Liverpool vs Ajax: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup A - 2Kick-off on September 13, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool
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What was the result of Liverpool vs Ajax?
Liverpool won 2-1 on September 13, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 17′Mohamed SalahLiverpool
- 27′M. KudusAjax
- 89′J. MatipLiverpool
Official lineup for Liverpool vs Ajax
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Liverpool
4-3-3- 23L. Díaz
- 20Diogo Jota
- 11Mohamed Salah
- 6Thiago Alcântara
- 3Fabinho
- 19Harvey Elliott
- 21K. Tsimikas
- 4V. van Dijk
- 32J. Matip
- 66T. Alexander-Arnold
- 1Alisson Becker
Ajax
4-2-3-1- 20M. Kudus
- 7S. Bergwijn
- 23S. Berghuis
- 10D. Tadić
- 8K. Taylor
- 4E. Álvarez
- 17D. Blind
- 3C. Bassey
- 2J. Timber
- 15D. Rensch
- 22R. Pasveer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2022 | Napoli(away) | 1-4 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Everton(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Newcastle(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Bournemouth(home) | 9-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Manchester United(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2022 | Heerenveen(home) | 5-0 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Rangers(home) | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Cambuur(home) | 4-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 28, 2022 | Utrecht(away) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Sparta Rotterdam(away) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Liverpool wins, 0 draws, 0 Ajax wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2020 | Liverpool 1-0 Ajax | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Ajax 0-1 Liverpool | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Liverpool score 1.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.9 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| Ajax | 2.9 | 1.2 | 7 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
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