UEFA Conference League 26/27 · 22 Oct 2026

AFC Ajax 2–0 Atalanta

Picked for matchday: Standout: Tolu Arokodare scored 95.4 · Breakout watch: Aaron Bouwman

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made AFC Ajax favourites at 47%.

AFC Ajax won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oscar Gloukh, 62.0 in 62′.

Well above their usual level: Davy Klaassen +13.5, Lucas Rosa +12.0, Marcos Leonardo +10.4.

Well below it: Marco Carnesecchi −13.3, Nicola Zalewski −11.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

18 Oct 2026	W 5–2	at FC Groningen Eredivisie
15 Oct 2026	L 1–2	at HNK Hajduk Split Conference League
10 Oct 2026	D 1–1	v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Excelsior Eredivisie
15 Sep 2026	W 5–1	v Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tolu Arokodare Forward	24	1	1	0.61	95.4	–
Abdellah Ouazane Midfielder	28	1	0	0.05	74.3	–
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder	62	0	0	0.24	62.0	+10.1
Davy Klaassen Midfielder	62	0	0	0.15	59.7	+13.5
Lucas Rosa Defender	90	0	0	0.16	59.3	+12.0
Youri Baas Defender	90	0	1	–	56.0	+6.9
Aaron Bouwman Defender	90	0	0	–	55.1	−4.4
Marc-André Ter Stegen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	54.3	+4.3
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder	90	0	0	0.01	54.0	+6.6
Julian Brandt Forward	89	0	0	0.14	53.9	−0.2
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder	90	0	0	0.18	53.1	+4.6
Marcos Leonardo Forward	66	0	0	0.23	48.2	+10.4
Owen Wijndal Defender	90	0	0	0.02	42.6	+1.9
Viktor Tsygankov Midfielder	28	0	0	–	40.9	–
Dies Janse Defender	1	0	0	–	40.3	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Mario Pašalić Midfielder	10	–	78.4	–
Jonathan Rowe Forward	10	0.23	77.5	–
Lazar Samardžić Midfielder	28	0.06	60.1	–
Davide Zappacosta Midfielder	90	–	56.9	+7.0
Raoul Bellanova Midfielder	90	–	55.0	+1.1
Relja Obrić Defender	90	–	54.7	–
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder	80	0.11	52.0	+1.8
Thomas Kristensen Defender	90	0.07	50.0	−3.6
Gianluca Scamacca Forward	72	0.30	48.7	−2.1
Nicola Zalewski Midfielder	90	0.10	47.5	−11.2
Charles De Ketelaere Forward	62	–	46.6	−3.5
Éderson Midfielder	90	0.04	46.2	+0.4
Nikola Krstović Forward	18	–	44.2	–
Eljif Elmas Midfielder	80	0.06	42.4	−4.5
Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper	90	–	40.6	−13.3