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AZ vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 13:30 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Kasper Dolberg

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

9
4
3
AZ 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-17 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax 2018-10-07 AFC Ajax 5–0 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–0 W
10 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
03 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–2 W
24 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
16 Feb VVV Venlo H 3–0 W
08 Feb NAC Breda A 3–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
13 Mar PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
10 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
05 Mar Real Madrid CF A 4–1 W
24 Feb ADO Den Haag A 5–1 W
17 Feb NAC Breda H 5–0 W

Season Stats

AZ AFC Ajax
#1 Position #5
19 Points 14
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 1
18 Scored 21
6 Conceded 9
+12 GD +12
2.71 PPG 2.00
86% Win % 57%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to AFAS Stadion that hosts another battle between AZ and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 23' AFC Ajax make a change. Hakim Ziyech trudges off to be replaced by Kasper Dolberg on 23 minutes.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' AFC Ajax have won 824 goals from 483 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonas Svensson, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 48' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
  • 53' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Guus Til makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Kasper Dolberg. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Noa Lang gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Lasse Schone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Thomas Ouwejan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 74' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' AFC Ajax make a change. David Neres trudges off to be replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 75 minutes.
  • 77' AZ make a change. Fredrik Midtsjo trudges off to be replaced by Stijn Wuytens on 77 minutes.
  • 82' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' Owen Wijndal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oussama Idrissi at the 90 minute mark.
  • AZ celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AZ or AFC Ajax 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ42% Draw25% AFC Ajax33%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

AZ or Draw
66%
Draw or AFC Ajax
58%
AZ or AFC Ajax
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ29% Draw42% AFC Ajax29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5.3%
2 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

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

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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