Liverpool and Ajax get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Eredivisie game only three days ago.
Liverpool form and stats
Last season, Liverpool's Champions League journey ended in the final.Liverpool have collected seven points from their first three Premier League games here at Anfield, a promising start.
The club members are hoping that Liverpool will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-4 away defeat in the Champions League fixture against Napoli. The forward Díaz was declared "man of the match" for Liverpool with a rating of 7.52/10. Díaz scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 29 total).
0-0 away at Everton before that.It's goals goals goals for Liverpool who have scored 12 goals from 3 league home games. Liverpool are not conceding a lot of goals here at Anfield in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 8th finals against Benfica.Ajax are yet to lose a point on their Eredivisie travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer is eager to challenge this, with his 440 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from Klaassen, Brobbey, Kudus (2) and Taylor secured the home win 5-0 against SC Heerenveen in their previous game. As mentioned above, Ajax was the only team on the pitch versus SC Heerenveen in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. Kudus has scored at least one goal for the visitors three games in a row. The competence! The attacker Tadić got a match rating of 9.8 in that game. Tadić signed up for three assists, hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 48 successful passes (of 57 total).
Before that, the win at home hosting Rangers in the Champions League (4-0).
It's not easy to score on Ajax as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Liverpool wins - draws - Ajax wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bergwijn 6 goals |   R. Firmino 3 goals |  L. Díaz 3 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Ajax missing players
| Liverpool | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 29 | Scored | S | 19 | 66 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 7 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 18.4 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 15.6 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | ||
| 7.4 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 9 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Napoli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -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 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | AZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | PSV | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 4 |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
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