Match Report
Ajax went into the game 1st in the table on 18 points; Sporting CP sat 2nd on 9 — a 9-point gap. Sporting CP ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Ajax 3.33 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Sporting CP 2.33 and 2, with the league averaging 1.55.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Ajax. Sporting CP arrived on a run of 11 straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, capacity 2,250, hosted the game. Ajax led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.