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 (2026/27)
AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

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	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/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 København	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

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	1 G
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G
Geny Catamo	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sporting Clube de Portugal host AFC Ajax — let the battle begin!
2' Sebastien Haller does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
9' The deadlock is broken! Sebastien Haller gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
14' A quiet spell here at Estadio Jose Alvalade. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
21' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Ricardo Esgaio comes on to replace Goncalo Inacio.
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
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' Paulinho makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Sporting Clube de Portugal are in front.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Braganca is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
39' A stunning finish from Steven Berghuis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Palhinha.
41' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 41.
45' Jurrien Timber catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The supporters are chanting for Matheus Reis. He replaces Ruben Vinagre on 46 minute.
47' Brilliant from the ! Paulinho makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 47.
49' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Edson Alvarez gets a Yellow card.
51' Brilliant from the forward! Sebastien Haller makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 51.
56' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
60' Another change for Sporting Clube de Portugal made on 60 minute. Nuno Santos leaves to be changed by Tiago Tomas.
63' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Sebastien Haller! He fires home on 63 to make it 2-5!
68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Portugal and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
70' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Antony by David Neres on 70 minute.
75' Ryan Gravenberch has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
77' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Steven Berghuis is replaced by Kenneth Taylor on 77 minute.
81' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Daley Blind is replaced by Perr Schuurs on 81 minute.
84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zouhair Feddal.
85' Poor challenge from Tiago Tomas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' The referee calls foul for Lisandro Martinez. He receives a Yellow card.
It finishes all square. Sporting Clube de Portugal and AFC Ajax share the spoils 1-5.

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
Steven Berghuis	2
Paulinho	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