Sunday , 16 August 2026

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AFC Ajax
0 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 1 Mar 2020 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 67' Owen Wijndal
Y 79' Ramon Leeuwin

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs AZ — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

  • AFC Ajax 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
AFC Ajax 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ 2019-12-15 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax 2019-03-17 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax 2018-10-07 AFC Ajax 5–0 AZ

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar AZ H 0–2 L
27 Feb Getafe CF H 2–1 W
23 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
16 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
02 Feb PSV H 1–0 W
26 Jan FC Groningen A 1–2 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–0 W
27 Feb LASK Linz A 0–2 L
23 Feb PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
15 Feb FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
31 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 4–0 W
25 Jan SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax AZ
#7 Position #1
3 Points 6
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 6
0 Conceded 1
+2 GD +5
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

AFC Ajax are 7th (3 pts). AZ are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Johan Cruyff ArenA as AFC Ajax face off against AZ in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 4' A goal from the Netherlands international Myron Boadu! He fires home on 4 to make it 0-1!
  • 9' Teun Koopmeiners has been relatively quiet despite scoring 78 goals in his last 300 appearances.
  • 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 34' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Owen Wijndal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 74' Oussama Idrissi makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and AZ are in front.
  • 79' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 81' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Hakim Ziyech is withdrawn and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets his opportunity.
  • 82' AZ ring the changes. Oussama Idrissi has done his job and it is now time for Thomas Ouwejan to step up.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' The whistle greets Myron Boadu as he departs to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + AFC Ajax or Draw 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax41% Draw35% AZ24%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
77%
Draw or AZ
59%
AFC Ajax or AZ
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax28% Draw61% AZ11%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.5%
1 – 0
20.7%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.8%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
2%
2 – 2
1.6%
4 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 27% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
60% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.