VillarrealVillarreal vs Ajax — UEFA Champions League
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AjaxEstadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal
Going into the match, Villarreal had won 6, drawn 0, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Ajax had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 2.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 0, lost 4 (L W W L L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Real Betis · 17 Jan 2026
- W 3-1 vs Alaves · 10 Jan 2026
- W 1-3 at Elche · 3 Jan 2026
- L 0-2 vs Barcelona · 21 Dec 2025
- L 2-3 vs FC Copenhagen · 10 Dec 2025
- W 2-0 vs Getafe · 6 Dec 2025
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (D W D W W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 17 Jan 2026
- W 2-3 at Telstar · 11 Jan 2026
- D 2-2 at NEC Nijmegen · 20 Dec 2025
- W 2-0 vs Feyenoord · 14 Dec 2025
- W 2-4 at Qarabag · 10 Dec 2025
- W 1-3 at Fortuna Sittard · 6 Dec 2025
How it unfolded
- 49' Normal Goal — T. Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)
- 61' Normal Goal — O. Gloukh (Ajax)
- 90' Normal Goal — O. Edvardsen (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Villarreal | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 38 | Ball possession | 62 |
| 1.36 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 19 | Total shots | 15 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 10 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 395 | Total passes | 638 |
| 340 | Accurate passes | 590 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 92 |
| 16 | Key passes | 12 |
| 81 | Duels | 81 |
UEFA Champions League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Feyenoord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Inter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FC Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | AS Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sabah FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Slavia Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Viking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 36 | Lask Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |