Villarreal vs Ajax | UEFA Champions League | Jan 20, 2026

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Villarreal vs Ajax

UEFA Champions League · Jan 20, 2026 · 20:00

Final score: Villarreal 1–2 Ajax

Standings

Villarreal: #35 · 1 Pts · 8 P (0W 1D 7L)
Ajax: #32 · 6 Pts · 8 P (2W 0D 6L)

Recent form

L Jan 17, 2026: Real Betis 2–0 Villarreal
W Jan 10, 2026: Villarreal 3–1 Alaves
W Jan 3, 2026: Elche 1–3 Villarreal
L Dec 21, 2025: Villarreal 0–2 Barcelona
L Dec 17, 2025: Racing Santander 2–1 Villarreal

Ajax

D Jan 17, 2026: Ajax 2–2 GO Ahead Eagles
W Jan 11, 2026: Telstar 2–3 Ajax
W Jan 5, 2026: Ajax 4–0 Seraing United
D Dec 20, 2025: NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Ajax
W Dec 14, 2025: Ajax 2–0 Feyenoord

Head-to-head

2026-01-20T20:00:00+00:00: Villarreal 1–2 Ajax

Match events

12' Card Yellow Card — Owen Wijndal (Ajax)
46' subst Substitution 1 — A. Moleiro (Villarreal) (assists: T. Buchanan)
49' Goal Normal Goal — T. Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) (assists: R. Marin)
54' subst Substitution 1 — Y. Regeer (Ajax) (assists: K. Itakura)
60' Card Yellow Card — Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)
61' Goal Normal Goal — O. Gloukh (Ajax)
71' Card Yellow Card — Thomas Partey (Villarreal)
71' subst Substitution 2 — K. Dolberg (Ajax) (assists: R. Bounida)
71' subst Substitution 3 — J. Mokio (Ajax) (assists: S. Steur)
72' subst Substitution 2 — A. Perez (Villarreal) (assists: G. Moreno)
72' subst Substitution 3 — N. Pepe (Villarreal) (assists: G. Mikautadze)
74' subst Substitution 4 — T. Partey (Villarreal) (assists: D. Parejo)
80' Card Yellow Card — Rafa Marín (Villarreal)
84' subst Substitution 4 — O. Gloukh (Ajax) (assists: O. Edvardsen)
84' subst Substitution 5 — O. Wijndal (Ajax) (assists: K. Fitz-Jim)
88' Card Yellow Card — Aaron Bouwman (Ajax)
90' Goal Normal Goal — O. Edvardsen (Ajax) (assists: A. Gaaei)

Match statistics

Shots on Goal: 8 — 5
Shots off Goal: 8 — 5
Total Shots: 19 — 15
Blocked Shots: 3 — 5
Shots insidebox: 14 — 5
Shots outsidebox: 5 — 10
Fouls: 11 — 10
Corner Kicks: 7 — 5
Offsides: 2 — 0
Ball Possession: 38% — 62%
Yellow Cards: 3 — 2
Red Cards: – — –
Goalkeeper Saves: 3 — 6
Total passes: 395 — 638
Passes accurate: 340 — 590
Passes %: 86% — 92%
expected_goals: 1.36 — 0.91
goals_prevented: 0.67 — 0.67

Injuries

I. Akhomach — Rest (Missing Fixture)
P. Cabanes — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
L. Costa — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
T. Fernandez — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
P. Gueye — Yellow Cards (Missing Fixture)
W. Kambwala — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)

Ajax

S. Berghuis — Groin Injury (Missing Fixture)
M. Ibrahimovic — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
T. Tomiyasu — Lacking Match Fitness (Missing Fixture)
W. Weghorst — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)