Villarreal CF
Football UEFA Champions League Estadio de la Ceramica Tue 20 Jan 15:00
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  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Champions League Betting Preview: Villarreal vs Ajax

Spanish La Liga team Villarreal host Dutch Eredivisie outfit Ajax at Estadio de la Ceramica, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Tuesday 20 January.

Get With the Favourites on the Asian Handicap

Villarreal should be able to beat Ajax by two goals or more. We’ll back them -1 at -115, meaning money back if the Yellow Submarine claim a one goal victory, although we think the margin should be bigger.

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Villarreal Defeated in Most Recent Game

Villarreal’s last match ended in a 2–0 La Liga loss against Real Betis at Estadio de La Cartuja. Marcelino Garcia's men had 40% possession and totalled three shots on target.

Ajax played Go Ahead Eagles at home in their previous game. It was a 2-2 Eredivisie draw at Johan Cruyff Arena. The Amsterdam club were 51% in the possession stakes and recorded six shots on goal, while Davy Klaassen and Kasper Dolberg found the net.

In their previous Champions League matches, Villarreal hosted Danish Superliga team FC Copenhagen and lost 3-2, while Ajax won 4-2 away to Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabag FK.

Champions League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
34 Ajax logo Ajax 6 1 0 5 5 18 -13 5:18 3
35 Villarreal logo Villarreal 6 0 1 5 4 13 -9 4:13 1
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Villarreal – Last 10 League & Champions League Games

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 1.7 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 11.1 attempts. Villarreal have had 42.0% possession, 373.2 passes and 3.1 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.6 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts, while being awarded 4.7 corners.

Top goalscorer is Alberto Moleiro on 5 goals, while Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze have both bagged 3. Leading assistor is Ayoze Perez with 3, while goalie Luiz Junior has recorded 2 clean sheets.

Ajax – Last 10 League & Champions League Games

Ajax have won 5, lost 3 and drawn 2, averaging 14.8 attempts, 6.2 shots on goal and 2.0 goals. Fred Grim's side average 58.0% possession, 549.1 passes, 5.0 corners in their favour and 5.1 corners against, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 5.0 shots on goal and 14.0 attempts.

Kasper Dolberg and Mika Godts have scored 4 goals, followed by Oscar Gloukh with 3. Mika Godts has been chief assist maker on 4, with Vitezslav Jaros recording 2 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Villarreal predicted lineup (4-4-2): Luiz Junior (GK), Pau Navarro, Rafa Marin, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesana, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Nicolas Pepe, Georges Mikautadze.

Ajax predicted lineup (4-3-3): Vitezslav Jaros (GK), Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Josip Sutalo, Lucas Rosa, Jorthy Mokio, Ko Itakura, Sean Steur, Oscar Gloukh, Kasper Dolberg, Raul Moro.

Villarreal vs Ajax Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Villarreal vs Ajax tips: a key match prediction, expert corners pick, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

We like Villarreal -1 at betting odds of -115 for this Champions League match. This bet can land us a nice return if the home team are able to manage a convincing win and the signs look positive.

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Key Villarreal vs Ajax Champions League & league stats:

  • The -1 line has been covered by Villarreal in 4 of their last 10 games.
Villarreal -1 Probability

The top bookmakers are estimating that there is a 53.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our tipsters have this number closer to 60% based on their in-depth research. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kasper Dolberg Over 0.5 Shots On Target +110 BetMGM logo

Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) has registered at least one shot on goal in six straight games. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll back him to cover the Shots on Target line which is available at odds of +110.

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Alberto Moleiro to Score +210 BetMGM logo

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) has scored five goals in his past ten matches. We’ll take a chance at +210 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.

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Corners Prediction

Villarreal Under 5.5 Corners -110 BetMGM logo

The 5.5 corners line has not been covered by Villarreal in their past four games. We recommend backing the -110 that Villarreal aren’t able to cover the line, with this Team Corners wager hopefully providing a return.

Champions League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Villarreal Logo Villarreal
Total
7.80 3.10 4.70
Home
8.50 3.90 4.60
Away
6.70 2.50 4.20
Ajax Logo Ajax
Total
10.10 5.00 5.10
Home
9.50 4.50 5.00
Away
9.60 4.10 5.50
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Villarreal -1 -115
Both Team To Score No +143
Shots On Target Kasper Dolberg Over 0.5 +110

A bet builder always adds excitement and the picks are Villarreal with an Asian Handicap of -1, No on the Both Teams to Score market along with Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) to finish with a minimum of one shot on target.

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Villarreal vs Ajax Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Villarreal Could Have Edge According to Bookies

Villarreal are regarded as having a 65% chance of winning this Champions League clash in the eyes of the bookies. It means that their current betting odds are -182. Ajax are an outside chance to get the job done and you can now back them at +440.

The Half-Time Result market means that your bet will always be settled at the interval. Villarreal are -102, while Ajax are alternatively priced at +370 and the draw is +170.

Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds and that means three goals or more are anticipated. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -185.

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Georges Mikautadze Shortest Odds for First Goalscorer

Those interested in favourite Georges Mikautadze to find the net first are able to get +430. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes more appeal, then this is +135.

Player Goals
Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
First
+135
Anytime
+430
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Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)
First
+145
Anytime
+475
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Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
First
+150
Anytime
+430
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Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)
First
+170
Anytime
+550
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Player Shots On Target
Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
Over 0.5
-217
Under 0.5
+128
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Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
Over 0.5
-208
Under 0.5
+110
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Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+115
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Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)
Over 0.5
-167
Under 0.5
-110
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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Villarreal logo Villarreal Stats
Ajax logo Ajax Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Villarreal vs Ajax Lineups & Team News

Be prepared — check the Villarreal vs Ajax team news before wagering. Expect the predicted and confirmed Champions League lineups along with timely injury updates.

Villarreal Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Ajax Predicted Lineup 4-3-3

Villarreal Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

1 Luiz Junior
26 Pau Navarro 4 Rafa Marin 12 Renato Veiga 24 Alfonso Pedraza
17 Tajon Buchanan 14 Santi Comesana 18 Pape Gueye 20 Alberto Moleiro
19 Nicolas Pepe 9 Georges Mikautadze
1 Vitezslav Jaros
3 Anton Gaaei 30 Aaron Bouwman 37 Josip Sutalo 2 Lucas Rosa
24 Jorthy Mokio 4 Ko Itakura 48 Sean Steur
10 Oscar Gloukh 9 Kasper Dolberg 7 Raul Moro

Ajax Predicted Lineup 4-3-3

Previous Villarreal Lineups

17 Jan La Liga
Real Betis 2-0 Villarreal
10 Jan La Liga
Villarreal 3-1 Alavés
03 Jan La Liga
Elche 1-3 Villarreal
21 Dec La Liga
Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona
17 Dec Copa del Rey
Racing Club 2-1 Villarreal
10 Dec Champions League
Villarreal 2-3 FC Copenhagen

Previous Ajax Lineups

17 Jan Eredivisie
Ajax 2-2 Go Ahead E.
14 Jan KNVB Cup
AZ Alkmaar 6-0 Ajax
11 Jan Eredivisie
Telstar 2-3 Ajax
20 Dec Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Ajax
17 Dec KNVB Cup
Excelsior Maassluis 2-7 Ajax
14 Dec Eredivisie
Ajax 2-0 Feyenoord

Injuries & Suspensions

Villarreal Injury Table
Type Name Info
Juan Foyth Red card (direc
Ajax Injury Table
Type Name Info
Youri Baas Other
Wout Weghorst Ankle
James McConnell Other
Steven Berghuis Groin
Team Squads

Villarreal Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Marcelino Garcia

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Renato Veiga 12 M 6 540 6 0 1 0 2 0
Pape Gueye 18 M 6 517 6 0 0 0 3 0
Nicolas Pepe 19 F 6 469 6 0 0 1 0 0
Luiz Junior 1 G 5 450 5 1 0 0 0 0
Santiago Mourino 15 D 5 442 5 0 0 0 2 0

Ajax Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Fred Grim

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Youri Baas 15 D 6 504 6 0 0 0 2 0
Ko Itakura 4 D 5 417 5 1 0 0 1 0
Davy Klaassen 10 M 6 403 4 2 0 0 1 0
Mika Godts 11 F 6 398 5 1 0 1 0 0
Vitezslav Jaros 1 G 4 360 4 2 0 0 0 0
UEFA FlagChampions League Table
Champions League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Arsenal 6 6 0 0 17:1 18
2 Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 18:7 15
3 PSG 6 4 1 1 19:8 13
4 Man City 6 4 1 1 12:6 13
5 Atalanta 6 4 1 1 8:6 13
6 Inter Milan 6 4 0 2 12:4 12
7 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 13:7 12
8 Atlético Madrid 6 4 0 2 15:12 12
9 Liverpool 6 4 0 2 11:8 12
10 Dortmund 6 3 2 1 19:13 11
11 Tottenham 6 3 2 1 13:7 11
12 Newcastle 6 3 1 2 13:6 10
13 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 13:8 10
14 Sporting 6 3 1 2 12:8 10
15 Barcelona 6 3 1 2 14:11 10
16 Marseille 6 3 0 3 11:8 9
17 Juventus 6 2 3 1 12:10 9
18 Galatasaray 6 3 0 3 8:8 9
19 Monaco 6 2 3 1 7:8 9
20 Leverkusen 6 2 3 1 10:12 9
21 PSV 6 2 2 2 15:11 8
22 Qarabag FK 6 2 1 3 10:13 7
23 Napoli 6 2 1 3 6:11 7
24 FC Copenhagen 6 2 1 3 10:16 7
25 Benfica 6 2 0 4 6:8 6
26 Pafos 6 1 3 2 4:9 6
27 Union S-G 6 2 0 4 7:15 6
28 Athletic Club 6 1 2 3 4:9 5
29 Olympiacos 6 1 2 3 6:13 5
30 Frankfurt 6 1 1 4 8:16 4
31 Club Brugge 6 1 1 4 8:16 4
32 Bodo/Glimt 6 0 3 3 9:13 3
33 Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 2:11 3
34 Ajax 6 1 0 5 5:18 3
35 Villarreal 6 0 1 5 4:13 1
36 Kairat Almaty 6 0 1 5 4:15 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 3 3 0 0 10:2 9
2 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 9:1 9
3 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 9:1 9
4 Tottenham 3 3 0 0 8:0 9
5 Atlético Madrid 3 3 0 0 10:3 9
6 Sporting 3 3 0 0 9:2 9
7 Dortmund 3 2 1 0 10:3 7
8 Napoli 3 2 1 0 4:1 7
9 Atalanta 3 2 1 0 4:2 7
10 PSG 3 2 0 1 10:5 6
11 Barcelona 3 2 0 1 9:4 6
12 Newcastle 3 2 0 1 6:2 6
13 Marseille 3 2 0 1 6:2 6
14 Man City 3 2 0 1 6:3 6
15 Inter Milan 3 2 0 1 5:2 6
16 Galatasaray 3 2 0 1 4:2 6
17 Real Madrid 3 2 0 1 4:3 6
18 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 5:6 6
19 Juventus 3 1 2 0 7:5 5
20 Monaco 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
21 Club Brugge 3 1 1 1 7:7 4
22 Qarabag FK 3 1 1 1 6:6 4
23 Athletic Club 3 1 1 1 3:3 4
24 FC Copenhagen 3 1 1 1 7:8 4
25 Pafos 3 1 1 1 4:7 4
26 PSV 3 1 0 2 9:8 3
27 Benfica 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
28 Frankfurt 3 1 0 2 6:9 3
29 Olympiacos 3 0 2 1 4:5 2
30 Slavia Prague 3 0 2 1 2:5 2
31 Leverkusen 3 0 2 1 5:10 2
32 Bodo/Glimt 3 0 1 2 4:6 1
33 Villarreal 3 0 1 2 4:7 1
34 Kairat Almaty 3 0 1 2 0:6 1
35 Ajax 3 0 0 3 0:7 0
36 Union S-G 3 0 0 3 2:11 0
Spain FlagLa Liga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 20 16 1 3 54:22 49
2 Real Madrid 20 15 3 2 43:17 48
3 Villarreal 19 13 2 4 37:19 41
4 Atlético Madrid 20 12 5 3 35:17 41
5 Espanyol 20 10 4 6 23:22 34
6 Real Betis 20 8 8 4 33:25 32
7 Celta Vigo 20 8 8 4 28:20 32
8 Real Sociedad 20 6 6 8 26:28 24
9 Athletic Club 20 7 3 10 19:28 24
10 Girona 20 6 6 8 20:34 24
11 Elche 19 5 8 6 25:24 23
12 Osasuna 20 6 4 10 21:24 22
13 Rayo Vallecano 20 5 7 8 16:25 22
14 Mallorca 20 5 6 9 24:30 21
15 Getafe 20 6 3 11 15:26 21
16 Sevilla 19 6 2 11 24:30 20
17 Valencia 20 4 8 8 19:31 20
18 Alavés 20 5 4 11 16:25 19
19 Levante 19 3 5 11 21:32 14
20 Real Oviedo 20 2 7 11 11:31 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 10 9 1 0 23:7 28
2 Barcelona 9 9 0 0 28:5 27
3 Real Madrid 10 9 0 1 23:6 27
4 Villarreal 10 8 1 1 23:7 25
5 Osasuna 10 6 2 2 18:11 20
6 Real Betis 10 6 1 3 20:11 19
7 Elche 10 5 4 1 17:8 19
8 Espanyol 11 6 1 4 13:14 19
9 Mallorca 10 4 4 2 14:13 16
10 Athletic Club 10 5 1 4 10:11 16
11 Alavés 10 4 3 3 12:10 15
12 Celta Vigo 11 3 5 3 16:13 14
13 Valencia 10 3 5 2 12:9 14
14 Real Sociedad 10 4 2 4 15:15 14
15 Rayo Vallecano 9 2 6 1 7:6 12
16 Girona 10 3 3 4 9:17 12
17 Getafe 10 3 2 5 8:9 11
18 Sevilla 10 3 1 6 14:16 10
19 Real Oviedo 10 1 5 4 3:11 8
20 Levante 8 0 3 5 8:18 3
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 19 17 1 1 59:23 52
2 Feyenoord 19 11 3 5 47:27 36
3 Ajax 19 9 7 3 37:26 34
4 NEC Nijmegen 18 9 5 4 47:32 32
5 Groningen 19 9 4 6 27:22 31
6 Twente 19 7 8 4 29:22 29
7 Sp. Rotterdam 19 9 2 8 24:34 29
8 AZ Alkmaar 18 8 4 6 33:31 28
9 SC Heerenveen 19 6 6 7 31:30 24
10 Utrecht 18 6 5 7 29:25 23
11 PEC Zwolle 19 6 5 8 25:40 23
12 Fortuna Sittard 19 6 4 9 28:33 22
13 Go Ahead E. 19 4 9 6 30:33 21
14 Excelsior 18 6 2 10 19:34 20
15 Volendam 19 4 5 10 21:33 17
16 Telstar 19 3 7 9 24:32 16
17 NAC Breda 19 3 5 11 19:30 14
18 Heracles 19 4 2 13 26:48 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 9 7 1 1 31:14 22
2 Ajax 10 6 2 2 17:9 20
3 Feyenoord 10 6 1 3 25:16 19
4 NEC Nijmegen 8 5 2 1 23:12 17
5 Utrecht 9 5 2 2 18:9 17
6 Fortuna Sittard 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
7 PEC Zwolle 9 5 1 3 10:12 16
8 Groningen 9 4 3 2 14:7 15
9 AZ Alkmaar 8 4 3 1 19:15 15
10 Volendam 10 4 3 3 16:13 15
11 Twente 9 4 3 2 13:11 15
12 Go Ahead E. 9 3 5 1 15:12 14
13 Sp. Rotterdam 10 4 2 4 11:18 14
14 SC Heerenveen 10 3 4 3 17:18 13
15 Excelsior 10 4 1 5 10:12 13
16 NAC Breda 10 3 2 5 12:14 11
17 Heracles 9 3 1 5 18:23 10
18 Telstar 10 1 4 5 17:22 7