Thursday , 2 July 2026

AFC Ajax vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AFC Ajax
2 – 2
Full Time
AZ
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

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 Dennis Higler
  • Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
  • Assistant 2 Dyon Fikkert

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Three points are at stake. AFC Ajax host AZ — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Francesco Farioli might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Mika Godts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 480 appearances.
  • 20' Rome Owusu-Oduro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 22' AFC Ajax receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 27' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Alexandre Penetra is booked for AZ — card on 32.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' Zico Buurmeester adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Kristijan Belic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
  • 57' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Kian Fitz-Jim departs to be replaced by Davy Klaassen.
  • 58' Assisted by Bertrand Traore with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anton Gaaei makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 58' It’s a booking for AZ player. Jordy Clasie gets a card.
  • 63' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 68' Elijah Dijkstra gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Denso Kasius and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 74' Anton Gaaei picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' A moment of madness from Alexandre Penetra on 75 minutes earns him a card. AZ will be frustrated.
  • 80' Mees De Wit is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Wolfe at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' What a strike from Ibrahim Sadiq! The score is 1-2.
  • 85' A goal from the Norway international Oliver Edvardsen! He fires home on 85 to make it 2-2!
  • 90' Another substitution for AZ to replace Zico Buurmeester by Bruno Martins Indi on 90 minute.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Davy Klaassen 3
Myron Boadu 2
Ruben van Bommel 2
Ricardo van Rhijn 1
Edson Alvarez 1
Mayckel Lahdo 1
Guus Til 1

Head to Head

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

AFC Ajax Form

2025-03-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 AZ D 2025-03-13 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 AFC Ajax L 2025-03-09 PEC Zwolle 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2025-03-06 AFC Ajax 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2025-03-02 Almere City FC 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2025-02-23 AFC Ajax 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles W

AZ Form

2025-03-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 AZ D 2025-03-13 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 AZ L 2025-03-06 AZ 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2025-03-02 SC Heerenveen 3–1 AZ L 2025-02-23 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2025-02-20 Galatasaray SK 2–2 AZ D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.83 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + AFC Ajax or Draw 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax34% Draw36% AZ30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
69%
Draw or AZ
66%
AFC Ajax or AZ
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax20% Draw60% AZ20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22%
1 – 0
14.6%
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
14%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
1.7%
0 – 3
1.6%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 20% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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