Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
2 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 12:30 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 42' Jesper Karlsson
Y 42' Jesper Karlsson

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs AZ — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

  • AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Patrick Inia
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
AFC Ajax 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ 2021-01-31 AZ 0–3 AFC Ajax 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ 2019-12-15 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax 2019-03-17 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr AZ H 2–0 W
22 Apr FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
15 Apr AS Roma A 1–1 D
11 Apr RKC Waalwijk A 1–0 W
08 Apr AS Roma H 1–2 L
04 Apr SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
10 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
03 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
21 Mar PSV H 2–0 W
13 Mar FC Twente '65 H 4–1 W
07 Mar SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax AZ
#5 Position #1
14 Points 19
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
21 Scored 18
9 Conceded 6
+12 GD +12
2.00 PPG 2.71
57% Win % 86%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G
AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Ajax to score. At the same time, AZ does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Antony has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maarten Stekelenburg, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Tijani Reijnders has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Ramon Leeuwin, a Suriname , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 42' Jesper Karlsson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Edson Alvarez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 64' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Neres is hanging Antony on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' Noussair Mazraoui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Devyne Rensch on 65 minute.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Davy Klaassen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 71' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 73' Dani de Wit has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albert Gudmundsson on 73 minute.
  • 78' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Jesper Karlsson departs to be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Sebastien Haller is withdrawn and Brian Brobbey gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Oussama Idrissi. He replaces Dusan Tadic on 90 minute.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Davy Klaassen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Ajax 2-0 AZ.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 AZ xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or AZ 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax44% Draw27% AZ29%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
71%
Draw or AZ
56%
AFC Ajax or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax29% Draw48% AZ23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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