AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2024-25

AFC Ajax

2 – 2

Full Time

Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 15:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena 54,215 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 52' Zico Buurmeester

Anton Gaaei 58' 1–1

1–2 83' Ibrahim Sadiq

Oliver Edvardsen 85' 2–2

Kenneth Taylor 22' Y

Y 32' Alexandre Penetra

Y 54' Kristijan Belic

Y 58' Jordy Clasie

Anton Gaaei 74' R

YR 75' Alexandre Penetra

Overview

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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 Dennis Higler
Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
Assistant 2 Dyon Fikkert

4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

AFC Ajax 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals AZ

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 AZ 2024-12-08 AZ 2–1 AFC Ajax 2024-02-25 AZ 2–0 AFC Ajax 2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 2023-05-06 AFC Ajax 0–0 AZ

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	AZ	H	2–2	D
13 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–4	L
09 Mar	PEC Zwolle	A	1–0	W
06 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–2	L
02 Mar	Almere City FC	A	1–0	W
23 Feb	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–0	W

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	AFC Ajax	A	2–2	D
13 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–3	L
06 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	SC Heerenveen	A	1–3	L
23 Feb	Fortuna Sittard	H	1–0	W
20 Feb	Galatasaray SK	A	2–2	D

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

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

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' What a night it is going to be! AFC Ajax welcome AZ for this crunch clash at Johan Cruijff Arena.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Youri Baas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
20' 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.
22' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Kenneth Taylor gets a card.
27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
32' The referee shows AZ player a card on 32.
37' Brian Brobbey, a Netherlands , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' 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.
47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maarten Martens will be considering his options from the bench.
52' Against the run of play, Zico Buurmeester has scored! This game has turned on its head.
54' Poor challenge from Kristijan Belic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
57' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Davy Klaassen comes on to replace Kian Fitz-Jim.
58' What a strike from Anton Gaaei! The score is 1-1.
58' It’s a booking for AZ player. Jordy Clasie gets a card.
63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Denso Kasius departs to be replaced by Elijah Dijkstra.
73' It’s high time Francesco Farioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Anton Gaaei is booked for AFC Ajax — card on 74.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandre Penetra argues furiously but the card stands.
80' Another substitution for AZ to replace David Wolfe by Mees De Wit on 80 minute.
83' AZ is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ibrahim Sadiq on 83.
85' What a moment for Oliver Edvardsen! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
90' AZ make a change. Zico Buurmeester trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Martins Indi on 90 minutes.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Jordy Clasie
9
Troy Parrott ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 68'
6
Peer Koopmeiners
28
Zico Buurmeester ↓ Bruno Martins Indi 90'
5
Alexandre Penetra
21
Ernest Poku
30
Denso Kasius ↓ Elijah Dijkstra 68'
1
Rome Owusu-Oduro
3
Wouter Goes
18
David Wolfe ↓ Mees De Wit 80'
14
Kristijan Belic ↓ Mexx Meerdink 68'

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	4
Davy Klaassen	3
Ruben van Bommel	2
Myron Boadu	2
Mohammed Kudus	1
Hakim Ziyech	1
Ibrahim Sadiq	1
Jens Odgaard	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 AZ xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax or AZ 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax37% Draw26% AZ37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

64%

Draw or AZ

63%

AFC Ajax or AZ

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax28% Draw42% AZ30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	AZ covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

AZ keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 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