AMSTERDAM. Ajax crushes Rangers 4-0 with goals of E. Alvarez (17′), S. Berghuis (32′), M. Kudus (33′) and S. Bergwijn (80′). Ajax was truly better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 52,862 spectators. The referee was Tobias Stieler who was helped by Christian Gittelmann and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 75% while Rangers was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Rangers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajax didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (R. Jack).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Ajax will host Liverpool on the 26th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (0 draws).
Rangers will host Ajax on the 1st of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
81'
17'
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Alfred Schreuder decided to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Daley Blind , Steven Berghuis , Edson Álvarez , Kenneth Taylor , Dušan Tadić , Mohammed Kudus and Steven Bergwijn .
The home team had on the bench: M. Stekelenburg, L. Lucca, Lucas Ocampos , J. Gorter, A. Kaplan, Jorge Sánchez, Davy Klaassen , F. Grillitsch, Youri Baas , Francisco Conceição, Brian Brobbey and L. Magallán.
Ajax could not rely on the presence of L. Ocampos (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: D. Blind for Y. Baas (81′), S. Bergwijn for L. Ocampos (81′), S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (81′), E. Alvarez for J. Sanchez (88′) and M. Kudus for B. Brobbey (88′).
Best player: Steven Berghuis
The most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Berghuis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
62'
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Jon McLaughlin , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , James Sands , Borna Barišić , Glen Kamara , John Lundstram , Scott Wright , Malik Tillman , Ryan Kent and Antonio Čolak .
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. McGregor, R. McCrorie, Leon King , Ryan Jack , A. Morelos, S. Arfield, Steven Davis , Rabbi Matondo , B. Davies, F. Sakala, A. Devine and R. Yılmaz.
Substitutions
Rangers made 4 changes: J. Tavernier for L. King (46′), S. Wright for R. Matondo (46′), M. Tillman for R. Jack (46′) and G. Kamara for S. Davis (78′).
Best player: Borna Barišić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Borna Barišić.
His rating is with 26 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
- Inter – FC Bayern München – 0-2
- FC Barcelona – Viktoria Plzeň – 5-1
- Club Brugge – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Porto – 2-1
- Napoli – Liverpool – 4-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Sporting CP – 0-3
- Ajax – Rangers – 4-0
