AFC Ajax vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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AFC Ajax vs FC Midtjylland — Champions League at Johan Cruyff ArenA.
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
- FC Midtjylland 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Maksim Gavrilin
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Referee Igor Demeshko
- Referee Kirill Levnikov
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Nov FC Midtjylland H 3–1 W 22 Nov Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W 08 Nov FC Utrecht A 3–0 W 03 Nov FC Midtjylland A 2–1 W 31 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 5–2 W 27 Oct Atalanta BC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–3 L 03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L 27 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 21 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–4 L 30 Sep SK Slavia Praha H 4–1 W 22 Sep SK Slavia Praha A 0–0 D Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Johan Cruyff ArenA. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Perr Schuurs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' 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.
- 26' The FC Midtjylland manager makes a substitution. Paulinho departs to be replaced by Joel Andersson.
- 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Midtjylland that had 225 games and scored 96 goals.
- 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for David Neres.
- 43' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Nicolas Madsen gets a Yellow card.
- 47' Goal! Ryan Gravenberch scores his 12 goal in 469 matches.
- 49' What a strike from Noussair Mazraoui! The score is 2-0.
- 54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 59' FC Midtjylland 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Davy Klaassen made 403 appearances and scored 58 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Davy Klaassen is replaced by Edson Alvarez.
- 66' Goal! David Neres scores his 42 goal in 469 matches.
- 67' David Neres with the second goal in the match!
- 69' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Sory Kaba is replaced by Bozhidar Kraev.
- 74' 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.
- 79' 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.
- 80' Goal! Awer Mabil scores his 4 goal in 225 matches.
- 82' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Zakaria Labyad departs to be replaced by Quincy Promes.
- 87' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp. He replaces David Neres on 90 minute.
- 90' FC Midtjylland player sees a Red card in front of him.
- The final score is 3-1.
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AFC Ajax
Starting XI-
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Davy Klaassen ↓ Edson Alvarez 66'
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Zakaria Labyad ↓ Quincy Promes 82'
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Daley Blind ↓ Lisandro Martinez 66'
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Bench- 39
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Sean Klaiber ↑ 82'
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Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↑ 90'
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Quincy Promes ↑ 82'
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Edson Alvarez ↑ 66'
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Lisandro Martinez ↑ 66'
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Coach Erik ten HagFC Midtjylland
Starting XI- 2
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Paulinho ↓ Joel Andersson 26'
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Pione Sisto ↓ Luca Pfeiffer 82'
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Sory Kaba ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 69'
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Anders Dreyer ↓ Gustav Isaksen 82'
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Bench-
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Mikael Anderson ↑ 69'
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Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 69'
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Joel Andersson ↑ 26'
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Luca Pfeiffer ↑ 82'
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Gustav Isaksen ↑ 82'
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Coach Brian Priske -
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