AMSTERDAM. Ajax overcomes Sporting CP 4-2. Ajax took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa assisted by Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo. The 4th official was Fabio Maresca. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 7 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 126 Attack 85
- 56 Dangerous attack 30
- 86 Ball safe 86
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 19 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 58% while Sporting CP was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting CP shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (P. Schuurs and E. Alvarez). Regarding the opposition, Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards (D. Braganca and Tabata).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this contest, Ajax will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP will stay with 9 points like Borussia Dortmund to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
46'
44'
62'
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Perr Schuurs , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , David Neres and Sébastien Haller .
The home team had on the bench: Danilo, Victor Jensen, Jay Gorter, Zakaria Labyad, Kenneth Taylor , Nicolás Tagliafico , Mohammed Daramy, Jurriën Timber , Davy Klaassen , André Onana, Devyne Rensch and Dušan Tadić.
Ajax could not rely on the presence of J. Timber (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (46′), P. Schuurs for D. Rensch (60′), D. Neres for D. Klaassen (60′), E. Alvarez for K. Taylor (72′) and N. Mazraoui for J. Timber (77′).
Best player: Steven Berghuis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Berghuis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
Sporting CP started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: João Virgínia , Luís Neto , Gonçalo Inácio , Matheus Reis , Gonçalo Esteves , Daniel Bragança , Manuel Ugarte , Ricardo Esgaio , Tiago Tomás , Nuno Santos and Bruno Tabata .
These were the players on the bench: Pedro Porro, Antonio Adán, Dario Essugo , Pablo Sarabia , André Paulo, Jose Martinez, Pedro Gonçalves , Paulinho , Flávio Nazinho and Matheus Nunes.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: N. Santos for Paulinho (60′), T. Tomas for Pedro Goncalves (60′), G. Esteves for F. Nazinho (73′), M. Ugarte for P. Sarabia (73′) and D. Braganca for D. Essugo (81′).
Best player: Bruno Tabata
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Bruno Tabata.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Sheriff – 1-1
- Real Madrid – Inter – 2-0
- Ajax – Sporting CP – 4-2
- Borussia Dortmund – Beşiktaş – 5-0
- Porto – Atlético Madrid – 1-3
- Milan – Liverpool – 1-2
- RB Leipzig – Manchester City – 2-1
- Paris Saint Germain – Club Brugge – 4-1
