Villarreal vs Ajax
Ref: N. WalshEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat Villarreal 2–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Oluwaseyi scored for Villarreal; Gloukh and Edvardsen replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.36 for Villarreal versus 0.91 for Ajax. Villarreal sit 35th in the UEFA Champions League table while Ajax are 32nd.
First Half
12'
Wijndal
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Moleiro
⚽
Oluwaseyi
Assist: Rafa Marín
54'
⇄
Regeer
Mouriño
Yellow Card
61'
⚽
Gloukh
71'
⇄
Dolberg
71'
⇄
Mokio
Partey
Yellow Card
⇄
Pépé
⇄
Pérez
⇄
Partey
Rafa Marín
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Wijndal
84'
⇄
Gloukh
88'
Bouwman
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Edvardsen
Assist: Gaaei
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 34 |  Slavia Praha | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -14 | 3 |
| 35 |  Villarreal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
| 36 |  Kairat Almaty | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 1 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VillarrealAjax
5Won
Statistical edge
5–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.36VS0.91
Attack5 · 1 won
19
Shots
15
8
Shots on target
5
14
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
10
8
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
395
Total passes
638
340
Accurate passes
590
86%
Pass accuracy
92%
Discipline0 · 3 won
11
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
6
3
Blocked shots
5
0.67
Goals prevented
0.67
Villarreal
4-4-2
Ajax
4-3-3
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 16T. ParteyM
- 19N. PépéM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
Substitutes
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 13Diego CondeG
- 17T. BuchananF
- 24PedrazaD
- 26Pau NavarroD
- 32Hugo LópezF
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 9K. DolbergF
- 10O. GloukhF
- 11M. GodtsF
- 15Y. BaasD
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 24J. MokioM
- 30A. BouwmanD
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 22R. PasveerG
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 37J. ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
- 68A. OuazaneM
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Pépé | M | 72 | 7.5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Arnau Tenas | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Santi Comesaña(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Thomas Partey | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hugo Lopez | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luiz Júnior | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Conde | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Dani Parejo | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gerard Moreno | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gloukh | F | 84 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7/13 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 54 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Jorthy Mokio | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdellah Ouazane | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 14 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |