Villarreal vs Ajax

Ajax won 2-1 at Villarreal in the Europe Champions League on Tuesday 20 January 2026, 0-0 at half-time.

Europe Champions League Tue 20 Jan 2026, 20:00 Save

Villarreal

HT 0-0

Ajax

Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal N. Walsh

Villarreal vs Ajax timeline

12' Owen Wijndal Yellow card · Foul, Ajax
49' Tani Oluwaseyi 1-0 Goal · Assist Rafa Marín · Left foot shot, Villarreal
60' Santiago Mouriño Yellow card · Foul, Villarreal
61' Oscar Gloukh 1-1 Goal · Free Kick, Ajax
71' Thomas Partey Yellow card · Foul, Villarreal
80' Rafa Marín Yellow card · Off the ball foul, Villarreal
88' Yellow card Ajax
88' Aaron Bouwman Yellow card · Foul, Ajax
89' Oliver Edvardsen 1-2 Goal · Assist Anton Gaaei · Right foot shot, Ajax

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Villarreal vs Ajax stats

1st Half 2nd Half

VillarrealAjax

1.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.05

2.16 xG on target 1.55

38% Possession 62%

67 Attacks 101

34 Dang. Attacks 51

19 Shots 15

8 Shots On Target 5

2 Big Chances 2

7 Corners 5

86% Pass Accuracy 92%

3 Saves 6

11 Fouls 10

3 Yellow Cards 2

2 Offsides 0

1.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.05

2.16 xG on target 1.55

67 Attacks 101

34 Dang. Attacks 51

19 Shots 15

8 Shots On Target 5

8 Shots Off Target 5

3 Shots Blocked 5

14 Shots Inside Box 5

5 Shots Outside Box 10

14 Goal Attempts 9

2 Big Chances 2

2 Big Chances Missed 2

7 Corners 5

14 Dribbles 24

9 Successful Dribbles 12

64% Dribble Success 50%

2 Offsides 0

Villarreal vs Ajax lineups

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Villarreal 4-4-2

25 Arnau Tenas

15 Santiago Mouriño
4 Rafa Marín
12 Renato Veiga
23 Sergi Cardona

19 Nicolas Pépé
14 Santi Comesaña
16 Thomas Partey
20 Alberto Moleiro

22 Ayoze Pérez
21 Tani Oluwaseyi

Substitutes

1 Luiz Júnior
7 Gerard Moreno 72'
9 Georges Mikautadze 72'
10 Dani Parejo 74'
13 Diego Conde
17 Tajon Buchanan 46'
24 Alfonso Pedraza
26 Pau Navarro
32 Hugo Lopez

Ajax 4-3-3

1 Vitezslav Jaros

24 Jorthy Mokio
6 Youri Regeer
18 Davy Klaassen

11 Mika Godts
9 Kasper Dolberg
10 Oscar Gloukh

Substitutes

2 Lucas Rosa
4 Ko Itakura 54'
7 Raúl Moro
12 Joeri Heerkens
17 Oliver Edvardsen 84'
22 Remko Pasveer
28 Kian Fitz-Jim 84'
37 Josip Sutalo
41 Gerald Alders
43 Rayane Bounida 71'
48 Sean Steur 71'
68 Abdellah Ouazane

Villarreal and Ajax player stats

Villarreal player stats

25 Arnau Tenas GK	90	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
4 Rafa Marín DEF	90	0	1	0	0	52	2	0	0	52	2
12 Renato Veiga DEF	90	0	0	3	1	53	2	3	1	53	2
15 Santiago Mouriño DEF	90	0	0	0	0	41	2	0	0	41	2
23 Sergi Cardona DEF	90	0	0	2	2	37	0	2	2	37	0
14 Santi Comesaña MID	90	0	0	0	0	44	1	0	0	44	1
16 Thomas Partey MID	74	0	0	1	1	29	1	1	1	29	1
19 Nicolas Pépé MID	72	0	0	6	3	19	0	6	3	19	0
20 Alberto Moleiro MID	46	0	0	1	0	18	0	1	0	18	0
21 Tani Oluwaseyi FWD	90	1	0	2	1	9	1	2	1	9	1
22 Ayoze Pérez FWD	72	0	0	1	0	15	1	1	0	15	1
10 Dani Parejo MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
17 Tajon Buchanan FWD Sub	44	0	0	2	0	16	0	2	0	16	0
7 Gerard Moreno FWD Sub	18	0	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	6	0
9 Georges Mikautadze FWD Sub	18	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	7	1

Ajax player stats

1 Vitezslav Jaros GK	90	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	41	0
3 Anton Gaaei DEF	90	0	1	3	0	55	2	3	0	55	2
15 Youri Baas DEF	90	0	0	0	0	85	1	0	0	85	1
30 Aaron Bouwman DEF	90	0	0	0	0	89	0	0	0	89	0
5 Owen Wijndal DEF	84	0	0	1	1	54	2	1	1	54	2
18 Davy Klaassen MID	90	0	0	2	1	37	2	2	1	37	2
24 Jorthy Mokio MID	71	0	0	2	1	58	0	2	1	58	0
6 Youri Regeer MID	54	0	0	0	0	66	2	0	0	66	2
11 Mika Godts FWD	90	0	0	1	0	58	0	1	0	58	0
10 Oscar Gloukh FWD	84	1	0	1	1	28	0	1	1	28	0
9 Kasper Dolberg FWD	71	0	0	2	0	11	0	2	0	11	0
4 Ko Itakura DEF Sub	36	0	0	0	0	22	1	0	0	22	1
48 Sean Steur MID Sub	19	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
28 Kian Fitz-Jim MID Sub	6	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	7	0
43 Rayane Bounida FWD Sub	19	0	0	1	0	15	0	1	0	15	0
17 Oliver Edvardsen FWD Sub	6	1	0	1	1	4	0	1	1	4	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Villarreal vs Ajax team news

Villarreal were without 3 players and Ajax had no reported absences.

Villarreal 3 out

Logan Costa Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 40 games Injured

Pau Cabanes Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 41 games Injured

Juan Foyth Red Card Suspension · Missed 9 games Suspended

Ajax 0 out

No reported absences.

Villarreal vs Ajax form

Villarreal All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Ajax All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 2.2
Conceded per game: 2.4
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

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Villarreal vs Ajax standings

Champions League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint Germain	4	4	0	0	20	5	+15	12
2	Real Madrid	4	4	0	0	13	7	+6	12
3	Arsenal	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	10
4	Como	4	3	0	1	19	6	+13	9
5	FC Barcelona	4	3	0	1	14	6	+8	9
6	Aston Villa	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6	9
7	Manchester City	4	3	0	1	12	7	+5	9
8	Liverpool	4	3	0	1	14	10	+4	9
9	Club Brugge	4	3	0	1	11	7	+4	9
10	Sporting CP	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9
11	Real Betis	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	9
12	Borussia Dortmund	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	9
13	FC Bayern München	4	2	2	0	12	5	+7	8
14	VfB Stuttgart	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	7
15	Inter	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	6
16	LASK	4	2	0	2	10	9	+1	6
17	Manchester United	4	2	0	2	8	8	0	6
18	Galatasaray	4	2	0	2	8	9	-1	6
19	Fenerbahçe	4	1	2	1	6	11	-5	5
20	Roma	4	1	1	2	10	8	+2	4
21	Shakhtar Donetsk	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	4
22	Viking	4	1	1	2	9	10	-1	4
23	Atlético de Madrid	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1	4
24	PSV	4	1	1	2	3	4	-1	4
25	Bodø / Glimt	4	1	1	2	4	9	-5	4
26	Porto	4	1	0	3	6	7	-1	3
27	Napoli	4	1	0	3	6	11	-5	3
28	Villarreal	4	1	0	3	8	14	-6	3
29	AEK Athens	4	1	0	3	5	11	-6	3
30	RB Leipzig	4	1	0	3	5	11	-6	3
31	Sabah	4	1	0	3	4	10	-6	3
32	Feyenoord	4	1	0	3	4	11	-7	3
33	Lens	4	1	0	3	4	16	-12	3
34	Slavia Praha	4	0	1	3	5	9	-4	1
35	LOSC Lille	4	0	1	3	4	10	-6	1
36	Slovan Bratislava	4	0	0	4	1	17	-16	0