Thursday , 2 July 2026

Villarreal CF vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2025-26 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2025-26
Villarreal CF
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 20 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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 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 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

1
Villarreal CF 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
17 Jan Real Betis Balompie A 0–2 L
10 Jan Deportivo Alaves H 3–1 W
03 Jan Elche CF A 3–1 W
21 Dec FC Barcelona H 0–2 L
10 Dec FC København H 2–3 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Villarreal CF A 2–1 W
17 Jan Go Ahead Eagles H 2–2 D
11 Jan Telstar 1963 A 3–2 W
20 Dec NEC A 2–2 D
14 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–0 W
10 Dec Qarabag Agdam FK A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF AFC Ajax
#35 Position #32
1 Points 6
8 Played 8
0 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
5 Scored 8
18 Conceded 21
-13 GD -13
0.13 PPG 0.75
0% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Villarreal CF are 35th (1 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Villarreal CF and AFC Ajax.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.26 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF28% Draw26% AFC Ajax46%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
54%
Draw or AFC Ajax
72%
Villarreal CF or AFC Ajax
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF21% Draw44% AFC Ajax35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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