Sporting CP vs Ajax: result 1-5 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on September 15, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Ajax?
Ajax won 1-5 on September 15, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 2′S. HallerAjax
- 9′S. HallerAjax
- 33′PaulinhoSporting CP
- 39′S. BerghuisAjax
- 51′S. HallerAjax
- 63′S. HallerAjax
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats; Ajax have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2021 | FC Porto(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Famalicao(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Belenenses(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 14, 2021 | SC Braga(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Vizela(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2021 | PEC Zwolle(away) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Vitesse(home) | 5-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Twente(away) | 1-1 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 14, 2021 | NEC Nijmegen(home) | 5-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 7, 2021 | PSV Eindhoven(home) | 0-4 | Super Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax score 2.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Ajax | 2.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 7th in UEFA Champions League (16 points from 8 matches) and Ajax sit 32nd (6 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
| 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