Europa League / UEFA Cup · Group stage, matchday 1 · 2008/09

Aston Villa v Ajax, 23 October 2008

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2–1
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23 October 2008

Form before this match

  • Flag Aston Villa

    1. Win · 27.09.2001 · Europa League, First round · 2001/02 · Varaždin (away) 1–0 away goals

    2. Win · 14.08.2008 · Europa League, Second qualifying round · 2008/09 · Hafnarfjördur (away) 4–1

    3. Draw · 28.08.2008 · Europa League, Second qualifying round · 2008/09 · Hafnarfjördur (home) 1–1

    4. Win · 18.09.2008 · Europa League, First round · 2008/09 · Litex (away) 3–1

    5. Draw · 02.10.2008 · Europa League, First round · 2008/09 · Litex (home) 1–1

  • Flag Ajax

    1. Loss · 29.08.2007 · Champions League, Third qualifying round · 2007/08 · Slavia Praha (away) 1–2

    2. Win · 20.09.2007 · Europa League, First round · 2007/08 · Dinamo Zagreb (away) 1–0

    3. Loss · 04.10.2007 · Europa League, First round · 2007/08 · Dinamo Zagreb (home) 2–3 away goals

    4. Win · 18.09.2008 · Europa League, First round · 2008/09 · Borac Čačak (away) 4–1

    5. Win · 02.10.2008 · Europa League, First round · 2008/09 · Borac Čačak (home) 2–0

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Aston Villa against clubs from Netherlands

Aston Villa hadn't played clubs from Netherlands before.

Ajax against clubs from England

18 matches before this one