AFC Ajax vs SK Sturm Graz, 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
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AFC Ajax vs SK Sturm Graz — Champions League .
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
- SK Sturm Graz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Teodoro Sobrino
- Referee Jose Naranjo
- Referee Jose Luis Munuera
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 Jul SK Sturm Graz H 2–0 W 06 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–5 L 28 Apr AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W 21 Apr FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D 14 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 0–2 L 10 Apr FC Midtjylland A 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and SK Sturm Graz.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Hakim Ziyech puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
- 20' 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.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar made 470 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Frenkie de Jong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 40 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' Dario Maresic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fabian Koch.
- 45' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' It is a substitution in SK Sturm Graz team. Filipe Ferreira is replaced by Sandi Lovric on 46 minute.
- 51' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Sturm Graz that had 141 games and scored 33 goals.
- 57' Goal! Lasse Schone scores his 16 goal in 470 matches.
- 58' The whistle greets Emeka Friday Eze as he departs to be replaced by Philipp Hosiner.
- 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Lasse Schone is replaced by Dusan Tadic.
- 71' 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.
- 76' Another change for SK Sturm Graz made on 76 minute. Lukas Grozurek leaves to be changed by Philipp Huspek.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Markus Lackner. He receives a Yellow card.
- 84' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daley Blind is hanging Carel Eiting on the field on 84 minute.
- 87' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kaj Sierhuis is hanging Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on the field on 87 minute.
- Another three points for AFC Ajax.
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AFC Ajax
Starting XI- 31
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Lasse Schone ↓ Dusan Tadic 66'
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Carel Eiting ↓ Daley Blind 84'
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Bench-
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Dusan Tadic ↑ 66'
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Kaj Sierhuis ↑ 87'
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Daley Blind ↑ 84'
Coach Erik ten HagSK Sturm Graz
Starting XI- 26
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Lukas Grozurek ↓ Philipp Huspek 76'
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Filipe Ferreira ↓ Sandi Lovric 46'
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Bench- 4
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Philipp Huspek ↑ 76'
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Philipp Hosiner ↑ 58'
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Sandi Lovric ↑ 46'
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Coach Heiko Vogel -
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