Chelsea vs Ajax

5 - 1
🕒 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Felix Zwayer 🔁 League Stage - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 3
League Stage Table
Chelsea 6 · Ajax 32
Referee Stats
6 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.67
Penalties avg 1.17
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 67%
Draws 0%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (22-2).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (66%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 4-0-1

Goals For / Against

10 / 4
Avg: 2.00 / 0.80

Points

12
Avg: 2.40

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 12
Avg: 1.75 / 3.00

Points

6
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.40
PPG
1.50
2.00
GF
1.75
0.80
GA
3.00
50%
O2.5
100%
25%
BTTS
75%
50%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Chelsea rank6th
Ajax rank32nd
Chelsea points16
Ajax points6
Chelsea: #6 · 16 pts · GD +7
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Ajax: #32 · 6 pts · GD -13
15 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W W W W
Points12/12
Weighted index100
Goals10-1
Record4-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Ajax last 5 away

W W L L
Points6/12
Weighted index70
Goals7-12
Record2-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home100%
Chelsea clean sheet at home75%
Ajax score away75%
Ajax clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first50%
Chelsea win after scoring first100%
Ajax score first0%
Ajax win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 100% · Ajax 50%
Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 48.0' · Ajax —

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home2.00 vs 1.93
Chelsea concede at home0.80 vs 1.45
Ajax score away1.75 vs 1.45
Ajax concede away3.00 vs 1.93
Chelsea score 4% above league average, while Ajax score 21% above league average.
Defensive side: Chelsea are 45% below league average at home, and Ajax are 55% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals5.00
BTTS67%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 7.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Ajax goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
1
Total Shots
22
2
Shots off Goal
4
0
Blocked Shots
8
1
Shots Inside Box
14
2
Shots Outside Box
8
0
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
11
0
Fouls
15
6
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
601
314
Passes Accurate
557
241
Passes %
93%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
16'
16' 📺 VAR
K. Taylor
Card upgrade
17'
17' K. Taylor
18' ⚽
⚽
18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Marc Guiu
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fofana
23' ↑↓
↑↓
23' ⇄ O. Gloukh
1st substitution · For: J. Mokio
27' ⚽
⚽
27' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
M. Caicedo
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bynoe-Gittens
31'
31' T. Adarabioyo
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
W. Weghorst
Penalty
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
E. Fernández
Penalty
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 4-1
Estêvão
Penalty
45+5'
45+5' W. Weghorst
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ E. Fernández
1st substitution · For: Andrey Santos
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ W. Weghorst
2nd substitution · For: D. Klaassen
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Marc Guiu
2nd substitution · For: Tyrique George
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Adarabioyo
3rd substitution · For: T. Chalobah
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 5-1
Tyrique George
Normal Goal
49' ↑↓
↑↓
49' ⇄ M. Caicedo
4th substitution · For: Joshua Kofi Acheampong
56'
56' Estêvão
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ R. Lavia
5th substitution · For: R. Walsh
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ J. McConnell
3rd substitution · For: Y. Regeer
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ Lucas Rosa
4th substitution · For: A. Gaaei
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ M. Godts
5th substitution · For: K. Fitz-Jim

Chelsea vs Ajax 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Ajax 5-1 on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Felix Zwayer. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: VAR intervened at 16' for Ajax (Card upgrade). K. Taylor received a red card for Ajax at 17'. Chelsea took the lead at 18' when Marc Guiu scored, with the assist credited to W. Fofana, making the score 1-0. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 23', with O. Gloukh replacing J. Mokio. Chelsea extended the lead at 27' when M. Caicedo scored, with the assist credited to J. Bynoe-Gittens, making the score 2-0. T. Adarabioyo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 31'. Ajax reduced the deficit at 33' when W. Weghorst scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Chelsea extended the lead at 45' when E. Fernández scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. Chelsea extended the lead at 45' when Estêvão scored (Penalty), making the score 4-1. W. Weghorst received a yellow card for Ajax at 45+5'.

Second half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Fernández replacing Andrey Santos. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 46', with W. Weghorst replacing D. Klaassen. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Marc Guiu replacing Tyrique George. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 46', with T. Adarabioyo replacing T. Chalobah. Chelsea extended the lead at 48' when Tyrique George scored, making the score 5-1. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 49', with M. Caicedo replacing Joshua Kofi Acheampong. Estêvão received a yellow card for Chelsea at 56'. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 66', with R. Lavia replacing R. Walsh. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 79', with J. McConnell replacing Y. Regeer. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 84', with Lucas Rosa replacing A. Gaaei. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Godts replacing K. Fitz-Jim.

Chelsea used 5 substitutions while Ajax used 5 substitutions. Chelsea got 2 yellow cards, while Ajax got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (22-2).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (66%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Chelsea vs Ajax Head-to-Head History by Season