22 October 2026, 19:00 UTC

Ajax vs Atalanta UEFA Europa Conference League prediction & result

Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Referee: Antonio Nobre, Portugal
Full time2 – 0

Final score: Ajax 2-0 Atalanta.

Before kick-off the model made it 46% Ajax, 26% draw, 28% Atalanta — fair odds of 2.17, 3.85 and 3.57.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Ajax at 46%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Ajax96%Draw4%Atalanta0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Sofyan Amrabat
45'
🔁O. Gloukhout: A. Ouazane
62'
🔁D. Klaassenout: V. Tsygankov
62'
62'
🔁C. De Ketelaereout: L. Samardzic
🔁Marcos Leonardoout: T. Arokodare
66'
68'
Lazar Samardžić
72'
🔁G. Scamaccaout: N. Krstovic
80'
🔁G. Gaetanoout: M. Pasalic
80'
🔁E. Elmasout: J. Rowe
86'
Nicola Zalewski
⚽T. Arokodareassist: Y. Baas
87'
Marc-André Ter Stegen
90+2'
🔁J. Brandtout: D. Janse
90+1'
⚽A. Ouazaneassist: T. Arokodare
90'

Match stats — Ajax vs Atalanta

61%Possession39%
21Shots16
7On target1
8Corners9
1.78xG0.97

Goals against chances

Ajax2 from 1.78 xGabout what the chances were worth
Atalanta0 from 0.97 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Ajax 4-2-3-1
  • 1M. ter StegenG
  • 2L. RosaD
  • 30A. BouwmanD
  • 15Y. BaasD
  • 5O. WijndalD
  • 24J. MokioM
  • 4S. AmrabatM
  • 18D. KlaassenM
  • 8J. BrandtM
  • 10O. GloukhM
  • 38Marcos LeonardoF
Substitutes
  • 22J. HeerkensG
  • 26M. PaesG
  • 36D. JanseD
  • 21J. TorrentsD
  • 6T. KehrerD
  • 43R. BounidaF
  • 68A. OuazaneM
  • 67M. AbdallaM
  • 11V. TsygankovF
Coach: Michel
Atalanta 4-2-3-1
  • 29M. CarnesecchiG
  • 16R. BellanovaD
  • 31T. KristensenD
  • 40R. ObricD
  • 77D. ZappacostaD
  • 70G. GaetanoM
  • 13EdersonM
  • 99E. ElmasM
  • 17C. De KetelaereM
  • 59N. ZalewskiM
  • 9G. ScamaccaF
Substitutes
  • 57M. SportielloG
  • 51M. SonzogniG
  • 55I. IsoaD
  • 47L. BernasconiD
  • 48A. BonanomiM
  • 41J. IdeleM
  • 8M. PasalicM
  • 10L. SamardzicM
  • 46S. LevakM
Coach: Maurizio Sarri

Form going into Ajax vs Atalanta

Ajax

UEFA Europa Conference League

  • L1-2away to HNK Hajduk Split15 October 2026

Atalanta

UEFA Europa Conference League

  • W3-1Pafos15 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

UEFA Europa Conference League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
11Ajax320193+66
16Atalanta31114404

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Ajax vs Atalanta

  • 9 December 2020Ajax 0–1 AtalantaUEFA Champions League
  • 27 October 2020Atalanta 2–2 AjaxUEFA Champions League

Leading scorers: Ajax and Atalanta

Ajax

GoalsAssists

  • T. Arokodare63
  • D. Klaassen60
  • O. Gloukh52

Atalanta

No player in UEFA Europa Conference League's leading scorers — 4 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Ajax beat Atalanta 2–0. The model had made a win for Ajax its most likely outcome, at 46%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goals: T. Arokodare 87' for Ajax, A. Ouazane 90' for Ajax. On expected goals it finished 1.78–0.97.

How the call on Ajax v Atalanta has moved

First published on 8 Oct at 43% / 28% / 29% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 46% / 26% / 28%: the biggest move is Ajax's chance of winning, up 3 points.

  1. Ajax win46%▲ +3
  2. Draw26%▼ −2
  3. Atalanta win28%▼ −1

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.