Liverpool vs Ajax: result 1-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup D - 5Kick-off on December 1, 2020 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool
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What was the result of Liverpool vs Ajax?
Liverpool won 1-0 on December 1, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 58′C. JonesLiverpool
Official lineup for Liverpool vs Ajax
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Liverpool
4-3-3- 20Diogo Jota
- 10S. Mané
- 11Mohamed Salah
- 17C. Jones
- 3Fabinho
- 14J. Henderson
- 5G. Wijnaldum
- 76N. Williams
- 26A. Robertson
- 32J. Matip
- 62C. Kelleher
Ajax
4-3-3- 39Antony
- 7David Neres
- 10D. Tadić
- 8R. Gravenberch
- 6D. Klaassen
- 4E. Álvarez
- 3P. Schuurs
- 12N. Mazraoui
- 31N. Tagliafico
- 17D. Blind
- 24A. Onana
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 9 wins, 4 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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2020 | Brighton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Atalanta(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Leicester(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Manchester City(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Atalanta(away) | 5-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2020 | Emmen(away) | 5-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 25, 2020 | FC Midtjylland(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Heracles(home) | 5-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Utrecht(away) | 3-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 3, 2020 | FC Midtjylland(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Liverpool win, 0 draws, 0 Ajax wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2020 | Ajax 0-1 Liverpool | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Liverpool score 2.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 3.4 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 2.2 | 1.2 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Ajax | 3.4 | 0.8 | 6 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
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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