Ajax vs Benfica
Ref: S. JablonskiJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Ajax 2–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Dahl and Barreiro scored for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.96 for Ajax versus 1.17 for Benfica. Ajax sit 32nd in the UEFA Champions League table while Benfica are 24th.
First Half
6'
⚽
Dahl
Assist: Rios
Second Half
⇄
Wijndal
Weghorst
Yellow Card
74'
Dahl
Yellow Card
⇄
Klaassen
⇄
Godts
⇄
Bounida
81'
⇄
Sudakov
⇄
Regeer
90+2'
⇄
Pavlidis
90+3'
⇄
Barreiro
90'
⚽
Barreiro
Assist: Aursnes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 32 |  Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 33 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxBenfica
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.96VS1.17
Attack1 · 5 won
7
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
4
10
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
665
Total passes
405
591
Accurate passes
332
89%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 1 won
15
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
3
0.41
Goals prevented
0.41
Ajax
Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 4Ko ItakuraM
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerD
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsM
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 43Rayane BounidaM
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 16James McConnellM
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 41Gerald AldersD
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 8Fredrik AursnesM
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 17Amar DedićD
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 20Richard Ríos MontoyaM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 16ManuM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossF
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 44Tomás AraújoD
- 66Joshua Liam WynderD
- 67Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira RêgoF
- 68João VelosoM
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Rayane Bounida | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ko Itakura | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Godts | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Youri Regeer | D | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 74 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McConnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Raúl Moro | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 81 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Veloso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Rego | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Wynder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henrique Araújo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Silva | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |