Apoel Nicosia vs Ajax: result 1-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 2Kick-off on September 30, 2014 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Neo GSP, Levkosía
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What was the result of Apoel Nicosia vs Ajax?
Apoel Nicosia and Ajax drew 1-1 on September 30, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 28′L. AndersenAjax
- 32′210292Apoel Nicosia (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Apoel Nicosia have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Ajax have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2014 | Barcelona(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 26, 2014 | Aalborg(home) | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 20, 2014 | Aalborg(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 6, 2014 | HJK Helsinki(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 30, 2014 | HJK Helsinki(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2014 | NAC Breda(away) | 5-2 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 21, 2014 | Feyenoord(away) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 17, 2014 | Paris Saint Germain(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Heracles(home) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 31, 2014 | Groningen(away) | 0-2 | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
Apoel Nicosia score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 1.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apoel Nicosia | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Ajax | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 6 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy