Atalanta and Ajax get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Atalanta form and stats
Last season, Atalanta's Champions League journey ended in the 8th finals.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Atalanta's two home games in the Serie A so far this season, having collected 3 points here at KKWing Stadium.
The Atalanta crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Sampdoria here at KKWing Stadium in a Serie A match. Before that match, a Champions League win away at Midtjylland.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Atalanta matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from two games).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Atalanta as they are travelling to their away game against Crotone in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.
Atalanta has scored 6 goals so far and conceded 5 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Ajax form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.It's gone fairly well in the Eredivisie away games so far for Ajax with six points collected from three matches.
It's the second away game in a row for Ajax, but there's smiles all around after the 13-0 victory versus VVV-Venlo in the Eredivisie last time out. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Liverpool.
As mentioned above, Ajax was the only team on the pitch versus VVV-Venlo in their previous game, winning 13-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Lassina Traore's lethal finishing against VVV-Venlo. five goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Ajax when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing zero and winning two games.
A new game in only four days for Ajax, the Eredivisie home match versus Fortuna Sittard. Busy days.
The Ajax manager E. ten Hag has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 14 goals in 3 league matches away. Ajax's manager E. ten Hag has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Traore 5 goals |   A. Gómez 4 goals |  A. dos Santos 4 goals |
Atalanta missing players
Ajax missing players
| Atalanta | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 69 | 35 | Scored | S | 26 | 68 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 76% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 384 | 190 | Total Shots | T S | 169 | 366 | ||
| 149 | 74 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 137 | ||
| 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atalanta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ajax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Milan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Sassuolo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Inter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Napoli | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Juventus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Roma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Benevento | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cagliari | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Spezia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Genoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Bologna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Udinese | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Parma | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Torino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Crotone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 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 | Ajax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Willem II | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 5 |
| 12 | AZ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Heracles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 2 |