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Chelsea vs Ajax: result 5-1 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueLeague Stage - 3Kick-off on October 22, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London

Chelsea
5-1
Ajax

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What was the result of Chelsea vs Ajax?

Chelsea won 5-1 on October 22, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 18′Marc GuiuChelsea
  • 27′M. CaicedoChelsea
  • 33′W. WeghorstAjax (pen.)
  • 45′E. FernándezChelsea (pen.)
  • 45′EstêvãoChelsea (pen.)
  • 48′Tyrique GeorgeChelsea

Official lineup for Chelsea vs Ajax

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chelsea

4-3-3
  1. 11J. Bynoe-Gittens
  2. 38Marc Guiu
  3. 41Estêvão
  1. 8E. Fernández
  2. 45R. Lavia
  3. 40F. Buonanotte
  1. 21J. Hato
  2. 4T. Adarabioyo
  3. 29W. Fofana
  4. 25M. Caicedo
  1. 12F. Jörgensen

Ajax

4-2-3-1
  1. 25W. Weghorst
  1. 11M. Godts
  2. 10O. Gloukh
  3. 7Raul Moro
  1. 8K. Taylor
  2. 16J. McConnell
  1. 15Y. Baas
  2. 37J. Šutalo
  3. 4K. Itakura
  4. 2Lucas Rosa
  1. 22R. Pasveer
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Ajax have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chelsea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 18, 2025Nottingham Forest(away)3-0Premier League
Oct 4, 2025Liverpool(home)2-1Premier League
Sep 30, 2025Benfica(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Sep 27, 2025Brighton(home)1-3Premier League
Sep 23, 2025Lincoln(away)2-1League Cup
Ajax
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 18, 2025AZ Alkmaar(home)0-2Eredivisie
Oct 4, 2025Sparta Rotterdam(away)3-3Eredivisie
Sep 30, 2025Marseille(away)0-4UEFA Champions League
Sep 27, 2025NAC Breda(home)2-1Eredivisie
Sep 21, 2025PSV Eindhoven(away)2-2Eredivisie

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Chelsea win, 1 draw, 0 Ajax wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2019Chelsea 4-4 AjaxUEFA Champions League
Oct 23, 2019Ajax 0-1 ChelseaUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Chelsea vs Ajax on Nov 5, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Chelsea score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 1.9 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chelsea1.91.168/1510/15
Ajax1.91.6210/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chelsea sit 6th in UEFA Champions League (16 points from 8 matches) and Ajax sit 32nd (6 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Chelsea8512171016
32Ajax82068216

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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