Midtjylland
Ajax
Match summary
Ajax won comfortably, 6-1 away at Midtjylland. It was 1-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Tolu Arokodare put Ajax ahead with a header in the 9th minute and Friday Etim equalised in the 28th minute. In the second half, Arokodare put Ajax back in front in the 52nd minute, Owen Wijndal made it 1-3 in the 59th minute, Davy Klaassen made it 1-4 with a header in the 67th minute, Oscar Gloukh made it 1-5 in the 74th minute, and Marcos Leonardo made it 1-6 with a header in the 82nd minute.
The chances backed that up: Ajax created 3.45 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Midtjylland's 1.68 from 10. Midtjylland had a player sent off.
Ajax claimed a dominant 1-6 victory away against Midtjylland in the Conference League on matchday 3, dictating the tempo throughout the contest. The visitors controlled 70 percent of possession and registered 24 shots, with 11 on target, compared to the hosts' 30 percent possession and 10 shots with 4 on target. Ajax completed 725 passes at an accuracy of 91.7 percent and generated 65 dangerous attacks, resulting in an expected goals total of 3.41. Midtjylland struggled to contain the pressure, managing 19 dangerous attacks and an expected goals figure of 1.68, while also receiving 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Tolu Arokodare opened the scoring for Ajax with a header in the 9th minute, before Friday Etim equalised for Midtjylland using a left foot shot in the 28th minute. Kjell Wätjen received yellow cards in the 35th and 43rd minutes, resulting in a red card for Midtjylland, and Denil Castillo was booked in first-half added time as the teams reached half-time at 1-1. After multiple half-time substitutions, Arokodare restored Ajax's lead in the 52nd minute with a right foot shot, followed by goals from Owen Wijndal, Davy Klaassen, Oscar Gloukh, and Marcos Leonardo to seal the final score of 1-6.
