AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs AZ — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.
Match Details
- Referee Allard Lindhout
- Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
- Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
4 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 2.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Fortuna Sittard | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | PSV | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | NEC | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | AFC Ajax | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Telstar 1963 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | FC Twente '65 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Willem II Tilburg | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #1 |
| 3 | Points | 6 |
| 1 | Played | 2 |
| 1 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 2 / 0 / 0 |
| 2 | Scored | 6 |
| 0 | Conceded | 1 |
| +2 | GD | +5 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 100% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
AFC Ajax this season
50%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
AFC Ajax are 7th (3 pts). AZ are 1st (6 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AFC Ajax
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Ajax and AZ is underway.
- 5' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Ajax and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 30' Netherlands international Amourricho van Axel Dongen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 41' Amourricho van Axel Dongen makes way for Georges Mikautadze at the 41 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
- 45' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis fires home to make it 0-1!
- 46' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anton Gaaei is hanging Devyne Rensch on the field on 46 minute.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Steven Bergwijn.
- 55' Carlos Forbs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 57' Goal! Dani de Wit scores his 41 goal in 480 matches.
- 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 65' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 65.
- 68' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Branco van den Boomen comes on to replace Silvano Vos.
- 71' Another substitution for AZ to replace Riechedly Bazoer by Bruno Martins Indi on 71 minute.
- 72' The crowd applauds Mayckel Lahdo as he leaves the pitch. Ibrahim Sadiq steps in for AZ.
- 73' A goal from the Netherlands international Branco van den Boomen! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-2!
- 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 79' A tactical swap from AZ — Jens Odgaard on, Vangelis Pavlidis off on 79 minutes.
- 84' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Myron van Brederode has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bruno Martins Indi.
- 88' A change in the AZ ranks — David Wolfe exits the field as Denso Kasius enters on 88.
- 89' Jakov Medic makes way for Chuba Akpom at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 7
- 12
-
18
Jakov Medic ↓ Chuba Akpom 89'
- 30
- 8
-
2
Devyne Rensch ↓ Anton Gaaei 46'
- 9
- 27
- 4
- 24
- 11
Bench
- 22
- 25
-
10
Chuba Akpom ↑ 89'
- 40
-
21
Branco van den Boomen ↑ 68'
-
19
Georges Mikautadze ↑ 41'
- 17
- 33
- 49
- 38
- 39
-
3
Anton Gaaei ↑ 46'
Coach
Maurice Steijn
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 10
- 8
- 25
- 9
- 2
- 16
-
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 72'
- 5
- 19
-
18
David Wolfe ↓ Denso Kasius 88'
Bench
- 28
-
4
Bruno Martins Indi ↑ 71'
-
7
Jens Odgaard ↑ 79'
- 12
- 14
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 72'
- 6
- 21
-
30
Denso Kasius ↑ 88'
- 20
- 33
- 15
Coach
Pascal Jansen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 4 |
| Davy Klaassen | 3 |
| Ruben van Bommel | 2 |
| Myron Boadu | 2 |
| Dusan Tadic | 1 |
| Anton Gaaei | 1 |
| Oussama Idrissi | 1 |
| Mohammed Kudus | 1 |
Head to Head
AFC Ajax Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.82
AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15
AZ xG
I would bet for:
AZ or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
AFC Ajax or Draw
56%
Draw or AZ
75%
AFC Ajax or AZ
69%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.3%
0 – 1
14.7%
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.5%
Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax
| Handicap | AFC Ajax covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 16% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 24% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
44%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.