2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head SSC Napoli - AFC Ajax, Wednesday 12/10/2022

Since the start of the 2022-23 season, AFC Ajax (Eredivisie) have been playing with a team with an average age of 26.5 years, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory published on 26/09/2022, which is one month younger than the one fielded by SSC Napoli (Serie A TIM), as the two clubs prepare to face each other in Group A on Matchday 4 of the 2022-23 Champions League (kick-off at 18:45 CET) at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples, ITA).

In terms of followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter as of 12/10/2022), Ajax have just over 20 million, while Napoli count 11 million.

Conversely, the Italian club's squad is valued at €480m by the Transfermarkt website as of 12/10/2022, i.e. 62% more than Ajax's, which is estimated at €295m. Since 2013, the Italian club has spent €861m on transfers, while over the same period its Dutch rivals have received €812m in compensation from player transfers, according to another study by CIES, published on 02/09/2022.

In terms of UEFA coefficient rankings, AFC Ajax lead their opponents. Over the last five years, the…