Thursday , 2 July 2026

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AFC Ajax
1 – 2
Full Time
AZ
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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 1.7 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' KICK OFF: AFC Ajax gets underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Jordy Clasie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani de Wit, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 40' Amourricho van Axel Dongen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 41' The crowd applauds Amourricho van Axel Dongen as he leaves the pitch. Georges Mikautadze steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 45' AZ is taking the lead after the goal scored by Vangelis Pavlidis on 45.
  • 46' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Devyne Rensch has done his job and it is now time for Anton Gaaei to step up.
  • 50' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' Dani de Wit is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 65' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Silvano Vos gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Branco van den Boomen. He replaces Silvano Vos on 68 minute.
  • 71' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Riechedly Bazoer departs to be replaced by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 72' AZ ring the changes. Mayckel Lahdo has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahim Sadiq to step up.
  • 73' GOAL! Branco van den Boomen scores on 73.
  • 78' Alexandre Penetra has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 79' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Vangelis Pavlidis departs to be replaced by Jens Odgaard.
  • 84' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past AZ's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Bruno Martins Indi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Denso Kasius has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Wolfe on 88 minute.
  • 89' Jakov Medic makes way for Chuba Akpom at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Davy Klaassen 3
Myron Boadu 2
Ruben van Bommel 2
Mika Godts 1
Kasper Dolberg 1
Zakaria Aboukhlal 1
Troy Parrott 1

Head to Head

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

AFC Ajax Form

2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ L 2023-10-05 PAE AEK 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2023-09-27 AFC Ajax 0–4 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-09-21 AFC Ajax 3–3 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-09-17 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L 2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax D

AZ Form

2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ W 2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-09-28 AZ 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2023-09-24 PEC Zwolle 0–3 AZ W 2023-09-17 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-09-03 SBV Vitesse 0–2 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.47 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax17% Draw32% AZ51%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
50%
Draw or AZ
83%
AFC Ajax or AZ
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax9% Draw59% AZ32%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.2%
0 – 1
21.5%
0 – 2
12.4%
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
2.5%
2 – 1
2.4%
2 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.6%
0 – 4
1.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 11% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 28% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
63% ✗

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