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: N. Walsh

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	8	8	0	0	23-4	19	24	W 07 April: Sporting CP 0 - 1 Arsenal W No match found W No match found W 05 May: Arsenal 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid W No match found
2	Bayern München	8	7	0	1	22-8	14	21	W 18 March: Bayern München 4 - 1 Atalanta L No match found W 15 April: Bayern München 4 - 3 Real Madrid W No match found W No match found
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	20-8	12	18	W 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag L 10 March: Galatasaray 1 - 0 Liverpool W 18 March: Liverpool 4 - 0 Galatasaray W No match found W No match found
4	Tottenham	8	5	2	1	17-7	10	17	W 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha L No match found W 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham W No match found W 18 March: Tottenham 3 - 2 Atletico Madrid
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	22-14	8	16	D No match found L No match found W 18 March: Barcelona 7 - 2 Newcastle W No match found W 14 April: Atletico Madrid 1 - 2 Barcelona
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	17-10	7	16	D No match found W 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos L No match found W No match found W No match found
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	17-11	6	16	D No match found W No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
8	Manchester City	8	5	1	2	15-9	6	16	W 10 December: Real Madrid 1 - 2 Manchester City L 20 January: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 1 Manchester City W 28 January: Manchester City 2 - 0 Galatasaray L 11 March: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Manchester City W No match found
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	21-12	9	15	L No match found W 11 March: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Manchester City L No match found W No match found L 15 April: Bayern München 4 - 3 Real Madrid
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	15-7	8	15	W No match found L 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal L No match found L 18 February: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 1 Inter W No match found
11	Paris Saint Germain	8	4	2	2	21-11	10	14	L No match found W 14 April: Liverpool 0 - 2 Paris Saint Germain D No match found L No match found D 30 May: Paris Saint Germain 1 - 1 Arsenal
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	17-7	10	14	W No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	14-10	4	13	D No match found W 21 January: Juventus 2 - 0 Benfica W No match found W No match found D No match found
14	Atletico Madrid	8	4	1	3	17-15	2	13	W No match found W 08 April: Barcelona 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid W No match found D 29 April: Atletico Madrid 1 - 1 Arsenal L 05 May: Arsenal 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	10-10	0	13	W No match found W No match found W 25 February: Atalanta 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund L 10 March: Atalanta 1 - 6 Bayern München L 18 March: Bayern München 4 - 1 Atalanta
16	Bayer Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	13-14	-1	12	W 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal W 18 February: Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen D 24 February: Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0 Olympiakos Piraeus L No match found W No match found
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19-17	2	11	L No match found W No match found D No match found L No match found L 25 February: Atalanta 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
18	Olympiakos Piraeus	8	3	2	3	10-14	-4	11	D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Ajax 1 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus W No match found W No match found
19	Club Brugge KV	8	3	1	4	15-17	-2	10	D No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	9-11	-2	10	W No match found L No match found L 25 February: Juventus 3 - 2 Galatasaray D No match found L 18 March: Liverpool 4 - 0 Galatasaray
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8-14	-6	10	W 09 December: Monaco 1 - 0 Galatasaray D No match found W No match found L 17 February: Monaco 2 - 3 Paris Saint Germain D 25 February: Paris Saint Germain 2 - 2 Monaco
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	13-21	-8	10	D No match found L No match found L 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag W No match found L 24 February: Newcastle 3 - 2 Qarabag
23	Bodo/Glimt	8	2	3	3	14-15	-1	9	L No match found L No match found D No match found W 11 March: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 0 Sporting CP W No match found
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10-12	-2	9	L No match found W No match found W 28 January: Benfica 4 - 2 Real Madrid L 17 February: Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid W No match found
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11-14	-3	9	L 05 November: Marseille 0 - 1 Atalanta W 25 November: Marseille 2 - 1 Newcastle W 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille L 21 January: Marseille 0 - 3 Liverpool L 28 January: Club Brugge KV 3 - 0 Marseille
26	Pafos	8	2	3	3	8-11	-3	9	W 05 November: Pafos 1 - 0 Villarreal D 26 November: Pafos 2 - 2 Monaco L 10 December: Juventus 2 - 0 Pafos L 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos W 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
27	Union St. Gilloise	8	3	0	5	8-17	-9	9	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise W 25 November: Galatasaray 0 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille L 21 January: Bayern München 2 - 0 Union St. Gilloise W 28 January: Union St. Gilloise 1 - 0 Atalanta
28	PSV Eindhoven	8	2	2	4	16-16	0	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven L 09 December: PSV Eindhoven 2 - 3 Atletico Madrid L 21 January: Newcastle 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	9-14	-5	8	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 - 0 Athletic Club D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club D 10 December: Athletic Club 0 - 0 Paris Saint Germain W 21 January: Atalanta 2 - 3 Athletic Club L 28 January: Athletic Club 2 - 3 Sporting CP
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	9-15	-6	8	D 04 November: Napoli 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 - 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli L 28 January: Napoli 2 - 3 Chelsea
31	FC Copenhagen	8	2	2	4	12-21	-9	8	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 - 0 FC Copenhagen W 26 November: FC Copenhagen 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty W 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli L 28 January: Barcelona 4 - 1 FC Copenhagen
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	8-21	-13	6	L 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 - 2 Benfica W 10 December: Qarabag 2 - 4 Ajax W 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Ajax 1 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	10-21	-11	4	D 04 November: Napoli 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta L 09 December: Barcelona 2 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt L 21 January: Qarabag 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
34	Slavia Praha	8	0	3	5	5-19	-14	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 L 21 January: Slavia Praha 2 - 4 Barcelona L 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	5-18	-13	1	L 05 November: Pafos 1 - 0 Villarreal 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	8	0	1	7	7-22	-15	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty L 26 November: FC Copenhagen 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty 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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