Ajax 3-2 Celta de Vigo: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 3 November 2016

Result

Ajax 3-2 Celta de Vigo

Europa League · Thursday 3 November 2016, 20:05 UTC · half-time 1-0

Ajax · Celta de Vigo · Europa League predictions

Ajax 3-2 Celta de Vigo: match report

Ajax defeated Celta de Vigo 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday 3 November 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Kasper Dolberg opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Ajax's goals came from Kasper Dolberg (41'), Hakim Ziyech (67') and Amin Younes (71'). Celta de Vigo scored through John Guidetti (79') and Iago Aspas (86').

Discipline: Ajax received 4 yellow cards; Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 56th on 7 points from 3 and Celta de Vigo 67th on 5 points from 3. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and Celta de Vigo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Iago Aspas of Celta de Vigo (8.7), ahead of Bertrand Traoré (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Ajax win, 1 draw and 1 for Celta de Vigo.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · Lasse SchöneAjax
  • 38'Yellow card · Hugo MalloCelta de Vigo
  • 41'Goal · Kasper DolbergAjax · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · D. SánchezAjax
  • 67'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 2-0
  • 71'Goal · Amin YounesAjax · 3-0
  • 74'Yellow card · Nemanja RadojaCelta de Vigo
  • 76'Yellow card · Daley SinkgravenAjax
  • 79'Goal · John GuidettiCelta de Vigo · 3-1
  • 86'Goal · Iago AspasCelta de Vigo · 3-2
  • 88'Yellow card · John GuidettiCelta de Vigo
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Davy KlaassenAjax

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Ajax 1, draws 1, Celta de Vigo 1.

Team news

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Joël Veltman, Jaïro Riedewald, Davinson Sánchez, Daley Sinkgraven, Davy Klaassen, Lasse Schöne, Hakim Ziyech, Bertrand Traoré, Ahmad Nurosadi, Kasper Dolberg

Celta de Vigo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rubén Blanco, Hugo Mallo, Andreu Fontàs, Sergi Gómez Solà, Carles Planas, Marcelo Alfonso Díaz Rojas, Nemanja Radoja, Théo Bongonda, Álvaro Lemos, Josep Señé, Giuseppe Rossi