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

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tue 5 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

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
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
0% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF 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
2/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 4 G 1 A
Federico Valverde 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Madrid CF gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 7' Goal! Hakim Ziyech scores his 55 goal in 489 matches.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' David Neres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Madrid CF and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' Controversy at the stadium! Noussair Mazraoui argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' The supporters are chanting for Gareth Bale. He replaces Lucas Vazquez on 29 minute.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dani Carvajal.
  • 35' Marco Asensio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vinicius Junior on 35 minute.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 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' A quiet spell here at . Real Madrid CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' What composure from Dusan Tadic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 67' Thibaut Courtois has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Marco Asensio makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Lasse Schone has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' The whistle greets Lasse Schone as he departs to be replaced by Dani de Wit.
  • 74' Kasper Dolberg is replacing David Neres for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 79' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Noussair Mazraoui makes way for Joel Veltman at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 85' Dani Carvajal is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Madrid CF tonight.
  • 87' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Casemiro exits the field as Federico Valverde enters on 87.
  • 90' Nacho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 1-4 the final result. Real Madrid CF will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

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.