Thursday , 2 July 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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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 Atletico 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
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 Atletico 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Real Madrid CF and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hakim Ziyech on 7.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' 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.
  • 18' Goal! David Neres scores his 48 goal in 480 matches.
  • 23' 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.
  • 26' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 29' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Lucas Vazquez is replaced by Gareth Bale.
  • 30' The referee shows Real Madrid CF player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Vinicius Junior is replaced by Marco Asensio on 35 minute.
  • 40' Raphael Varane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Veltman, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Noussair Mazraoui made 480 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 62' What a strike from Dusan Tadic! The score is 0-3.
  • 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Goal! Marco Asensio scores his 57 goal in 545 matches.
  • 72' GOAL! Lasse Schone scores on 72.
  • 73' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 73 minute. Lasse Schone leaves to be changed by Dani de Wit.
  • 74' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace David Neres by Kasper Dolberg on 74 minute.
  • 79' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Joel Veltman.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Federico Valverde. He replaces Casemiro on 87 minute.
  • 90' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final score is 1-4.

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
Lasse Schone 1
David Neres 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 1
Karim Benzema 1
Dusan Tadic 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 Atletico 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.