Ajax 3-1 AEK Athens FC — Europa League, 14 Dec 2023
Ajax beat AEK Athens FC 3-1 in the Europa League on 14 December 2023 at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam. Chuba Akpom, Levi García, Kenneth Taylor got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Ajax have won 2 and AEK Athens FC 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-05'assist: Kristian Hlynsson
- 8'Argument
- 10'Foul
- 1-111'assist: Niclas Eliasson
- 15'Foul
- 2-120'assist: Jorrel Hato
- 35'Persistent fouling
- 45+2'
- Half-time2-1
- 46'
- 54'Foul
- 3-156'assist: Ar'jany Martha
- 61'
- 62'
- 74'
- 76'Foul
- 83'
- 83'
- 86'
- 90+1'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Ajax
- 8.2Chuba AkpomF
- 7.7Jorrel HatoD
- 7.5Ar'jany MarthaD
- 7.5Borna SosaD
- 7.3Kenneth TaylorM
- 7.3Tristan GooijerD
- 7.2Josip ŠutaloD
- 7.0Kristian HlynssonM
- 6.9Diant RamajG
- 6.9Devyne RenschD
- 6.9Carlos BorgesF
- 6.6Anton GaaeiD
- 6.5Benjamin TahirovicM
- 6.3Brian BrobbeyF
- 6.3Georges MikautadzeF
Line-ups
AEK Athens FC4-2-3-1
Ajax4-3-3
Substitutes
AjaxJ. van 't Schip
Substitutes
- 30Gastón ÁvilaD
- 1Gerónimo RulliG
- 18Jakov MedićD
- 42Ar'jany Martha46'D7.5
- 17Anass Salah-EddineD
- 19Georges Mikautadze86'F6.3
- 3Anton Gaaei62'D6.6
- 49J. BanelF
- 47Tristan Gooijer74'D7.3
- 53Tom de GraaffG
AEK Athens FCM. Almeyda
Substitutes
- 29D. SidibéD
- 25K. Galanopoulos83'M6.3
- 3Milad Mohammadi90+1'D
- 70Rodolfo Pizarro61'M6.5
- 6Jens Jønsson83'M6.3
- 24G. MitoglouD
- 99G. TheocharisG
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
2.73Expected goals (xG)0.68
14Total shots14
9Shots on target4
3Shots off target6
2Blocked shots4
5Corners5
0Offsides2
15Fouls9
4Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves7
345Total passes461
265Accurate passes367
77%Pass accuracy80%
Ajax
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Akpom | 90 | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Jorrel Hato | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Ar'jany Martha | 45 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Borna Sosa | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Kenneth Taylor | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Tristan Gooijer | 16 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Josip Šutalo | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | 86 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Diant Ramaj | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Devyne Rensch | 74 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Carlos Borges | 62 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Anton Gaaei | 28 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Tahirovic | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Brian Brobbey | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
AEK Athens FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petros Mantalos | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Niclas Eliasson | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Levi García | 83 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Giorgos Athanasiadis | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ehsan Hajisafi | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Steven Zuber | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Damian Szymański | 89 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lazaros Rota | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Domagoj Vida | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Rodolfo Pizarro | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jens Jønsson | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Harold-Desty Moukoudi | 83 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Konstantinos Galanopoulos | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nordin Amrabat | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
AjaxWWWLW
- W09 Dec 23HSparta Rotterdam2-1
- W06 Dec 23AWaalwijk3-2
- W03 Dec 23ANEC Nijmegen2-1
- L30 Nov 23AMarseille3-4
- W25 Nov 23HVitesse5-0
AEK Athens FCWLWWL
- W04 Dec 23HAris Thessalonikis1-0
- L30 Nov 23HBrighton0-1
- W26 Nov 23APAS Giannina1-0
- W12 Nov 23HLamia3-0
- L09 Nov 23HMarseille0-2
Head-to-head
- 05 Oct 23AEK Athens FC1-1Ajax
- 27 Nov 18AEK Athens FC0-2Ajax
- 19 Sept 18Ajax3-0AEK Athens FC
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