AMSTERDAM. Ajax overcome AEK Athens 3-1 thanks to C. Akpom who scored in the 5th and 56th minute. AEK Athens lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Lee Betts. The 4th official was Darren England.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 9 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 65 Attack 107
- 34 Dangerous attack 64
- 71 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AEK Athens had a superior ball possession 57% while Ajax was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AEK Athens was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Ajax found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Ajax shot 14 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, AEK Athens shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 4 yellow cards (Josip Sutalo, Jorrel Hato, Brian Brobbey and Borna Sosa). Regarding the opposition, AEK Athens received 4 yellow cards (Domagoj Vida, Matías Almeyda, Harold Moukoudi and Nordin Amrabat).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Ajax has 5 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, AEK Athens will stays with 4 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
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54'
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Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Steven Bergwijn, Diant Ramaj , Devyne Rensch , Josip Sutalo , Jorrel Hato , Borna Sosa , Kristian Hlynsson , Benjamin Tahirovic , Kenneth Taylor , Chuba Akpom , Brian Brobbey and Carlos Forbs .
The home team had on the bench: Gerónimo Rulli , Anton Gaaei , Anass Salah-Eddine, Jakov Medic, Georges Mikautadze , Gastón Ávila, ArJany Martha , Tristan Gooijer , Jaydon Banel and Tom de Graaff.
Ajax could not rely on the presence of Tristan Gooijer (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Brian Brobbey for ArJany Martha (46′), Carlos Forbs for Anton Gaaei (62′), Kristian Hlynsson for Georges Mikautadze (86′) and Devyne Rensch for Tristan Gooijer (74′).
Player of the match: Chuba Akpom
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Chuba Akpom.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
AEK Athens – Formation
AEK Athens
AEK Athens started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: Orbelín Pineda, Georgios Athanasiadis , Lazaros Rota , Domagoj Vida , Harold Moukoudi , Ehsan Hajsafi , Damian Szymanski , Petros Mantalos , Niclas Eliasson , Steven Zuber , Nordin Amrabat and Levi García .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gerasimos Mitoglou, Djibril Sidibé, Milad Mohammadi, Jens Jönsson , Konstantinos Galanopoulos , Rodolfo Pizarro and Georgios Theocharis.
AEK Athens could not rely on the presence of Milad Mohammadi (injured).
Substitutions
AEK Athens made 4 changes: Nordin Amrabat for Rodolfo Pizarro (61′), Levi García for Jens Jönsson (83′), Harold Moukoudi for Konstantinos Galanopoulos (83′) and Damian Szymanski for Milad Mohammadi (90′).
Player of the match: Petros Mantalos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Petros Mantalos.
His rating is with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Liverpool – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Villarreal – 2-3
- Panathinaikos – Maccabi Haifa – 1-2
- Roma – Sheriff – 3-0
- Slavia Praha – Servette – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Molde – 5-1
- Qarabağ – Häcken – 2-1
- West Ham United – SC Freiburg – 2-0
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Bačka Topola – 5-2
- Ajax – AEK Athens – 3-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Real Betis – Rangers – 2-3
- Aris Limassol – Sparta Praha – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Sturm Graz – 3-0
- Raków Częstochowa – Atalanta – 0-4
