Liverpool FC vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Liverpool FC vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Luis Godinho
- Referee Artur Dias
- Referee Paulo Soares
- Referee Antonio Nobre
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 13 Sep AFC Ajax H 2–1 W 07 Sep SSC Napoli A 1–4 L 03 Sep Everton FC A 0–0 D 31 Aug Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W 27 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 9–0 W 22 Aug Manchester United FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Sep Liverpool FC A 1–2 L 10 Sep SC Heerenveen H 5–0 W 07 Sep Rangers FC H 4–0 W 03 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 4–0 W 28 Aug FC Utrecht A 2–0 W 21 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W Season Stats
Liverpool FC AFC Ajax #3 Position #32 18 Points 6 8 Played 8 6 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6 20 Scored 8 8 Conceded 21 +12 GD -13 2.25 PPG 0.75 75% Win % 25% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonLiverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Anfield will turn into a battlefield for Liverpool FC and AFC Ajax.
- 5' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 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.
- 17' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 176 goal in 395 matches.
- 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
- 27' GOAL! Mohammed Kudus scores on 27.
- 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 395 games and scored 670 goals.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Luis Diaz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' Kenneth Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 57' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
- 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Matip on 62.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Roberto Firmino. He replaces Harvey Elliott on 66 minute.
- 68' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Devyne Rensch departs to be replaced by Jorge Sanchez.
- 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabinho made 395 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Kenneth Taylor is replaced by Florian Grillitsch.
- 85' 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.
- 86' The whistle greets Mohammed Kudus as he departs to be replaced by Brian Brobbey.
- 89' Liverpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joel Matip on 89.
- 90' Steven Berghuis was booked on 90.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for James Milner. He replaces Luis Diaz on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Liverpool FC
Starting XI- 1
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Diogo Jota ↓ Darwin Nunez 66'
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Luis Diaz ↓ James Milner 90'
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Roberto Firmino ↑ 66'
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James Milner ↑ 90'
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Darwin Nunez ↑ 66'
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Coach Jurgen KloppAFC Ajax
Starting XI- 7
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Mohammed Kudus ↓ Brian Brobbey 86'
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Devyne Rensch ↓ Jorge Sanchez 68'
Bench- 6
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Florian Grillitsch ↑ 80'
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Jorge Sanchez ↑ 68'
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Brian Brobbey ↑ 86'
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