AMSTERDAM. Ajax demolishes Borussia Dortmund 4-0 with goals of M. Reus (11′ own), D. Blind (25′), Antony (57′) and S. Haller (72′).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano who had the assistance of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Ángel Nevado Rodríguez. The 4th official was José Luis Munuera Montero. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 20 Total 10
- 10 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 121 Attack 107
- 79 Dangerous attack 33
- 87 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 55% while Borussia Dortmund was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (E. Alvarez and J. Timber). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (A. Witsel).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this contest, Ajax has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the other side Borussia Dortmund stays with 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Ajax will host Sporting CP on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host Beşiktaş on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (0 draws).
Ajax – Formation
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 , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
The home team had on the bench: Devyne Rensch , Charlie Setford, Mohammed Kudus, Davy Klaassen , Kenneth Taylor, Zakaria Labyad, Perr Schuurs, Nicolás Tagliafico, Mohammed Daramy , David Neres , Danilo and Jay Gorter.
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (69′), Antony for D. Neres (76′), S. Haller for M. Daramy (83′) and N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (83′).
Best player: Daley Blind
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Daley Blind.
His rating is with 1 goal, 64 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Manuel Akanji , Mats Hummels , Nico Schulz , Jude Bellingham , Axel Witsel , Julian Brandt , Marco Reus , Erling Braut Haaland and Donyell Malen .
These were the players on the bench: Luca Unbehaun, Marius Wolf , Marwin Hitz, Ansgar Knauff, Emre Can , Marin Pongračić , Steffen Tigges, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Reinier, Felix Passlack and Thorgan Hazard .
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: N. Schulz for E. Can (46′), D. Malen for T. Hazard (53′), M. Hummels for M. Pongracic (79′), T. Meunier for M. Wolf (79′) and J. Brandt for A. Knauff (88′).
Best player: Mats Hummels
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Mats Hummels.
His rating is with 69 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Inter – Sheriff – 3-1
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid – 0-5
- Ajax – Borussia Dortmund – 4-0
- Beşiktaş – Sporting CP – 1-4
- Porto – Milan – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Liverpool – 2-3
- Paris Saint Germain – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- Club Brugge – Manchester City – 1-5