Ajax vs Benfica Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Ajax played Benfica at the 1/8 Final of Champions League on March 15. The match kicked off 20:00 UTC. Benfica won 0-1.

Darwin Nunez scored the first and only goal on the 77th minute of the game.

Ajax (also known as AFC Ajax or Ajax Amsterdam) and Benfica (commonly referred to as SL Benfica) meet again 2 years after the 1/8 Final match which ended in a draw 2-2. Ajax are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against Cambuur Leeuwarden, RKC and AZ so they'll try to extend their winning streak with a victory over Benfica.

Benfica are going into the fixture after playing a draw against Vizela on March 11 extending their unbeaten streak to 7 matches. They have been conceding goals for 3 consecutive away matches now which puts additional psychological pressure on the team.

ScoreBat is covering Ajax vs Benfica in real time, providing the live stream and live score of the match, team line-ups, full match stats, live match commentary and official video highlights. We cover all matches of Champions league 1/8 Final in real time and provide live streaming whenever possible.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Ajax - Benfica in real time.

Ajax kicked off the game with Andre Onana, Daley Blind, Lisandro Martinez, Jurrien Timber who got substituted by Mohammed Kudus on the 90th minute, Noussair Mazraoui, Ryan Gravenberch, Steven Berghuis who got substituted by Davy Klaassen on the 81st minute, Edson Alvarez who got substituted by Brian Brobbey on the 82nd minute, Dusan Tadic, Sebastian Haller and Antony as starters, with Charlie Setford, Przemyslaw Tyton, Devyne Rensch, Perr Schuurs, Nicolas Tagliafico, Mohammed Daramy, Davy Klaassen, Mohammed Kudus, Zakaria Labyad, Kenneth Taylor, Brian Brobbey and Danilo on the bench.

Benfica's starting eleven were Odisseas Vlachodimos, Alex Grimaldo, Jan Vertonghen, Nicolas Otamendi, Gilberto who got substituted by Valentino Lazaro on the 90th minute, Adel Taarabt who got substituted by Soualiho Meite on the 46th minute, , Everton who got substituted by Roman Yaremchuk on the 72nd minute, Goncalo Ramos who got substituted by Paulo Bernardo on the 90th minute, Darwin Nunez who got substituted by Diogo Goncalves on the 81st minute and Rafa Silva, with Helton Leite, Andre Almeida, Morato, Paulo Bernardo, Diogo Goncalves, Valentino Lazaro, Joao Mario, Soualiho Meite, Pereira Araujo, Gil Dias, Nemanja Radonjic and Roman Yaremchuk on the bench.

Referee showed the yellow card 4 times throughout the game. Goncalo Ramos, Jurrien Timber, Daley Blind and Ryan Gravenberch were the ones to receive it.

Stats

Explore stats from Ajax vs Benfica on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

  • Ball Possession: 66 - 34
  • Total Attempts: 16 - 4
  • Shots On Target: 2 - 1
  • Saves: 0 - 2
  • Corners: 10 - 4
  • Completed Passes: 518 - 196
  • Fouls: 13 - 11
  • Free Kicks: 13 - 17
  • Total Passes: 600 - 274
  • Throw-Ins: 37 - 16

Head-to-head

Ajax and Benfica have met 4 times since July 2014. Ajax have won twice, 2 matches ended in a draw. The most recent match between them took place on February 23, 2022 at the 1/8 Final of Champions League which ended in a draw - 2-2. Ajax have scored 5 goals in these 4 head-to-head matches in total while Benfica have scored 3. So, overall, Ajax have a better head-to-head record against Benfica in their recent history.

Recent Form

Ajax are on a winning streak - they have won Cambuur Leeuwarden, RKC and AZ in their previous 3 matches while Benfica have played a draw with Vizela in their previous match. Overall, Ajax have won 17 of their last 20 matches, losing 2 and drawing 1, while Benfica have won 9 of their last 19 matches, losing 5 and drawing 5.

Ajax have won 4 times (2-3 against Cambuur Leeuwarden on 11th of March, 3-2 against RKC on 6th of March, 0-2 against AZ on 3rd of March and 0-1 against Willem II on 19th of February), lost once (2-1 against Go Ahead Eagles on 27th of February) and drew once (2-2 against Benfica on 23rd of February) in their most recent 6 matches.

Benfica have won 3 times (1-2 against Portimonense on 5th of March, 3-0 against Guimaraes on 27th of February and 2-1 against Santa Clara on 12th of February) and drew 3 times (1-1 against Vizela on 11th of March, 2-2 against Ajax on 23rd of February and 2-2 against Boavista on 18th of February) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team Streaks

  • Ajax's last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals.
  • Benfica haven't lost in their previous 7 matches.
  • Ajax have gone 4 consecutive matches without a draw.
  • Benfica have scored two or more goals in their previous 4 away matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Ajax and Benfica in real time. You can watch the goal by Darwin Nunez as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Ajax - Benfica are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Live Commentary

  1. FT
    Full Time
    Match ends. Ajax 0, Benfica 1.
  2. 90 + 5'
    Ryan Gravenberch is shown the yellow card.
  3. 90 + 5'
    Daley Blind is shown the yellow card.
  4. 90'
    Substitution for Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Gilberto
  5. 90'
    Substitution for Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Goncalo Ramos
  6. 90'
    Substitution for Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Jurrien Timber
  7. 83'
    Jurrien Timber is shown the yellow card.
  8. 82'
    Substitution for Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Edson Alvarez
  9. 81'
    Substitution for Benfica. Diogo Goncalves replaces Darwin Nunez
  10. 81'
    Substitution for Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Berghuis
  11. 77'
    0 - 1
    Darwin Nunez scores for Benfica.
  12. 72'
    Substitution for Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Everton
  13. 67'
    Goncalo Ramos is shown the yellow card.
  14. 2T
    Kick-off
    Second half begins
  15. 46'
    Substitution for Benfica. Soualiho Meite replaces Adel Taarabt
  16. HT
    Half Time - 0 : 0
    First half ends.
  17. 1T
    Kick-off
    First half begins