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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#3 Position #2
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

AZ are 3rd (0 pts). AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. AZ get us underway at AFAS Stadion.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hakim Ziyech made 480 appearances and scored 55 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' It’s high time John van den Brom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Guus Til has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' Hakim Ziyech makes way for Kasper Dolberg at the 23 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. John van den Brom might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 48' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Guus Til has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
  • 64' Kasper Dolberg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 64' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Lasse Schone exits the field as Noa Lang enters on 64.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. David Neres departs to be replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
  • 77' It is a substitution in AZ team. Fredrik Midtsjo is replaced by Stijn Wuytens on 77 minute.
  • 82' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' AZ ring the changes. Oussama Idrissi has done his job and it is now time for Owen Wijndal to step up.
  • 1-0 the final result. AFC Ajax will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.65 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + AFC Ajax or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ30% Draw34% AFC Ajax36%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

AZ or Draw
64%
Draw or AFC Ajax
70%
AZ or AFC Ajax
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ15% Draw60% AFC Ajax25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.9%
0 – 1
17.7%
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 3
2.9%
2 – 2
2.2%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 1
0.9%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 16% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 25% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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