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Lille vs Ajax: result 1-2 and analysis

UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32Kick-off on February 18, 2021 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq

Lille
1-2
Ajax

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What was the result of Lille vs Ajax?

Ajax won 1-2 on February 18, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 72′T. WeahLille
  • 87′D. TadićAjax (pen.)
  • 89′B. BrobbeyAjax

Official lineup for Lille vs Ajax

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Lille

4-4-2
  1. 9J. David
  2. 22T. Weah
  1. 7J. Bamba
  2. 12Y. Yazıcı
  3. 24B. Soumaré
  4. 18Renato Sanches
  1. 5S. Botman
  2. 2Z. Çelik
  3. 28Reinildo
  4. 6José Fonte
  1. 16M. Maignan

Ajax

4-2-3-1
  1. 39Antony
  1. 7David Neres
  2. 10D. Tadić
  3. 6D. Klaassen
  1. 15D. Rensch
  2. 2J. Timber
  1. 21Lisandro Martínez
  2. 4E. Álvarez
  3. 31N. Tagliafico
  4. 17D. Blind
  1. 1M. Stekelenburg
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lille have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Ajax have 11, 2 and 2.

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

Lille
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2021Stade Brestois 29(home)0-0Ligue 1
Feb 10, 2021Dijon(away)1-0Coupe de France
Feb 7, 2021Nantes(away)2-0Ligue 1
Feb 3, 2021Bordeaux(away)3-0Ligue 1
Jan 31, 2021Dijon(home)1-0Ligue 1
Ajax
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 13, 2021Heracles(away)2-0Eredivisie
Feb 10, 2021PSV Eindhoven(home)2-1KNVB Beker
Jan 31, 2021AZ Alkmaar(away)3-0Eredivisie
Jan 28, 2021Willem II(home)3-1Eredivisie
Jan 24, 2021Fortuna Sittard(away)2-1Eredivisie

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Lille wins, 0 draws, 2 Ajax wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2019Lille 0-2 AjaxUEFA Champions League
Sep 17, 2019Ajax 3-0 LilleUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Lille vs Ajax on Nov 27, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Lille score 1.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Lille1.50.796/157/15
Ajax2.31.159/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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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