Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
AFC Ajax
0 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Sat 6 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Y 84' Djordje Mihailovic
Jorrel Hato 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs AZ — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

  • AFC Ajax 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Joey Kooij

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

4
4
9
AFC Ajax 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-06 AFC Ajax 0–0 AZ 2022-09-18 AZ 2–1 AFC Ajax 2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax 2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May AZ H 0–0 D
23 Apr PSV A 0–3 L
16 Apr FC Emmen H 3–1 W
09 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
02 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D
19 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May AFC Ajax A 0–0 D
23 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
16 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 3–0 W
08 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L
01 Apr SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
19 Mar FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax AZ
#3 Position #5
25 Points 23
12 Played 12
7 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 3
32 Scored 24
15 Conceded 16
+17 GD +8
2.08 PPG 1.92
58% Win % 58%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
8/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
8/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Toluwalas Arokodare 7 G 1 A
Julian Brandt 6 G 2 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Johan Cruijff Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between afc ajax and az.
  • 5' It’s high time Johnny Heitinga made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with afc ajax winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' az fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' afc ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' A change in the AZ ranks — Jens Odgaard exits the field as Mayckel Lahdo enters on 40.
  • 45' Kenneth Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Mohammed Kudus makes way for Owen Wijndal at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 49' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Pantelis Chatzidiakos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 54' Mohammed Kudus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for afc ajax so far.
  • 59' Yukinari Sugawara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' Jordy Clasie, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Francisco Conceicao is replacing Davy Klaassen for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 78' Djordje Mihailovic gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Sven Mijnans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 84' Djordje Mihailovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jorrel Hato.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnny Heitinga

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.68 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 AZ xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax46% Draw27% AZ27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
73%
Draw or AZ
54%
AFC Ajax or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax35% Draw45% AZ20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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