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UEFA Champions League · 2025-2026

AwayAjax
2 – 1

Final · Jan 20, 2026 · Estadio de la Cerámica Spain

Postgame analysis

The clearest statistical differences

Evidence, not guesswork
Shots insideboxAjax 5 · Villarreal 14

Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.

Scoring sequence3 scoring events · 49 to 90

Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi opened the supplied scoring feed; Oliver Edvardsen recorded its final scoring event.

Shots outsideboxAjax 10 · Villarreal 5

Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.

Derived only from event statistics, scoring events, schedules and standings supplied by TheSportsDB. Statistical separation and event order are evidence, not proof of a single cause.

Game statistics

5Shots on Goal8
5Shots off Goal8
15Total Shots19
5Blocked Shots3
5Shots insidebox14
10Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls11
5Corner Kicks7
0Offsides2
61Ball Possession39
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
6Goalkeeper Saves3
637Total passes395
589Passes accurate341
92Passes %86
0.91expected_goals1.35
0.71goals_prevented0.71

Timeline

Goal · AjaxOliver Edvardsen Normal Goal
Card · AjaxAaron Bouwman Yellow Card
subst · AjaxOwen Wijndal K. Fitz-Jim
subst · AjaxOscar Gloukh O. Edvardsen
Card · VillarrealRafa Marín Yellow Card
subst · VillarrealThomas Partey D. Parejo
subst · VillarrealAyoze Pérez G. Moreno
subst · VillarrealNicolas Pépé G. Mikautadze
subst · AjaxJorthy Mokio S. Steur
subst · AjaxKasper Dolberg R. Bounida
Card · VillarrealThomas Partey Yellow Card
Goal · AjaxOscar Gloukh Normal Goal
Card · VillarrealSantiago Mouriño Yellow Card
subst · AjaxYouri Regeer K. Itakura
Goal · VillarrealTanitoluwa Oluwaseyi Normal Goal
subst · VillarrealAlberto Moleiro T. Buchanan
Card · AjaxOwen Wijndal Yellow Card

Lineups

Final result

Ajax wins

2Final1

Ajax won by 1.

Date
Jan 20, 2026
Venue
Estadio de la Cerámica
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