This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Ajax at Johan Cruijff Arena when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Borussia Dortmund with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Ajax form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Ajax have to build on here at Johan Cruijff Arena in the Eredivisie.
It's back home for Ajax, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating SC Heerenveen away with the result 2-0. Sébastien Haller and David Neres found the net in that victory. Midfield player Dušan Tadić got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Tadić signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).
Ahead of that match, Ajax lost 0-1 at home to FC Utrecht.With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Ajax is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 5 league matches. Defensively Ajax have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Manchester City.Things could have gone better for Borussia Dortmund in their Bundesliga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
Impressive finishing from Erling Braut Haaland (2) and Marco Reus secured the home win 3-1 against Mainz 05 in their previous game. Attacker Erling Braut Haaland got a player rating of 8.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Haaland scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Augsburg in the Bundesliga.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Borussia in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Borussia Dortmund, zero draws and zero defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Borussia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Bundesliga game at Arminia Bielefeld is waiting in only four days.
Borussia Dortmund are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. The Borussia Dortmund manager M. Rose has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Ajax zero wins, zero draws and Borussia Dortmund two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Ajax missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Ajax | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 75 | 48 | Scored | S | 24 | 64 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16.3 | 19.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14 | ||
| 6.7 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 6 | ||
| 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 22 |
| 2 | PSV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Willem II | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Vitesse | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | NEC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Heracles | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | AZ | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | FC Groningen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Köln | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Bochum | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 5 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 1 |