Chelsea v Ajax result

Full-time · Chelsea 5–1 Ajax

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Chelsea 5–1 Ajax — Chelsea won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chelsea beat Ajax 5–1 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 22 October. Chelsea have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Chelsea led 4–1 at half-time. The goals — Chelsea: Marc Guiu (18’, assisted by Wesley Fofana), M. Caicedo (27’, assisted by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens), Enzo Fernández (45’ pen), Estêvão (45’ pen) and Tyrique George (48’); Ajax: Wout Weghorst (33’ pen). Kenneth Taylor (17’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Chelsea 3.65, Ajax 1.05, from 22 shots to 2 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Zwayer showed three yellow cards and one red — against 4.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Chelsea: T. Adarabioyo (31’) and Estêvão (56’); Ajax: Wout Weghorst (45+5’).

What it changes

Chelsea have won their last four matches in all competitions. Ajax are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Estêvão (Chelsea) 8.2, Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) 7.8 and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Chelsea) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Chelsea next host Tottenham on 24 October 2026.

Ajax next host Atalanta on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Chelsea: Chelsea v Tottenham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Ajax: Ajax v Atalanta, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chelsea 5–1 Ajax · UEFA Champions League
Referee: F. Zwayer
Head-to-head (last 2): Chelsea 1 · draws 1 · Ajax 0 · 4.5 goals/game
Recent form: Chelsea 4W 0D 1L · Ajax 1W 2D 2L

Chelsea 5–1 Ajax (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 2 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 5 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 2.88

Cards

against 3.25 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.4 yellows

Referee · F. Zwayer

2.2 home / 2.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Chelsea for / against	Line	Ajax for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.13 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.75 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.38 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: F. Zwayer — 4.4 yellow cards a game, 0.4 red cards, 25.4 fouls over 5 matches (2.2 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 2.2

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	2.8 5/4	3.1 6/3	Kenneth Taylor
Marc Guiu n 8	29.8	2.3 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
Andrey Santos n 8	48.3	2.1 6/3	1.9 5/2	—
Tyrique George n 8	49.8	1.8 4/2	0.5 2/0	—
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	38	1.8 4/2	0.9 3/0	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Marc Guiu n 8	29.8	3.4 6/2	1.5 3/1
C. Palmer n 8	78.1	2.4 6/5	1.4 5/4
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	2.3 5/3	1.3 3/2
Estêvão n 8	31	1.8 3/2	1.8 3/2
A. Garnacho n 8	39	1.7 5/1	0.9 3/0

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Estêvão n 8	31	1.1 2/1	0 0/0
C. Palmer n 8	78.1	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
Tyrique George n 8	49.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. James n 8	61.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Caicedo n 8	79.4	3.5 6/6
Andrey Santos n 8	48.3	3.3 6/4
Marc Cucurella n 8	78	2.7 8/5
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	2.3 5/2
Estêvão n 8	31	2.2 4/1

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	79.4	2 4/3
F. Jörgensen n 8	89.3	1.8 4/3

Ajax

Ajax — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rayane Bounida n 3	8.7	3.5 1/0	3.5 1/0	—
W. Weghorst n 8	49.8	2.5 5/3	2 6/2	—
Kenneth Taylor n 8	83.6	2.3 8/6	2.6 7/6	F. Buonanotte
K. Itakura n 8	77.5	2 6/4	0.3 2/0	—
Y. Regeer n 8	49.6	2 5/3	1.6 5/2	—

Ajax — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Dolberg n 8	58.4	3.7 7/6	2.1 6/3
S. Berghuis n 8	51.9	2.4 5/3	1.7 4/3
Raul Moro n 8	36.9	2.1 4/2	1.2 3/1
O. Gloukh n 8	63.8	1.9 5/4	0.9 5/0
Mika Godts n 8	76.1	1.6 6/2	0.7 4/1

Ajax — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mika Godts n 8	76.1	0.3 1/1	0.4 3/0
O. Gloukh n 8	63.8	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
Kenneth Taylor n 8	83.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
K. Dolberg n 8	58.4	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
W. Weghorst n 8	49.8	0.5 1/1	0 0/0

Ajax — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Gerald Alders n 4	12	9.4 2/1
Rayane Bounida n 3	8.7	6.9 1/1
J. Mokio n 8	40.8	3.6 5/4
J. McConnell n 8	40	3.1 7/2
D. Klaassen n 8	70.5	2.4 6/3

Ajax — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Jaroš n 8	84.4	3.3 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chelsea		Ajax
66%	Possession	34%
3.65	Expected goals (xG)	1.05
22	Shots	2
10	Shots on target	1
4	Shots off target	0
8	Blocked shots	1
14	Shots inside the box	2
11	Corners	0
3	Offsides	1
15	Fouls	6
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
0	Saves	5
601	Passes	314
93%	Pass accuracy	77%

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Jörgensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Fofana	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
J. Hato	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
F. Buonanotte	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Estêvão	90	1	0	6	3	2	0	Y	6.9
J. Bynoe-Gittens	90	0	1	1	1	5	1	0	7.9
R. Lavia	66	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
M. Caicedo	49	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.5
T. Adarabioyo	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
E. Fernández	45	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.3
Marc Guiu	45	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.7
T. Chalobah sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Andrey Santos sub	45	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7
Tyrique George sub	45	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	7.6
Joshua Kofi Acheampong sub	41	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
R. Walsh sub	24	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.5

Ajax player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Pasveer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
K. Itakura	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
J. Šutalo	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
Y. Baas	90	0	0	0	0	6	0	5.9
Raul Moro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Lucas Rosa	84	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Mika Godts	84	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
J. McConnell	79	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
W. Weghorst	45	1	1	1	0	1	Y	6.2
O. Gloukh	23	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Kenneth Taylor	17	0	0	0	0	1	R	3.2
J. Mokio sub	67	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
D. Klaassen sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
A. Gaaei sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Fitz-Jim sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Regeer sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Chelsea v Ajax — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ChelseaWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

AjaxDWLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Chelsea 1 · 1 draw · Ajax 0 · 4.5 goals/game

2019-11-05 Chelsea 4–4 Ajax
2019-10-23 Ajax 0–1 Chelsea

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Chelsea#6 pos16 pts8 pl+7 GD

Ajax#32 pos6 pts8 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Chelsea scored2.13

Ajax scored1

Chelsea conceded1.25

Ajax conceded2.63

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What is the head-to-head record between Chelsea and Ajax?: In their last 2 meetings, Chelsea won 1, Ajax won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
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