Match Report
3 points and 8 places separated them: Ajax 32nd with 6, Benfica 24th with 9. Recent form flatters Benfica's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Per game in the league, Ajax were scoring 1 and conceding 2.63, Benfica 1.25 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Ajax had lost three in a row. From the last five rounds, Ajax held 4 points of 15 and Benfica 10.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Ajax, 2 draws and 1 for Benfica, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Johan Cruijff Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,885. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Benfica led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Benfica: Samuel Dahl (6'), Leandro Barreiro (90')
Key stats
Possession: Ajax 62% · Benfica 38% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 10-4