Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 7 games · 19 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 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
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
#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' Three points are at stake. AFC Ajax host AZ — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Maty Ryan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Kenneth Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 484 appearances.
  • 20' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jurrien Timber made 484 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 35' Davy Klaassen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' The whistle greets Jens Odgaard as he departs to be replaced by Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Mohammed Kudus makes way for Owen Wijndal at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 49' Pantelis Chatzidiakos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' Francisco Conceicao is replacing Davy Klaassen for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 78' Another change for AZ made on 78 minute. Sven Mijnans leaves to be changed by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 84' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 88' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnny Heitinga

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 AZ xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or AZ 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax38% Draw28% AZ34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
66%
Draw or AZ
62%
AFC Ajax or AZ
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax27% Draw46% AZ27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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