Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Madrid CF vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Real Madrid CF
1 – 4
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 5 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Noussair Mazraoui
Dani Carvajal 30' Y
Nacho 90' Y
Nacho 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Daniel Siebert

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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
2
Real Madrid CF 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-05 Real Madrid CF 1–4 AFC Ajax 2019-02-13 AFC Ajax 1–2 Real Madrid CF 2017-02-07 Real Madrid CF 2–2 AFC Ajax 2016-09-13 AFC Ajax 2–1 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
02 Mar FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
24 Feb Levante UD A 2–1 W
17 Feb Girona FC H 1–2 L
13 Feb AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
09 Feb Club Atlético de Madrid A 3–1 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Real Madrid CF A 4–1 W
24 Feb ADO Den Haag A 5–1 W
17 Feb NAC Breda H 5–0 W
13 Feb Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
09 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
02 Feb VVV Venlo H 6–0 W

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF AFC Ajax
#9 Position #32
15 Points 6
8 Played 8
5 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
21 Scored 8
12 Conceded 21
+9 GD -13
1.88 PPG 0.75
63% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Real Madrid CF are 9th (15 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 15 G 1 A
Vinicius Junior 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Madrid CF launch into their encounter with AFC Ajax.
  • 5' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 7' Hakim Ziyech makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 12' Real Madrid CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' Brilliant from the ! David Neres makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' Noussair Mazraoui was booked on 26.
  • 29' The whistle greets Lucas Vazquez as he departs to be replaced by Gareth Bale.
  • 30' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 35' Fresh legs for Real Madrid CF! Marco Asensio comes on to replace Vinicius Junior.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Frenkie de Jong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Real Madrid CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' Dusan Tadic doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Madrid CF and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' The Spain Marco Asensio breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 1-3!
  • 72' Magnificent from Lasse Schone! That is 17 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Lasse Schone as he leaves the pitch. Dani de Wit steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 74' The whistle greets David Neres as he departs to be replaced by Kasper Dolberg.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Veltman is hanging Noussair Mazraoui on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daley Blind, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Federico Valverde has so much to prove this time. He replaces Casemiro on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nacho.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Madrid CF.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Santiago Solari

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hakim Ziyech 2
Marco Asensio 2
Karim Benzema 1
Dusan Tadic 1
Lasse Schone 1
David Neres 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 1

Head to Head

2019-03-05 Real Madrid CF 1–4 AFC Ajax 2019-02-13 AFC Ajax 1–2 Real Madrid CF 2017-02-07 Real Madrid CF 2–2 AFC Ajax 2016-09-13 AFC Ajax 2–1 Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF Form

2019-03-05 Real Madrid CF 1–4 AFC Ajax L 2019-03-02 Real Madrid CF 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2019-02-24 Levante UD 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2019-02-17 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Girona FC L 2019-02-13 AFC Ajax 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2019-02-09 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–3 Real Madrid CF W

AFC Ajax Form

2019-03-05 Real Madrid CF 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2019-02-24 ADO Den Haag 1–5 AFC Ajax W 2019-02-17 AFC Ajax 5–0 NAC Breda W 2019-02-13 AFC Ajax 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2019-02-09 Heracles Almelo 1–0 AFC Ajax L 2019-02-02 AFC Ajax 6–0 VVV Venlo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.91 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF53% Draw21% AFC Ajax26%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
74%
Draw or AFC Ajax
47%
Real Madrid CF or AFC Ajax
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF46% Draw33% AFC Ajax21%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 1
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%
3 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 17% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 18% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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