Benfica vs AFC Ajax — UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 21/22
Wed 23 Feb··Round of 16·Drawn
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 7Corners2
- 3Cards3
- 17Shots11
- 4Shots on target8
- 13Fouls18
- 18Throw-ins23
- 0Offsides3
- 6Goal kicks7
- 7Saves3
- 9Tackles16
- 8Interceptions7
- 9Dribbles5
Period
Match statistics
| Benfica | Statistic | AFC Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 7 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 18 | Throw-ins | 23 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 9 | Tackles | 16 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 40 | Ball possession | 60 |
| 312 | Passes | 475 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 16 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 238 | Accurate passes | 405 |
| Shots | ||
| 7 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 20 | Accurate long balls | 18 |
| 33 | Final third entries | 34 |
| 18 | Throw-ins | 23 |
| 5 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| Duels | ||
| 11 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 11% | Aerial duels (%) | 6% |
| 54% | Duels won (%) | 46% |
| 34% | Ground duels (%) | 32% |
| Defending | ||
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Clearances | 15 |
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 8% |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.5 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.7 |
| Benfica | Statistic | AFC Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 3 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 7 | Total shots | 7 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 12 | Throw-ins | 11 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 3 | Tackles | 9 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 182 | Passes | 222 |
| 0 | Big chances | 2 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 134 | Accurate passes | 186 |
| Shots | ||
| 2 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 13 | Accurate long balls | 8 |
| 19 | Final third entries | 17 |
| 12 | Throw-ins | 11 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| Duels | ||
| 7 | Dispossessed | 0 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 7% | Aerial duels (%) | 3% |
| 56% | Duels won (%) | 44% |
| 16% | Ground duels (%) | 15% |
| Defending | ||
| 2 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 5 | Clearances | 10 |
| 2% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 1 |
| Benfica | Statistic | AFC Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 10 | Total shots | 4 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Throw-ins | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 6 | Tackles | 7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 35 | Ball possession | 65 |
| 130 | Passes | 253 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 104 | Accurate passes | 219 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 7 | Accurate long balls | 10 |
| 14 | Final third entries | 17 |
| 6 | Throw-ins | 12 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| Duels | ||
| 4 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 3% |
| 52% | Duels won (%) | 48% |
| 18% | Ground duels (%) | 17% |
| Defending | ||
| 6 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 9 | Clearances | 5 |
| 4% | Tackles won (%) | 1% |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 6 |
Line-ups
Player ratings
Benfica13 rated
AFC Ajax13 rated
Player statistics
Benfica
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odysseas VlachodimosGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.7 | 24/31 | 7 | ||||||||
| Alejandro GrimaldoDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 25/27 | 6 | 6/10 | 2 | ||||||
| Gonçalo RamosForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 7 | 14/22 | 1 | 3/7 | 1 | |||||
| 27Rafa SilvaMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 17/24 | 6 | 5/10 | 1 | |||||
| Nicolás OtamendiDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 1 | 29/39 | 1 | 4/7 | 1 | |||||
| Julian WeiglMidfielder | 90′ | 6.6 | 33/38 | 1/3 | ||||||||
| Jan VertonghenDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 3 | 25/38 | 5/7 | 1 | ||||||
| GilbertoDefender | 89′ | 6.6 | 25/33 | 2/6 | ||||||||
| Darwin NúñezForward | 89′ | 6.3 | 2 | 5/10 | 1 | 8/13 | ||||||
| Adel TaarabtMidfielder | 85′ | 6.3 | 31/36 | 4/8 | ||||||||
| Everton CebolinhaMidfielder | 62′ | 6.3 | 1 | 7/11 | 1 | 3/6 | ||||||
| Roman YaremchukForward | 28′ | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 | 1/3 | ||||||
| Paulo BernardoMidfielder | 10′ | 6.4 | 1/1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Diogo GonçalvesMidfielder | 1′ | — | ||||||||||
| Valentino LazaroMidfielder | 1′ | — | 2/2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Gil DiasMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Helton LeiteGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| João MárioMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| MoratoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Nemanja RadonjićMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Soualiho MeïtéMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 44Tomás AraújoDefender | — | — |
AFC Ajax
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dušan TadićForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 19/26 | 6/10 | 3 | |||||
| Sébastien HallerForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 9/14 | 2 | 8/16 | 1 | ||||
| Jurriën TimberDefender | 90′ | 7.2 | 76/81 | 2/4 | ||||||||
| AntonyForward | 90′ | 7.1 | 4 | 38/50 | 1 | 5/10 | 3 | |||||
| Edson ÁlvarezMidfielder | 90′ | 6.8 | 1 | 33/36 | 4/10 | 3 | ||||||
| Lisandro MartínezDefender | 90′ | 6.4 | 66/72 | 1 | 3/7 | |||||||
| 23Steven BerghuisMidfielder | 90′ | 6.3 | 23/27 | 1/3 | 1 | |||||||
| Remko PasveerGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.1 | 41/46 | 3 | ||||||||
| Noussair MazraouiDefender | 89′ | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 43/52 | 1 | 5/11 | 3 | ||||
| 17Daley BlindDefender | 73′ | 6.3 | 29/35 | 2/3 | 2 | |||||||
| Ryan GravenberchMidfielder | 73′ | 6.0 | 18/22 | 1 | 1/6 | |||||||
| 18Davy KlaassenMidfielder | 17′ | 6.4 | 6/6 | 1 | 0/1 | |||||||
| Nicolás TagliaficoDefender | 17′ | 6.1 | 4/8 | 1/2 | ||||||||
| Devyne RenschDefender | 1′ | — | ||||||||||
| André OnanaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Danilo PereiraForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Jay GorterGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Kenneth TaylorMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Mohamed DaramyForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Mohammed KudusMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Perr SchuursDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Victor JensenMidfielder | — | — |
Independent source
PitchAPI tactical analysis
PitchAPI is an independent post-match source. Its xG and overlapping counts are displayed separately and are never blended into settlement statistics.
- Home shape
- 4-4-2
- Away shape
- 4-2-3-1
PitchAPI linked this match, but its post-match analytics are not available yet.