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AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AFC Ajax
1 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 12 Dec 2021 · 15:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Lisandro Martinez 32' Y
Y 69' Owen Wijndal
Ryan Gravenberch 90' Y

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 Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Rens Bluemink

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
2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 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

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec AZ H 1–2 L
07 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal H 4–2 W
02 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 5–0 W
28 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
24 Nov Beşiktaş JK A 2–1 W
21 Nov RKC Waalwijk A 5–0 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
05 Dec Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
02 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
28 Nov SBV Vitesse A 0–0 D
20 Nov NEC H 1–1 D
07 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 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' Temperatures are rising at Johan Cruijff Arena as AFC Ajax face off against AZ in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 32' Poor challenge from Lisandro Martinez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vangelis Pavlidis makes it 0-1.
  • 55' international Albert Gudmundsson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Edson Alvarez is replaced by Davy Klaassen.
  • 59' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Devyne Rensch is replaced by Perr Schuurs on 59 minute.
  • 64' A change in the AZ ranks — Aslak Fonn Witry exits the field as Sam Beukema enters on 64.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Owen Wijndal.
  • 73' Sebastien Haller has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 77' Tijani Reijnders is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fredrik Midtsjo at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' The Morocco Zakaria Aboukhlal breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-2!
  • 86' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Steven Berghuis has done his job and it is now time for Danilo to step up.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Albert Gudmundsson. He replaces Jesper Karlsson on 87 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Gravenberch.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Davy Klaassen 3
Myron Boadu 2
Ruben van Bommel 2
Mayckel Lahdo 1
Guus Til 1
Brian Brobbey 1
Ricardo van Rhijn 1

Head to Head

2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 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

AFC Ajax Form

2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ L 2021-12-07 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-24 Beşiktaş JK 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax W

AZ Form

2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ W 2021-12-05 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-11-28 SBV Vitesse 0–0 AZ D 2021-11-20 AZ 1–1 NEC D 2021-11-07 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–0 AZ L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 AZ xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or AZ 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax41% Draw27% AZ32%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
68%
Draw or AZ
59%
AFC Ajax or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax31% Draw44% AZ25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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