Ajax vs Shelbourne — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 4′Ajax, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 6′Ajax, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 22′Ajax, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 47′Shelbourne, yellow card:Foul
- 50′Ajax, goal:3–0assist
- 57′Ajax, missed penalty:Missed penalty
- 58′Ajax, substitution:off
- 58′Ajax, substitution:off
- 64′Ajax, substitution:off
- 65′Ajax, substitution:off
- 73′Shelbourne, substitution:off
- 77′Ajax, substitution:off
- 80′Shelbourne, substitution:off
- 80′Shelbourne, substitution:off
- 84′Shelbourne, goal:3–1
- 85′Ajax, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Shelbourne, substitution:off
- 90′Shelbourne, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
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Ajax overwhelm Shelbourne to take control of qualifying tie
Ajax beat Shelbourne 3-1 at the Johan Cruijff Arena in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round, dominating for long stretches against a Shelbourne side that had little answer to the hosts' pressure.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Mika Godts opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the sixth minute before Owen Wijndal doubled the lead on 22 minutes, finishing off an assist from Steven Berghuis to send Ajax in 2-0 up at half-time. Kasper Dolberg added a third shortly after the restart, again teed up by Berghuis, before Daniel Kelly pulled one back for Shelbourne in the 84th minute to set the final score at 3-1.
The gulf in territory was stark, with Ajax enjoying 71 percent possession and firing 30 shots to Shelbourne's three, eleven of them on target compared with the visitors' three. Ajax also won 14 corners without conceding a single one, underlining how thoroughly they controlled proceedings across the ninety minutes.
Berghuis supplied two assists, setting up both Wijndal and Dolberg, and was rated the top performer on the pitch with a 9.3 mark.
Ajax's 71 percent share of possession reflected their near-total control of the match against Shelbourne.
Ajax beat Shelbourne 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
Ajax met Shelbourne in the UEFA Europa Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Johan Cruijff Arena. Referee: Atilla Karaoglan.
Team pages: Ajax · Shelbourne · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 6' Goal (penalty): Mika Godts — 1–0 · Watch Mika Godts's goal video (6')
- 22' Goal: Owen Wijndal (assist: Steven Berghuis) — 2–0 · Watch Owen Wijndal's goal video (22')
- 50' Goal: Kasper Dolberg (assist: Steven Berghuis) — 3–0 · Watch Kasper Dolberg's goal video (50')
- 84' Goal: Daniel Kelly — 3–1 · Watch Daniel Kelly's goal video (84')
Starting line-ups
Ajax (4-1-4-1)
Shelbourne (5-4-1)
- 19 Edward Beach
- 18 James Norris
- 4 Kameron Ledwidge
- 29 Paddy Barrett (c)
- 15 Sam Bone
- 25 Milan Mbeng
- 27 Evan Caffrey
- 23 K. McInroy
- 21 Jack Henry-Francis
- 22 Sean Moore
- 17 Daniel Kelly
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Ajax 84%, the draw 11%, Shelbourne 5%. It finished Ajax 3–1 Shelbourne.
Ajax's rating gap decides it — Ajax are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Ajax's 84%. The draw at 11% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Ajax at 84%?
Ajax sit 485 points higher on our strength rating — 1759 to 1273. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,046 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 86–9–5.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 84% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 11% and Shelbourne at 5%.
Why is the draw only 11%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 10.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,490.
What did we measure but not count?
Ajax average 23 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 485 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Shelbourne have 20 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Ajax vs Shelbourne final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Mika Godts's goal against Shelbourne (6').
- Watch Owen Wijndal's goal against Shelbourne (22').
- Watch Kasper Dolberg's goal against Shelbourne (50').
- Watch Daniel Kelly's goal against Ajax (84').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Ajax 3–1 Shelbourne. Explore more on the Ajax and Shelbourne team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.