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AZ vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
0 – 3
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 31 Jan 2021 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Clay Ruperti

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 AFC Ajax 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SC Heerenveen 2 4
9 SBV Excelsior 2 3
10 NEC 2 3
11 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
12 FC Twente '65 2 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

9
4
3
AZ 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-31 AZ 0–3 AFC Ajax 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ 2019-12-15 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax 2019-03-17 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax 2018-10-07 AFC Ajax 5–0 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan AFC Ajax H 0–3 L
27 Jan FC Utrecht H 0–1 L
24 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–2 W
16 Jan ADO Den Haag H 2–1 W
13 Jan PSV A 3–1 W
09 Jan PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan AZ A 3–0 W
28 Jan Willem II Tilburg H 3–1 W
24 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 2–1 W
17 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W
14 Jan FC Twente '65 A 3–1 W
10 Jan PSV H 2–2 D

Season Stats

AZ AFC Ajax
#1 Position #5
6 Points 4
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 4
1 Conceded 2
+5 GD +2
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

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

AZ are 1st (6 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at AFAS Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits 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' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 14' Assisted by Sebastien Haller with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antony makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Neres made 480 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Calvin Stengs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Goal! Davy Klaassen scores his 66 goal in 414 matches.
  • 64' AFC Ajax make a change. Devyne Rensch trudges off to be replaced by Jurrien Timber on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marco Bizot suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 76' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Antony departs to be replaced by David Neres.
  • 77' A change in the AZ ranks — Jesper Karlsson exits the field as Zakaria Aboukhlal enters on 77.
  • 82' With 2 assists to his name this season, Ryan Gravenberch is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' Zakaria Labyad is replacing Davy Klaassen for the AFC Ajax side.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AZ 0-3 AFC Ajax.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.32 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AZ or AFC Ajax 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ36% Draw29% AFC Ajax35%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
65%
Draw or AFC Ajax
64%
AZ or AFC Ajax
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ26% Draw48% AFC Ajax26%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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