SSC Napoli vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
SSC Napoli vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Achmuller
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Sven Jablonski
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Oct AFC Ajax H 4–2 W 09 Oct US Cremonese A 4–1 W 04 Oct AFC Ajax A 6–1 W 01 Oct Torino FC H 3–1 W 18 Sep AC Milan A 2–1 W 14 Sep Rangers FC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Oct SSC Napoli A 2–4 L 08 Oct FC Volendam A 4–2 W 04 Oct SSC Napoli H 1–6 L 01 Oct Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D 18 Sep AZ A 1–2 L 13 Sep Liverpool FC A 1–2 L Season Stats
SSC Napoli AFC Ajax #30 Position #32 8 Points 6 8 Played 8 2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6 9 Scored 8 15 Conceded 21 -6 GD -13 1.00 PPG 0.75 25% Win % 25% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonSSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Diego Armando Maradona will turn into a battlefield for SSC Napoli and AFC Ajax.
- 4' SSC Napoli is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hirving Lozano on 4.
- 9' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 14' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jorge Sanchez suffering a number of foals already.
- 16' Goal! Giacomo Raspadori scores his 32 goal in 380 matches.
- 21' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kenneth Taylor.
- 28' The referee calls foul for Kenneth Taylor. He receives a Yellow card.
- 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jorge Sanchez.
- 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jorge Sanchez on 34.
- 39' Davy Klaassen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 44' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 49' Goal! Davy Klaassen scores his 58 goal in 403 matches.
- 49' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Andre Zambo Anguissa is replaced by Tanguy Ndombele on 49 minute.
- 50' The supporters are chanting for Tanguy Ndombele. He replaces Andre Zambo Anguissa on 50 minute.
- 52' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
- 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
- 58' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Mohammed Kudus has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' Jurrien Timber is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
- 62' Goal! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores his 40 goal in 352 matches.
- 64' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Kenneth Taylor is replaced by Florian Grillitsch on 64 minute.
- 65' The whistle greets Mohammed Kudus as he departs to be replaced by Brian Brobbey.
- 66' Calvin Bassey is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
- 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mathias Olivera, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 76' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 76.
- 77' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Hirving Lozano is replaced by Matteo Politano on 77 minute.
- 82' 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.
- 83' What a strike from Steven Bergwijn! The score is 3-2.
- 84' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Steven Bergwijn by Lucas Ocampos on 84 minute.
- 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juan Jesus.
- 89' GOAL! Victor Osimhen scores on 89.
- 89' Gianluca Gaetano is replacing Piotr Zielinski for the SSC Napoli side.
- 90' Victor Osimhen was booked on 90.
- 90' GOAL! Victor Osimhen scores on 90.
- With this win, SSC Napoli is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
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- 99
- 68
- 20
- 1
- 22
- 17
- 77
- 81
- 5
- 3
Bench
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7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 77'
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91
Tanguy Ndombele ↑ 50'
- 6
- 30
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21
Matteo Politano ↑ 77'
- 18
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9
Victor Osimhen ↑ 50'
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70
Gianluca Gaetano ↑ 89'
- 55
- 16
- 59
- 23
Coach Luciano SpallettiAFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
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7
Steven Bergwijn ↓ Lucas Ocampos 84'
- 22
- 17
- 23
- 4
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20
Mohammed Kudus ↓ Brian Brobbey 65'
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19
Jorge Sanchez ↓ Youri Baas 65'
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- 8
- 3
Bench
- 18
- 5
- 1
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11
Lucas Ocampos ↑ 84'
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21
Florian Grillitsch ↑ 64'
- 29
- 16
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9
Brian Brobbey ↑ 65'
- 26
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35
Francisco Conceicao ↑ 84'
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25
Youri Baas ↑ 65'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Giacomo Raspadori 3 Victor Osimhen 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2 Davy Klaassen 1 Steven Bergwijn 1 Hirving Lozano 1 Mohammed Kudus 1 SSC Napoli Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 43.01 SSC Napoli xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.45 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.46Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 63% 37% ± 4.5 45% 55% Double Chance
SSC Napoli or Draw 85%Draw or AFC Ajax 32%SSC Napoli or AFC Ajax 83%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 7.5%3 – 1 7.4%1 – 1 5.8%4 – 1 5.5%2 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 5.3%4 – 2 Actual4 – 0 3.9%1 – 2 3.7%5 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 30% — 70% -2 30% 18% 51% -1.5 49% — 51% -1 49% 19% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 9% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 4% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 24% ✓AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.