Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lille OSC vs AFC Ajax, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Lille OSC
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Thu 18 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade Pierre-Mauroy HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Edson Alvarez
Zeki Celik 17' Y
Yusuf Yazici 40' Y
Y 66' Daley Blind
Y 77' Devyne Rensch
Mike Maignan 88' Y
Renato Sanches 90' Y
Y 90' Brian Brobbey

Overview

Match Preview

Lille OSC vs AFC Ajax — Europe at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Ivan Kruzliak
  • Referee Tomas Somolani
  • Referee Branislav Hancko
  • Referee Filip Glova
  • Referee Marco Fritz
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

4
Lille OSC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-18 Lille OSC 1–2 AFC Ajax 2019-11-27 Lille OSC 0–2 AFC Ajax 2019-09-17 AFC Ajax 3–0 Lille OSC

Recent Form

Lille OSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
14 Feb Stade Brestois 29 H 0–0 D
07 Feb FC Nantes A 2–0 W
03 Feb FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 3–0 W
31 Jan Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–0 W
24 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Lille OSC A 2–1 W
13 Feb Heracles Almelo A 2–0 W
31 Jan AZ A 3–0 W
28 Jan Willem II Tilburg H 3–1 W
24 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 2–1 W
17 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Lille OSC
Hamza Igamane 4 G 1 A
Olivier Giroud 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Lille OSC and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' Lille OSC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Lille OSC in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 12' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 17' Zeki Celik is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' Sven Botman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Yusuf Yazici. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Perr Schuurs is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 50' Lille OSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Devyne Rensch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Luiz Araujo. He replaces Yusuf Yazici on 62 minute.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daley Blind.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 72' Brilliant from the ! Tim Weah makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 73' Brian Brobbey is replacing David Neres for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Devyne Rensch argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' Jonathan Ikone is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan David at the 78 minute mark.
  • 82' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Antony exits the field as Oussama Idrissi enters on 82.
  • 83' The Lille OSC bench stirs into life. Reinildo is withdrawn and Domagoj Bradaric gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Dusan Tadic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 88' The referee shows Lille OSC player a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Brian Brobbey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Renato Sanches is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Another three points for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

Lille OSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Galtier

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Quincy Promes 2
Yusuf Yazici 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 1
Edson Alvarez 1
Hakim Ziyech 1
Dusan Tadic 1
Brian Brobbey 1
Tim Weah 1

Head to Head

2021-02-18 Lille OSC 1–2 AFC Ajax 2019-11-27 Lille OSC 0–2 AFC Ajax 2019-09-17 AFC Ajax 3–0 Lille OSC

Lille OSC Form

2021-02-18 Lille OSC 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-02-14 Lille OSC 0–0 Stade Brestois 29 D 2021-02-07 FC Nantes 0–2 Lille OSC W 2021-02-03 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–3 Lille OSC W 2021-01-31 Lille OSC 1–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2021-01-24 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–1 Lille OSC W

AFC Ajax Form

2021-02-18 Lille OSC 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-02-13 Heracles Almelo 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-01-31 AZ 0–3 AFC Ajax W 2021-01-28 AFC Ajax 3–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-01-17 AFC Ajax 1–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.9 Lille OSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lille OSC24% Draw29% AFC Ajax47%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Lille OSC or Draw
53%
Draw or AFC Ajax
76%
Lille OSC or AFC Ajax
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lille OSC17% Draw49% AFC Ajax34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
11.4%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Lille OSC

Handicap Lille OSC covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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