Villarreal vs Ajax Highlights and Goals

UEFA Champions League

8:00 PMJanuary 20, 2026

League Stage - 7

Villarreal

Show Score

1 - 2

HT:(0 - 0)

Ajax

Estadio de la Ceramica

Referee: Nick Walsh, Scotland

How did the teams perform?

Villarreal

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Ajax

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

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Match Stats

Ball possession

38%

62%

1.37

Expected goals (xG)

0.91

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

19

Total shots

15

8

Shots on target

5

8

Shots off target

5

3

Blocked shots

5

14

Shots inside box

5

5

Shots outside box

10

7

Corner kicks

4

2

Offsides

0

Passing

393

Total passes

636

340 (87%)

Accurate passes

588 (92%)

Discipline

11

Fouls

10

3

Yellow cards

2

0

Red cards

0

3

Goalkeeper saves

6

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Lineup

Villarreal

4-4-2

25 G Arnau Tenas 6.9

23 D Sergi Cardona 6.6

12 D Renato Veiga 6.5

4 D Rafa Marín 80' Unsportsmanlike conduct 49' 6.6

15 D Santiago Mouriño 60' 6.5

20 M Alberto Moleiro 6.9

16 M Thomas Partey 71' Tripping 6.3

14 M Santi Comesaña (C) 6.6

19 M Nicolas Pépé 7.2

21 F Tani Oluwaseyi 49' 7.5

22 F Ayoze Pérez 6.9

Substitutes

17 F Tajon Buchanan 46' Replaced by A. Moleiro 7.0

7 F Gerard Moreno 72' Replaced by A. Perez 6.3

9 F Georges Mikautadze 72' Replaced by N. Pepe 6.6

10 M Dani Parejo 74' Replaced by T. Partey 6.9

1 G Luiz Júnior

13 G Diego Conde

24 D Alfonso Pedraza

26 D Pau Navarro

32 F Hugo Lopez

Coach

Marcelino

Ajax

4-3-3

1 G Vítězslav Jaroš 8.0

5 D Owen Wijndal 12' Tripping 6.2

15 D Youri Baas 7.3

30 D Aaron Bouwman 88' Tripping 6.3

3 D Anton Gaaei 90' 6.6

24 M Jorthy Mokio 6.2

6 M Youri Regeer 7.3

18 M Davy Klaassen (C) 6.2

11 F Mika Godts 7.5

9 F Kasper Dolberg 6.7

10 F Oscar Gloukh 61' 7.7

Substitutes

68 M Abdellah Ouazane

7 F Raúl Moro

41 D Gerald Alders

37 D Josip Šutalo

2 D Lucas Rosa

22 G Remko Pasveer

12 G Joeri Heerkens

28 M Kian Fitz-Jim 84' Replaced by O. Wijndal 6.9

17 F Oliver Edvardsen 90' 84' Replaced by O. Gloukh 7.6

48 M Sean Steur 71' Replaced by J. Mokio 6.9

43 F Rayane Bounida 71' Replaced by K. Dolberg 6.6

4 D Ko Itakura 54' Replaced by Y. Regeer 6.9

UEFA Champions League Standings - UEFA Champions League

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	5	5	0	0	14-1	13	15	W 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal W 26 November: Arsenal 3 - 1 Bayern München W 10 December: Club Brugge KV 0 - 3 Arsenal W 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal W 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty
2	Bayern München	6	5	0	1	18-7	11	15	W 04 November: Paris Saint Germain 1 - 2 Bayern München W No match found W 09 December: Bayern München 3 - 1 Sporting CP L No match found W 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
3	Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8-6	2	13	W 05 November: Marseille 0 - 1 Atalanta D No match found W 09 December: Atalanta 2 - 1 Chelsea W No match found W No match found
4	Paris Saint Germain	5	4	0	1	19-8	11	12	W No match found W 26 November: Paris Saint Germain 5 - 3 Tottenham W No match found L 20 January: Sporting CP 2 - 1 Paris Saint Germain W No match found
5	Inter	6	4	0	2	12-4	8	12	W 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty W No match found W No match found L 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal L No match found
6	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	12-5	7	12	W No match found W 26 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 3 - 4 Real Madrid W No match found L No match found W No match found
7	Atletico Madrid	6	4	0	2	15-12	3	12	W 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L No match found W 09 December: PSV Eindhoven 2 - 3 Atletico Madrid W No match found W No match found
8	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11-8	3	12	L No match found W No match found W 09 December: Inter 0 - 1 Liverpool L No match found W 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag
9	Tottenham	6	3	2	1	13-7	6	11	D No match found D No match found W 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha L No match found W 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
10	Borussia Dortmund	5	3	1	1	17-11	6	10	D No match found W 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Villarreal W No match found L 20 January: Tottenham 2 - 0 Borussia Dortmund W No match found
11	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13-8	5	10	W No match found W 25 November: Chelsea 3 - 0 Barcelona D No match found W 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos L No match found
12	Manchester City	5	3	1	1	10-5	5	10	W 05 November: Manchester City 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund D No match found W 10 December: Real Madrid 1 - 2 Manchester City W No match found L No match found
13	Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12-8	4	10	L No match found W 26 November: Sporting CP 3 - 0 Club Brugge KV D No match found W 20 January: Sporting CP 2 - 1 Paris Saint Germain L No match found
14	Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14-11	3	10	L No match found W No match found D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Barcelona 4 - 1 FC Copenhagen
15	Newcastle	5	3	0	2	11-4	7	9	L No match found W No match found W No match found W 21 January: Newcastle 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven L No match found
16	Marseille	6	3	0	3	11-8	3	9	W No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
17	Galatasaray	6	3	0	3	8-8	0	9	W 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray W No match found W No match found L No match found L 28 January: Manchester City 2 - 0 Galatasaray
18	Monaco	6	2	3	1	7-8	-1	9	D No match found D 26 November: Pafos 2 - 2 Monaco W 09 December: Monaco 1 - 0 Galatasaray D No match found W No match found
19	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	2	2	15-11	4	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven D No match found W No match found L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
20	Bayer Leverkusen	5	2	2	1	8-10	-2	8	D No match found D No match found L No match found W No match found W 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
21	Qarabag	6	2	1	3	10-13	-3	7	W No match found L 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag D No match found L No match found L 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag
22	Napoli	5	2	1	2	6-9	-3	7	L No match found W 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 - 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli W No match found
23	FC Copenhagen	6	2	1	3	10-16	-6	7	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 - 0 FC Copenhagen L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
24	Juventus	5	1	3	1	10-10	0	6	D 04 November: Juventus 1 - 1 Sporting CP D No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found
25	Pafos	5	1	3	1	4-7	-3	6	D No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
26	Union St. Gilloise	6	2	0	4	7-15	-8	6	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L No match found L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille W No match found L No match found
27	Olympiakos Piraeus	6	1	2	3	6-13	-7	5	L No match found L 26 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 3 - 4 Real Madrid D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Ajax 1 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
28	Club Brugge KV	5	1	1	3	8-13	-5	4	W No match found L 26 November: Sporting CP 3 - 0 Club Brugge KV L 10 December: Club Brugge KV 0 - 3 Arsenal D No match found L No match found
29	Athletic Club	5	1	1	3	4-9	-5	4	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 - 0 Athletic Club L No match found W No match found L No match found D No match found
30	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8-16	-8	4	L No match found L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta D No match found L 21 January: Qarabag 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
31	Benfica	5	1	0	4	4-8	-4	3	L 05 November: Benfica 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen L No match found L No match found L 21 January: Juventus 2 - 0 Benfica W 28 January: Benfica 4 - 2 Real Madrid
32	Slavia Praha	6	0	3	3	2-11	-9	3	L 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club L 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha D No match found L 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
33	Ajax	6	1	0	5	5-18	-13	3	L 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 - 2 Benfica L No match found L No match found W No match found
34	Bodo/Glimt	5	0	2	3	7-11	-4	2	D No match found D No match found L No match found L No match found L No match found
35	Villarreal	6	0	1	5	4-13	-9	1	D No match found L 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Villarreal L 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen L 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
36	Kairat Almaty	6	0	1	5	4-15	-11	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty D No match found L 09 December: Kairat Almaty 0 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus L 20 January: Kairat Almaty 1 - 4 Club Brugge KV L 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)

Villarreal vs Ajax Video Highlights & Match Recap – 20 Jan 2026

Mark your calendars for 20 Jan 2026 as Villarreal face off against Ajax in an exciting UEFA Champions League fixture at Estadio de la Ceramica. Both teams will be pushing for victory in this crucial match. Check back for comprehensive highlights, match analysis, and key talking points at dasfootball.com.

Current League Standings

Villarreal currently sit 35th in the UEFA Champions League with 1 points after 6 games (W0 D1 L5), scoring 4 goals and conceding 13. Their current form is L, L, L, L, D.

Ajax are 33rd in the league with 3 points from 6 matches (W1 D0 L5), with 5 goals scored and 18 conceded. Their recent form reads W, L, L, L, L.

Home Record: Villarreal have 0 wins, 1 draws, and 2 losses at home this season, scoring 4 and conceding 7.

Away Record: Ajax have recorded 1 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses on their travels, finding the net 5 times while letting in 11.

Current League Standings

Villarreal: 35th in the UEFA Champions League with 1 points (0W, 1D, 5L).

Ajax: 33rd in the UEFA Champions League with 3 points (1W, 0D, 5L).

Home & Away Form

• Villarreal at home: 0W, 1D, 2L (Goals: 4 scored, 7 conceded)
• Ajax away: 1W, 0D, 2L (Goals: 5 scored, 11 conceded)

Recent Matches – Villarreal

• Real Betis vs Villarreal: 2-0 (La Liga, 17 Jan 2026)
• Villarreal vs Alaves: 3-1 (La Liga, 10 Jan 2026)
• Elche vs Villarreal: 1-3 (La Liga, 03 Jan 2026)
• Villarreal vs Barcelona: 0-2 (La Liga, 21 Dec 2025)
• Racing Santander vs Villarreal: 2-1 (Copa del Rey, 17 Dec 2025)

Recent Matches – Ajax

• Qarabag vs Ajax: 2-4 (UEFA Champions League, 10 Dec 2025)
• Ajax vs Benfica: 0-2 (UEFA Champions League, 25 Nov 2025)
• Ajax vs Galatasaray: 0-3 (UEFA Champions League, 05 Nov 2025)
• Chelsea vs Ajax: 5-1 (UEFA Champions League, 22 Oct 2025)
• Marseille vs Ajax: 4-0 (UEFA Champions League, 30 Sep 2025)

Head-to-Head (H2H) Stats

Recent Encounters:

• Villarreal wins: 0
• Ajax wins: 1
• Draw probability: 0%

In their last 0 meetings, both teams have had their share of victories. These teams have faced each other multiple times in competitive matches, creating an exciting rivalry in UEFA Champions League.

Match Prediction & Betting Tips

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