Lille OSC vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Lille OSC vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Stieler
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Christian Dingert
3 games this season
🟨 5.7/game
⚽ 11.7 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov | AFC Ajax | H | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Nov | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 09 Nov | FC Metz | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Nov | Valencia CF | A | 1–4 | L |
| 02 Nov | Olympique de Marseille | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Oct | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov | Lille OSC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Nov | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–1 | W |
| 10 Nov | FC Utrecht | H | 4–0 | W |
| 05 Nov | Chelsea FC | A | 4–4 | D |
| 01 Nov | PEC Zwolle | A | 4–2 | W |
| 27 Oct | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 4–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season
Lille OSC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Lille OSC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Lille OSC
| Ayase Ueda | 1 G |
| Alexsandro Ribeiro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Lille OSC is hosting AFC Ajax for another epic battle.
- 2' Goal! Hakim Ziyech scores his 55 goal in 484 matches.
- 7' 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.
- 12' Zakaria Labyad has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
- 27' Noussair Mazraoui catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
- 29' Reinildo is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
- 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 37' The referee has no hesitation. Victor Osimhen is booked for Lille OSC — Yellow card on 37.
- 42' 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' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Zakaria Labyad exits the field as Noa Lang enters on 45.
- 46' Edson Alvarez is replacing Noussair Mazraoui for the AFC Ajax side.
- 51' Lille OSC have won 488 goals from 469 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 56' The 28-year-old Noussair Mazraoui has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 59' A goal from the Netherlands international Quincy Promes! He fires home on 59 to make it 0-2!
- 64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lille OSC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 69' 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.
- 72' Fresh legs for Lille OSC! Luiz Araujo comes on to replace Jonathan Bamba.
- 77' It is a substitution in Lille OSC team. Benjamin Andre is replaced by Renato Sanches on 77 minute.
- 82' Lille OSC ring the changes. Yusuf Yazici has done his job and it is now time for Loic Remy to step up.
- 85' The whistle greets Hakim Ziyech as he departs to be replaced by Siem de Jong.
- 90' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Lille OSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 10
- 16
- 24
-
14
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Luiz Araujo 72'
- 4
- 17
-
12
Yusuf Yazici ↓ Loic Remy 82'
- 28
- 7
- 2
Bench
-
9
Loic Remy ↑ 82'
- 26
-
11
Luiz Araujo ↑ 72'
- 8
-
18
Renato Sanches ↑ 77'
- 1
- 29
Coach
Christophe Galtier
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 10
-
19
Zakaria Labyad ↓ Noa Lang 45'
-
22
Hakim Ziyech ↓ Siem de Jong 85'
- 24
- 12
- 6
- 2
- 11
- 21
- 28
Bench
-
27
Noa Lang ↑ 45'
- 9
-
15
Siem de Jong ↑ 85'
-
4
Edson Alvarez ↑ 46'
- 1
- 18
- 41
Coach
Erik ten Hag
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Quincy Promes | 2 |
| Edson Alvarez | 1 |
| Hakim Ziyech | 1 |
| Dusan Tadic | 1 |
| Brian Brobbey | 1 |
| Tim Weah | 1 |
| Davy Klaassen | 1 |
| David Neres | 1 |
Lille OSC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02
Lille OSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67
AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Lille OSC or Draw
50%
Draw or AFC Ajax
76%
Lille OSC or AFC Ajax
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Ajax win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Lille OSC
| Handicap | Lille OSC covers | Push | AFC Ajax covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -0.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 23% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 16% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

