 Apr SPAL 2013 A 1–2 L
10 Apr AFC Ajax A 1–1 D
06 Apr AC Milan H 2–1 W
02 Apr Cagliari Calcio A 2–0 W
30 Mar Empoli FC H 1–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Juventus FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr SBV Excelsior H 6–2 W
10 Apr Juventus FC H 1–1 D
06 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 4–1 W
03 Apr FC Emmen A 5–2 W
31 Mar PSV H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Juventus FC AFC Ajax
#13 Position #32
13 Points 6
8 Played 8
3 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
14 Scored 8
10 Conceded 21
+4 GD -13
1.63 PPG 0.75
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Juventus FC are 13th (13 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AFC Ajax kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Noussair Mazraoui departs to be replaced by Daley Sinkgraven.
  • 16' It looks like no one’s ball. Juventus FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Juventus FC in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 28' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 33' A quiet spell here at . AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' GOAL! Donny van de Beek fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 39' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' Juventus FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Moise Kean. He replaces Paulo Dybala on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Joel Veltman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Wojciech Szczesny has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 525 appearances.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimiliano Allegri might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' Juventus FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Cancelo is hanging Mattia De Sciglio on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' Matthijs de Ligt doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Emre Can was booked on 69.
  • 74' The 43-year-old Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 79' Juventus FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 80' Juventus FC ring the changes. Federico Bernardeschi has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo Bentancur to step up.
  • 82' Lisandro Magallan is replacing Daley Sinkgraven for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 87' Juventus FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hakim Ziyech at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Cristiano Ronaldo is booked for Juventus FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Juventus FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimiliano Allegri

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.17 Juventus FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Juventus FC48% Draw24% AFC Ajax28%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Juventus FC or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Ajax
52%
Juventus FC or AFC Ajax
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Juventus FC40% Draw39% AFC Ajax21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Juventus FC

Handicap Juventus FC covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Juventus FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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