AFC Ajax vs Besiktas JK, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs Besiktas JK — Europe at Johan Cruijff Arena.
- AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Besiktas JK 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Brooks
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Sep Besiktas JK H 4–0 W 21 Sep Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D 18 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 5–0 W 18 Aug NAC Breda A 1–2 L 11 Aug SC Heerenveen H 1–0 W 19 May SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–4 L 07 Dec Borussia Dortmund A 0–5 L 24 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L 03 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–4 L 19 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–4 L 28 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–2 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Johan Cruijff Arena that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and Besiktas JK.
- 5' Rafa Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 21' Kian Fitz-Jim is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
- 26' 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 Josip Sutalo suffering a number of foals already.
- 31' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kian Fitz-Jim on 31.
- 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu.
- 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jorrel Hato on 46.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Ciro Immobile. He replaces Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu on 46 minute.
- 51' Goal! Mika Godts scores his 6 goal in 470 matches.
- 53' Jean Onana is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 55' What a strike from Kenneth Taylor! The score is 3-0.
- 60' AFC Ajax 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.
- 64' It is a substitution in Besiktas JK team. Jean Onana is replaced by Cher Ndour on 64 minute.
- 66' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Kenneth Taylor is replaced by Branco van den Boomen on 66 minute.
- 70' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Rasmussen is hanging Bertrand Traore on the field on 70 minute.
- 73' Mika Godts with the second goal in the match!
- 78' Besiktas JK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
- 81' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Mika Godts is replaced by Chuba Akpom.
- 84' Another substitution for Besiktas JK to replace Milot Rashica by Can Keles on 84 minute.
- 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Besiktas JK that had 33 games and scored 45 goals.
- The final score is 4-0.
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AFC Ajax
Starting XI- 6
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9
Brian Brobbey ↓ Wout Weghorst 70'
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11
Mika Godts ↓ Chuba Akpom 81'
Bench- 5
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25
Wout Weghorst ↑ 70'
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10
Chuba Akpom ↑ 81'
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- 12
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21
Branco van den Boomen ↑ 66'
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Christian Rasmussen ↑ 70'
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Kristian Hlynsson ↑ 66'
Coach Francesco FarioliBesiktas JK
Starting XI-
7
Milot Rashica ↓ Can Keles 84'
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- 26
- 14
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27
Rafa Silva ↓ Semih Kilicsoy 64'
- 34
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71
Jean Onana ↓ Cher Ndour 64'
- 83
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6
Ali Al Musrati ↓ Salih Ucan 81'
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Bench- 4
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Ciro Immobile ↑ 46'
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Salih Ucan ↑ 81'
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77
Can Keles ↑ 84'
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73
Cher Ndour ↑ 64'
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Semih Kilicsoy ↑ 64'
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Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst -
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