Champions League betting and spectator preview: Liverpool and Ajax meet at Anfield to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
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.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Champions League.When playing at home in the Premier League, Liverpool have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. After failing to beat Burnley here at Anfield, Liverpool has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Liverpool drew their last game, 1-1 away at Brighton & Hove Albion. Before that game, the home loss against Atalanta with the scoreline 0-2.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Liverpool's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won two matches, drawn one and lost zero.
Liverpool are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Anfield in their league games, having scored an impressive 14 goals in 5 matches. On the other hand, Liverpool have conceded 6 goals.
Ajax form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. Ajax have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for Ajax on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Ajax have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Andre Onana. It's been 270 minutes since they last conceded in Eredivisie.
It's the second away game in a row for Ajax, but there's smiles all around after the 5-0 victory versus FC Emmen in the Eredivisie last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Midtjylland.
As mentioned above, Ajax was the only team on the pitch versus FC Emmen in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
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.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FC Twente in just four days.
Ajax are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (22 goals from 5 away games). Ajax are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Ajax - Liverpool 0-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 8 goals |   D. Tadić 7 goals |  L. Traore 7 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Ajax missing players
| Liverpool | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 21 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 63 | 32 | Scored | S | 35 | 85 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.6 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.1 | 15.5 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 6.8 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 49% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Everton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 5 |
| 19 | Fulham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 37 | 27 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | PSV | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | AZ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Willem II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Heracles | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 3 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 3 |
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