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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 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 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
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
#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' And we are off! AZ vs AFC Ajax — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Calvin Stengs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' Antony does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
  • 19' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' Albert Gudmundsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Pantelis Chatzidiakos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 49' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 54' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Davy Klaassen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 64' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Jurrien Timber comes on to replace Devyne Rensch.
  • 69' Teun Koopmeiners, a Netherlands , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Neres is hanging Antony on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' Zakaria Aboukhlal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesper Karlsson on 77 minute.
  • 82' Ryan Gravenberch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 480 appearances.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' Zakaria Labyad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Davy Klaassen at the 89 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.33 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ18% Draw36% AFC Ajax46%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
53%
Draw or AFC Ajax
82%
AZ or AFC Ajax
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ6% Draw63% AFC Ajax31%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28%
0 – 1
25.1%
0 – 2
12.9%
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
1.8%
2 – 1
1.4%
0 – 4
1.2%
2 – 0
1.1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 8% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 30% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 15% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
72% ✓

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