This will be the 10th meeting between Ajax and Benfica in European competition, with the Dutch side only losing two of the previous nine (W4 D3). Those two defeats came in their first meeting (1-3 in 1969) and most recent one (0-1 in 2022).

Both of Benfica’s wins against Ajax in European competition have come away from home, beating them in the European Cup in February 1969 (3-1) and in the UEFA Champions League in March 2022 (1-0). They’ve won on half of their trips to face the Dutch side away from home (2/4 – L2).

Benfica have only lost one of their last nine away games against Dutch sides in European competition (W2 D6, including qualifiers), while keeping a clean sheet in three of the last four (W2 D1 L1).

Ajax come into this game already on their longest ever losing streak in major European competition, having lost their last seven in succession (L3 in the UEFA Europa League, L4 in the Champions League). They have lost those seven matches by an aggregate score of 4-22.

Benfica have lost each of their last six matches in the UEFA Champions League, including each of their first three under José Mourinho without scoring a goal. The Portuguese coach has never lost four in a row while in charge of the same team in the competition, while this will be his 155th game in the Champions League.

Ajax are the lowest scorers (1) in the UEFA Champions League this season, scoring just once from an expected goals total of 3.99. This is the fifth-worst differential between goals and xG by a team in the tournament this term (-2.99), while their shot conversion rate (3.3%) is also the lowest of any side.

Ajax have trailed on the scoreboard for 68% of their total match time in the UEFA Champions League this season; the highest percentage of any team. Overall, they have been behind for 265:39 of the 390:30 played across their four matches.

Heorhii Sudakov has created more chances than any other Benfica player in the UEFA Champions League this season (8) and is their only player to assist a goal so far this term (v Qarabag). The Ukrainian has also made the most line-breaking passes into the penalty area (4) for the Eagles in this season’s edition.

Wout Weghorst is the only Ajax player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League this season (one goal from two shots). Excluding Weghorst, the rest of his teammates have attempted 28 shots between them without finding the net (0 goals from 2.99 xG).

Benfica midfielder Richard Ríos has created the joint-most chances following line-breaking passes (5) in the UEFA Champions League this season, although this is the most by a central midfielder specifically (Kylian Mbappé, Bradley Barcola and Alejandro Grimaldo the others on five).