Sporting Clube de Portugal vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
- Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Jose Sanchez
- Referee Raul Cabanero
- Referee Inigo Prieto
- Referee Guillermo Cuadra
- Referee Cesar Soto
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep AFC Ajax H 1–5 L 11 Sep FC Porto H 1–1 D 28 Aug FC Famalicao A 1–1 D 21 Aug Os Belenenses Futebol H 2–0 W 14 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–1 W 06 Aug FC Vizela H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 5–1 W 11 Sep PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W 29 Aug SBV Vitesse H 5–0 W 22 Aug FC Twente '65 A 1–1 D 14 Aug NEC H 5–0 W 16 May SBV Vitesse A 3–1 W Season Stats
Sporting Clube de Portugal AFC Ajax #7 Position #32 16 Points 6 8 Played 8 5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6 17 Scored 8 11 Conceded 21 +6 GD -13 2.00 PPG 0.75 63% Win % 25% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonSporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Clube de Portugal and AFC Ajax has kicked off!
- 2' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sebastien Haller on 2.
- 7' 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.
- 9' Goal! Sebastien Haller scores his 92 goal in 504 matches.
- 14' 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 Jovane Cabral suffering a number of foals already.
- 19' 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.
- 21' The supporters are chanting for Ricardo Esgaio. He replaces Goncalo Inacio on 21 minute.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Nunes made 494 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' Edson Alvarez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 33' GOAL! Paulinho scores on 33. Assisted by Matheus Nunes
- 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 39' Goal! Steven Berghuis scores his 82 goal in 310 matches.
- 40' Joao Palhinha was booked on 40.
- 41' Joao Palhinha was booked on 41.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jurrien Timber on 45.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Matheus Reis. He replaces Ruben Vinagre on 46 minute.
- 47' GOAL! Paulinho scores on 47. Assisted by Zouhair Feddal
- 49' Edson Alvarez was booked on 49.
- 51' Goal! Sebastien Haller scores his 92 goal in 504 matches.
- 56' 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.
- 60' Tiago Tomas is replacing Nuno Santos for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
- 63' GOAL! Sebastien Haller scores on 63. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui
- 68' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Antony is replaced by David Neres on 70 minute.
- 75' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 77' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Steven Berghuis departs to be replaced by Kenneth Taylor.
- 81' The whistle greets Daley Blind as he departs to be replaced by Perr Schuurs.
- 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Zouhair Feddal.
- 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tiago Tomas.
- 86' Lisandro Martinez was booked on 86.
- The final score is 1-5.
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Sporting Clube de Portugal
Starting XI-
16
Ruben Vinagre ↓ Matheus Reis 46'
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10
Jovane Cabral ↓ Pablo Sarabia 46'
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11
Nuno Santos ↓ Tiago Tomas 60'
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21
Paulinho ↓ Daniel Braganca 77'
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25
Goncalo Inacio ↓ Ricardo Esgaio 21'
Bench- 31
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17
Pablo Sarabia ↑ 46'
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2
Matheus Reis ↑ 46'
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47
Ricardo Esgaio ↑ 21'
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19
Tiago Tomas ↑ 60'
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68
Daniel Braganca ↑ 77'
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Coach Ruben AmorimAFC Ajax
Starting XI-
11
Antony ↓ David Neres 70'
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- 12
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17
Daley Blind ↓ Perr Schuurs 81'
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Bench- 31
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7
David Neres ↑ 70'
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Perr Schuurs ↑ 81'
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25
Kenneth Taylor ↑ 77'
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15
Devyne Rensch ↑ 70'
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Coach Erik ten Hag -
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Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Portugal Form
2021-09-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 AFC Ajax L 2021-09-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Porto D 2021-08-28 FC Famalicao 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2021-08-21 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2021-08-14 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-08-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 FC Vizela W