Match Report
12 points for Ajax (2nd), 8 for Tottenham Hotspur (3rd): a 4-point gap. Tottenham Hotspur's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Ajax were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.83, Tottenham Hotspur 1.5 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Ajax, winners of their last five, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Tottenham Hotspur had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Ajax 15/15, Tottenham Hotspur 3/15.
The venue was Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, with room for 2,250 spectators. Ajax led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.