AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

AFC Ajax

1 – 2

Full Time

Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 12:30 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' Vangelis Pavlidis

0–2 57' Dani de Wit

Branco van den Boomen 73' 1–2

Steven Bergwijn 50' Y

Silvano Vos 65' Y

Y 87' Bruno Martins Indi

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 Allard Lindhout
Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
Assistant 2 Patrick Inia

9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

AFC Ajax 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals AZ

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 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

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	AZ	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	PAE AEK	A	1–1	D
27 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–4	L
21 Sep	Olympique de Marseille	H	3–3	D
17 Sep	FC Twente '65	A	1–3	L
03 Sep	Fortuna Sittard	A	0–0	D

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	AFC Ajax	A	2–1	W
01 Oct	Fortuna Sittard	H	4–0	W
28 Sep	Heracles Almelo	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	PEC Zwolle	A	3–0	W
17 Sep	Sparta Rotterdam	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	SBV Vitesse	A	2–0	W

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

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

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' KICK OFF: AZ gets underway.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' 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.
20' Ibrahim Sadiq, a Ghana , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' AZ 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.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
41' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Amourricho van Axel Dongen departs to be replaced by Georges Mikautadze.
45' Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and AZ are in front.
46' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Devyne Rensch by Anton Gaaei on 46 minute.
50' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 50.
55' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' Dani de Wit adds to his 3 season tally! AZ lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
62' 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.
65' Silvano Vos was booked on 65.
68' Silvano Vos makes way for Branco van den Boomen at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
71' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Martins Indi. He replaces Riechedly Bazoer on 71 minute.
72' The AZ bench stirs into life. Mayckel Lahdo is withdrawn and Ibrahim Sadiq gets his opportunity.
73' Brilliant from the ! Branco van den Boomen makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 73.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
79' The crowd applauds Vangelis Pavlidis as he leaves the pitch. Jens Odgaard steps in for AZ.
84' Denso Kasius is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
87' Bruno Martins Indi was booked on 87.
88' AZ make a change. David Wolfe trudges off to be replaced by Denso Kasius on 88 minutes.
89' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 89 minute. Jakov Medic leaves to be changed by Chuba Akpom.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

7
Steven Bergwijn
12
Jay Gorter
18
Jakov Medic ↓ Chuba Akpom 89'
30
Gaston Avila
8
Kenneth Taylor
2
Devyne Rensch ↓ Anton Gaaei 46'
9
Brian Brobbey
27
Amourricho van Axel Dongen ↓ Georges Mikautadze 41'
4
Jorrel Hato
24
Silvano Vos ↓ Branco van den Boomen 68'
11
Carlos Forbs

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Maty Ryan
10
Dani de Wit
8
Jordy Clasie
25
Riechedly Bazoer ↓ Bruno Martins Indi 71'
9
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Jens Odgaard 79'
2
Yukinari Sugawara
16
Sven Mijnans
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 72'
5
Alexandre Penetra
19
Myron van Brederode
18
David Wolfe ↓ Denso Kasius 88'

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	4
Davy Klaassen	3
Myron Boadu	2
Ruben van Bommel	2
Mayckel Lahdo	1
Guus Til	1
Brian Brobbey	1
Oliver Edvardsen	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.77 AZ xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax or AZ 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax31% Draw25% AZ44%

Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

56%

Draw or AZ

69%

AFC Ajax or AZ

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax26% Draw42% AZ32%

Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	AZ covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

AZ keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

AZ Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet