Sporting Clube de Portugal vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2021-22

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Wed 15 Sep 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Joao Palhinha 40' Y

Joao Palhinha 41' Y

Y 45' Jurrien Timber

Y 49' Edson Alvarez

Zouhair Feddal 84' Y

Tiago Tomas 85' Y

Y 86' Lisandro Martinez

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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez
Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Raul Cabanero
Referee Inigo Prieto
Referee Guillermo Cuadra
Referee Cesar Soto

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 games · Avg 6.0 goals AFC Ajax

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	AFC Ajax	H	1–5	L
11 Sep	FC Porto	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	FC Famalicão	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	2–0	W
14 Aug	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	2–1	W
06 Aug	FC Vizela	H	3–0	W

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	5–1	W
11 Sep	PEC Zwolle	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	SBV Vitesse	H	5–0	W
22 Aug	FC Twente '65	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	NEC	H	5–0	W
16 May	SBV Vitesse	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal		AFC Ajax
#7	Position	#32
16	Points	6
8	Played	8
5 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 6
17	Scored	8
11	Conceded	21
+6	GD	-13
2.00	PPG	0.75
63%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	5 G	1 A
Trincao	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio Jose Alvalade will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Portugal and AFC Ajax.
2' Against the run of play, Sebastien Haller has scored! This game has turned on its head.
7' The 26-year-old Pedro Porro has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastien Haller makes it 0-2.
14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
19' Sporting Clube de Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
21' A change in the Sporting Clube de Portugal ranks — Goncalo Inacio exits the field as Ricardo Esgaio enters on 21.
26' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
33' Against the run of play, Paulinho has scored! This game has turned on its head.
38' Noussair Mazraoui is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Portugal tonight.
39' A goal from the Netherlands international Steven Berghuis! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-3!
40' Joao Palhinha was booked on 40.
41' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Joao Palhinha will be fuming at that decision.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Jurrien Timber argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Ruben Vinagre is withdrawn and Matheus Reis gets his opportunity.
47' Magnificent from Paulinho! That is 81 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
51' Sebastien Haller is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-forward.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Tiago Tomas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nuno Santos at the 60 minute mark.
63' GOAL! Sebastien Haller scores on 63. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui
68' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' David Neres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antony on 70 minute.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dusan Tadic, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Jose Alvalade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' Steven Berghuis makes way for Kenneth Taylor at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
81' Perr Schuurs is replacing Daley Blind for the AFC Ajax side.
84' Poor challenge from Zouhair Feddal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
85' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 85.
86' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Sporting Clube de Portugal will have plenty to reflect on. AFC Ajax were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

11
Antony ↓ David Neres 70'
32
Remko Pasveer
10
Dusan Tadic
12
Noussair Mazraoui ↓ Devyne Rensch 70'
17
Daley Blind ↓ Perr Schuurs 81'
8
Ryan Gravenberch
23
Steven Berghuis ↓ Kenneth Taylor 77'
22
Sebastien Haller
4
Edson Alvarez
21
Lisandro Martinez
2
Jurrien Timber

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastien Haller	5
Paulinho	2
Steven Berghuis	2
Antony	1
David Neres	1
Nuno Santos	1
Tabata	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.46 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.18 AFC Ajax xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal41% Draw23% AFC Ajax36%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

64%

Draw or AFC Ajax

59%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or AFC Ajax

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal36% Draw35% AFC Ajax29%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

3 – 3

3.9%

4 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.1%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	AFC Ajax covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	13%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	17%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	15%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

AFC Ajax Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Clean Sheet