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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 LAST 16

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Wed 23 Feb 2022 · 20:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Noussair Mazraoui
Y 45' Steven Berghuis
Darwin Nunez 46' Y
Goncalo Ramos 49' Y
Roman Yaremchuk 72' Y
Y 87' Antony

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Rade Obrenovic
  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Referee Tomaz Klancnik
  • Referee Andraz Kovacic
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Marco Fritz
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 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 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

4
3
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax 2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2017-12-09 AFC Ajax 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
18 Feb Boavista FC A 2–2 D
12 Feb CD Santa Clara H 2–1 W
07 Feb CD Tondela A 3–1 W
02 Feb Gil Vicente FC H 1–2 L
21 Jan FC Arouca A 2–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–2 D
19 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
13 Feb FC Twente '65 H 5–0 W
06 Feb Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
23 Jan PSV A 2–1 W
16 Jan FC Utrecht A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica AFC Ajax
#24 Position #32
9 Points 6
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
10 Scored 8
12 Conceded 21
-2 GD -13
1.13 PPG 0.75
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sport Lisboa e Benfica get us underway at Estadio da Luz.
  • 5' Davy Klaassen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 18' The Serbia Dusan Tadic breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-1!
  • 23' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 23.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Sebastien Haller has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' Sebastien Haller puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 45' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Darwin Nunez is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
  • 49' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' 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 Julian Weigl suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' 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.
  • 62' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Everton exits the field as Roman Yaremchuk enters on 62.
  • 67' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Roman Yaremchuk has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Roman Yaremchuk is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Daley Blind exits the field as Nicolas Tagliafico enters on 73.
  • 78' Sport Lisboa e Benfica has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Adel Taarabt is withdrawn and Paulo Bernardo gets his opportunity.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Antony on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Gilberto trudges off to be replaced by Valentino Lazaro on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Verissimo

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Jonas 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Roman Yaremchuk 1
Darwin Nunez 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1

Head to Head

2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax 2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2017-12-09 AFC Ajax 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-02-18 Boavista FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2022-02-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 CD Santa Clara W 2022-02-07 CD Tondela 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-02-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Gil Vicente FC L 2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

AFC Ajax Form

2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2022-02-13 AFC Ajax 5–0 FC Twente '65 W 2022-02-06 AFC Ajax 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2022-01-23 PSV 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2022-01-16 FC Utrecht 0–3 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica46% Draw26% AFC Ajax28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Ajax
54%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or AFC Ajax
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica37% Draw42% AFC Ajax21%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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