Champions League Matchday 5: Ajax vs Benfica facts
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Previous meetings, club facts and key stats ahead of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 game.
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The only two remaining teams without a point in the UEFA Champions League meet in Amsterdam on Matchday 5 as Ajax take on Benfica.
Last match
Ajax lead the head-to-head record between the teams with four wins to Benfica's two from their nine matches. However, Benfica won their most recent meeting – 1-0 in Amsterdam in the second leg of the 2021/22 round of 16 to secure a 3-2 aggregate triumph following a 2-2 draw in Lisbon.
A 1-0 victory on Matchday 3 of the 2018/19 group stage is Ajax's only success in their last five games against Benfica (D3 L1).
That 2022 defeat by Benfica is one of only two in Ajax's last ten games involving clubs from Portugal (W6 D2).
Ajax have lost only one of their previous six matches against Portuguese teams in the Champions League group stage/league phase (W4 D1).
Benfica lost 1-3 at home to Feyenoord on Matchday 3 last season, their most recent fixture against a Dutch club and just their second defeat in their last 19 matches against Eredivisie opposition (W9 D8).
The Eagles have lost only one of their last nine away matches against Dutch teams (W2 D6).
This is Ajax's 19th appearance in the Champions League proper – a Dutch record they share with PSV Eindhoven – and a first since 2022/23.
The Amsterdammers were 12th in the league phase of the 2024/25 Europa League, eventually losing to Eintracht Frankfurt in the last 16 (1-2 h, 1-4 a).
This is Benfica's 45th European Cup campaign, behind only Real Madrid's 56. This is their 20th appearance in the Champions League proper and a 15th in the last 16 seasons.
In 2024/25 the Eagles were 16th in the league phase (W4 D1 L3), beating Monaco 4-3 in the knockout phase play-offs before a 1-4 aggregate last-16 loss to Barcelona.
Key stats
Beaten 0-3 at home by Galatasaray on Matchday 4, Ajax have lost their last seven European games – the longest run in the club's history – and eight of the last nine in the Champions League group stage/league phase (W1).
Ajax's 14 goals conceded in the first four matches is the most in the league phase.
Ajax have scored 397 European Cup goals.
Benfica have lost their last six Champions League matches, going down 0-1 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday 4.
Benfica have not scored in their last three Champions League matches.