Ajax vs. Liverpool: Time, TV channel, stream, betting odds for Champions League showdown

Ben Miller

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Liverpool's path to the Champions League round of 16 requires a point at Ajax to complete the job with a game to spare.

That would seem a more straightforward challenge had last season's finalists not shown such dismal form away from Anfield this campaign, losing four games and drawing twice either side of their 7-1 thrashing of Rangers at Ibrox.

Four points clear at the top of the Dutch Eredivisie after winning their last two matches by an aggregate scoreline of 11-2, Ajax must win and hope Liverpool lose at home to Napoli on the final Champions League matchday to have a chance of finishing in the top two of Group A.

Here's how to watch the final game at the Johan Cruyff Arena of this season's group stage, as well as the latest team news and betting odds.

LIVE: Ajax vs Liverpool updates and highlights 

How to watch Ajax vs. Liverpool

  UK USA Canada Australia
Date October 26 October 26 October 26 October 27
Time 20:00 BST 15:00 ET 15:00 ET 06:00 AET
TV channel BT Sport 2   - -
Streaming BT Sport Paramount+, Vix+ DAZN Stan Sport

UK: The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 2 and streamed on BT Sport platforms.

USA: Paramount+ will provide the English-language stream for subscribers, ViX+ for Spanish listeners.

Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN

Australia: Every Champions League game streams live on Stan Sport

Ajax vs. Liverpool lineups

Alfred Schreuder goes with the same team that earned a 4-1 win over RKC Waalwijk on Saturday as Ajax look to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

Full-back Devyne Rensch and midfielder Kenneth Taylor both make the bench despite having been injury doubts.

Ajax lineup (4-3-3): Pasveer — Sanchez, Timber, Bassey, Blind — Berghuis, Alvarez, Klaassen — Tadic, Brobbey, Bergwijn

Subs: Stekelenburg, Gorter, Wijndal, Taylor, Ocampos, Rensch, Lucca, Kudus, Grillitsch, Magallan, Conceicao

Jurgen Klopp makes three changes to his starting line-up as Darwin NunezTrent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson come in to start.

Thiago Alcantara misses out due to an ear infection as expected, but the bench is boosted by the return of Ibrahima Konate and Calvin Ramsay.

Liverpool lineup (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson — Fabinho, Henderson, Elliott — Salah, Nunez, Firmino

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Jones, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips

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Ajax vs. Liverpool betting odds

Just when there was talk of Liverpool turning a corner courtesy of successive home wins, their 1-0 defeat at Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on Saturday showed that the Reds remain an unreliable bet on their travels.

Liverpool needed an 89th-minute Matip winner to beat Ajax 2-1 in these sides' first meeting of the season. Ajax have shown more of their flaws since then, following up a surprisingly disastrous 6-1 home mauling by Napoli with a 4-2 defeat in Naples.

  UK
(Sky Bet)
USA
(Caesars)
Canada
(Sports Interaction)
Australia (Ladbrokes)
Ajax Win 14/5 +280 3.63 3.75
Draw 29/10 +295 4.03 3.90
Liverpool Win 17/20 -120 1.82 1.85
Over 2.5 Goals 4/9 - 1.46 1.44
Both Teams to Score 2/5 -200 1.42 1.44

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Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.