Thursday , 2 July 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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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
#2 Position #3
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts). AZ are 3rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AFC Ajax and AZ has kicked off!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Owen Wijndal made 300 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' With 2 assists to his name this season, Yukinari Sugawara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jesper Karlsson on 42 minutes.
  • 47' Lisandro Martinez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 46 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' Netherlands international Davy Klaassen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for David Neres. He replaces Antony on 64 minute.
  • 65' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Devyne Rensch exits the field as Noussair Mazraoui enters on 65.
  • 66' Assisted by Dusan Tadic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Davy Klaassen makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani de Wit is hanging Albert Gudmundsson on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Another change for AZ made on 78 minute. Jesper Karlsson leaves to be changed by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Brian Brobbey gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Sebastien Haller and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Dusan Tadic is replaced by Oussama Idrissi on 90 minute.
  • 90' What a strike from Davy Klaassen! The score is 2-0.
  • 2-0 the final result. AZ will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.64 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax39% Draw42% AZ19%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 61%
39%
± 1.5 28%
72%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
81%
Draw or AZ
61%
AFC Ajax or AZ
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax19% Draw73% AZ8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
39%
1 – 0
21.3%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3.2%
0 – 2
2.1%
1 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
0.8%
3 – 1
0.7%
0 – 3
0.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 25% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 14% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

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