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Ajax
Champions League | Group Stage
Dec 7, 2021 at 8pm UK
Amsterdam Arena
Sporting Lisbon

Ajax
4 - 2
Sporting Lisbon

Haller (8' pen.), Antony (42'), Neres (58'), Berghuis (62')
Schuurs (44'), Alvarez (54')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Santos (22'), Tabata (78')
Braganca (7'), Tabata (35')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Ajax and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Ajax 2-2 Sporting Lisbon

With the top two settled in Group C, both teams can take a free run at this intriguing encounter, which should be a much closer affair than the one-sided first meeting back in September. Thanks to an abundance of pace and trickery, either side is adept at making opponents pay in the final third, so an open game should end in a score draw. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 47.37%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 33.54% and a draw had a probability of 19.1%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 6.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-2 (5.72%) and 3-1 (5.53%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (5.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (7%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
AjaxDrawSporting Lisbon
47.37%19.09%33.54%
Both teams to score 79.88%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
82.91%17.09%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
66.18%33.82%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.4%8.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.29%29.71%
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.4%12.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.3%38.7%
Score Analysis
    Ajax 47.37%
    Sporting Lisbon 33.54%
    Draw 19.09%
AjaxDrawSporting Lisbon
2-1 @ 6.76%
3-2 @ 5.72%
3-1 @ 5.53%
4-2 @ 3.51%
4-1 @ 3.39%
2-0 @ 3.26%
3-0 @ 2.67%
1-0 @ 2.66%
4-3 @ 2.42%
5-2 @ 1.72%
5-1 @ 1.66%
4-0 @ 1.64%
5-3 @ 1.19%
Other @ 5.25%
Total : 47.37%
2-2 @ 7%
1-1 @ 5.51%
3-3 @ 3.95%
4-4 @ 1.26%
0-0 @ 1.08%
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 19.09%
1-2 @ 5.71%
2-3 @ 4.83%
1-3 @ 3.94%
2-4 @ 2.5%
0-2 @ 2.33%
0-1 @ 2.25%
3-4 @ 2.05%
1-4 @ 2.04%
0-3 @ 1.61%
2-5 @ 1.04%
Other @ 5.26%
Total : 33.54%

How you voted: Ajax vs Sporting Lisbon

Ajax
69.4%
Draw
14.9%
Sporting Lisbon
15.7%
255
Head to Head
Sep 15, 2021 8pm
Group Stage
Sporting Lisbon
1-5
Ajax
Paulinho (33')
Palhinha (41'), Tomas (83'), Feddal (83')
Haller (2', 9', 51', 63'), Berghuis (39')
Maduro (45+1'), Alvarez (49'), Martinez (86')
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