SK Sturm Graz vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
SK Sturm Graz vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .
- SK Sturm Graz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bartosz Frankowski
- Referee Marcin Boniek
- Referee Jakub Winkler
- Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Aug AFC Ajax H 1–3 L 25 Jul AFC Ajax A 0–2 L 06 May PSV H 2–2 D 28 Apr CA Mineiro A 4–0 W 21 Apr BSC Young Boys H 0–4 L 14 Apr KF Valur A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 3–1 W 25 Jul SK Sturm Graz H 2–0 W 06 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–5 L 28 Apr AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W 21 Apr FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D 14 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 0–2 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for SK Sturm Graz and AFC Ajax.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' SK Sturm Graz 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.
- 20' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SK Sturm Graz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' Emeka Friday Eze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 33' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Nicolas Tagliafico gets a Yellow card.
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matthijs de Ligt made 469 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' GOAL! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scores on 39. Assisted by David Neres
- 44' 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.
- 46' Markus Pink is replacing Philipp Hosiner for the SK Sturm Graz side.
- 48' What a strike from Dusan Tadic! The score is 0-2.
- 53' David Neres has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 55 minute. Nicolas Tagliafico leaves to be changed by Daley Blind.
- 59' The whistle greets Markus Lackner as he departs to be replaced by Raphael Obermair.
- 60' The referee calls foul for Filipe Ferreira. He receives a Yellow card.
- 64' The referee calls foul for Fabian Koch. He receives a Yellow card.
- 66' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace Emeka Friday Eze by Philipp Huspek on 66 minute.
- 67' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Dusan Tadic departs to be replaced by Donny van de Beek.
- 71' Sandi Lovric was booked on 71.
- 72' It’s a booking for SK Sturm Graz player. Filipe Ferreira gets a Yellow card.
- 75' Maximilian Wober has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carel Eiting on 75 minute.
- 77' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with the second goal in the match!
- 82' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 87' It looks surprising SK Sturm Graz does not make any changes. Markus Lackner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 89' What a strike from Andre Onana! The score is 0-4.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SK Sturm Graz.
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Lineups
SK Sturm Graz Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 6
- 23
- 25
- 10
- 20
- 27
- 35
- 37
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16
Philipp Hosiner ↓ Markus Pink 46'
- 8
Bench
- 11
- 5
- 4
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18
Philipp Huspek ↑ 66'
- 32
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14
Markus Pink ↑ 46'
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33
Raphael Obermair ↑ 59'
Coach Heiko VogelAFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
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11
Dusan Tadic ↓ Donny van de Beek 67'
- 20
- 10
- 24
- 4
- 12
- 21
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15
Carel Eiting ↓ Maximilian Wober 75'
- 7
- 9
Bench
- 19
- 26
- 2
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6
Donny van de Beek ↑ 67'
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5
Maximilian Wober ↑ 75'
- 39
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17
Daley Blind ↑ 55'
Coach Erik ten Hag -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2 Hakim Ziyech 1 Lasse Schone 1 Hakim Ziyech 1 Dusan Tadic 1 Andre Onana 1 Dusan Tadic 1 Head to Head
SK Sturm Graz Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.27 SK Sturm Graz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: SK Sturm Graz or AFC Ajax 73% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.85Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
SK Sturm Graz or Draw 57%Draw or AFC Ajax 71%SK Sturm Graz or AFC Ajax 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Ajax win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 1 8.3%0 – 0 7.7%2 – 1 7.1%0 – 2 7.1%1 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 3 Actual2 – 0 4.6%0 – 3 3.7%2 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz
Handicap SK Sturm Graz covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 16% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 21% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet 22% ✓AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.