PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Ajax - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18 de enero de 2026

PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Ajax - team news, lineups, predictions

Villarreal and Ajax go head-to-head at Estadio de la Cerámica this Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.

In their last encounter, Villarreal were beaten 2-0 by Real Betis (La Liga 2025/26). Last time out, Ajax drew 2-2 against Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie 2025/26).

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Villarreal

Logan Costa - Rotura de ligamentos do joelho
Pau Cabanes - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Ajax

Youri Baas - Unknown Injury
Steven Berghuis - Groin Injury
Owen Wijndal - Red Card Suspension
James McConnell - Unknown Injury
Takehiro Tomiyasu - Fitness

Last starting XIs

Villarreal ( vs Real Betis 2026-01-17): Luiz Júnior, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Tajon Buchanan, Dani Parejo, Santi Comesaña, Alberto Moleiro, Gerard Moreno, Georges Mikautadze

Ajax ( vs Go Ahead Eagles 2026-01-17): Vítezslav Jaros, Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Ko Itakura, Lucas Rosa, Davy Klaassen, Sean Steur, Youri Regeer, Rayane Bounida, Kasper Dolberg, Mika Godts

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TEAMS

Away from home, Ajax currently has one loss in the last six games.
Away from home, Ajax has been conceding goals in 14 consecutive games.
Ajax currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Ajax has been conceding goals in five consecutive games.
Ajax has gone two consecutive games without winning.
At home, Villarreal currently has three losses in the last 13 games.
At home, Villarreal has been conceding goals in three consecutive games.
Villarreal currently has a draw in the last 17 games.
Villarreal has been conceding goals in six consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Villarreal and Ajax have faced each other zero times, there is no advantage between Villarreal and Ajax: zero wins for each of the teams in zero games.
In the Champions League, the two teams face each other for the first time