Saturday , 14 November 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
10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Lille OSC welcome AFC Ajax for this crunch clash at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
  • 5' Lille OSC have won 499 goals from 476 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Lille OSC is showing some good football. However, Lille OSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
  • 17' Lille OSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' Maarten Stekelenburg is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Lille OSC so far.
  • 32' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Yusuf Yazici was booked on 40.
  • 45' Devyne Rensch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Lille OSC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Jonathan Bamba, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' Luiz Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yusuf Yazici on 62 minute.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daley Blind on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Turkey international Zeki Celik has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' Tim Weah makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Lille OSC are in front.
  • 73' Brian Brobbey is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Neres at the 73 minute mark.
  • 77' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' A change in the Lille OSC ranks — Jonathan David exits the field as Jonathan Ikone enters on 78.
  • 82' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Antony exits the field as Oussama Idrissi enters on 82.
  • 83' Domagoj Bradaric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reinildo at the 83 minute mark.
  • 87' GOAL! Dusan Tadic fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mike Maignan on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Brian Brobbey doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Lille OSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Edson Alvarez 1
Hakim Ziyech 1
Dusan Tadic 1
Brian Brobbey 1
Tim Weah 1
Davy Klaassen 1
David Neres 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.