Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AZ
2 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 8 May 2022 · 12:30 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordy Clasie 72' Y
Y 79' Davy Klaassen
Vangelis Pavlidis 90' Y
Owen Wijndal 90' Y

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 Dennis Higler
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Rogier Honig
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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
2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax 2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ 2021-01-31 AZ 0–3 AFC Ajax 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
30 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
23 Apr SC Heerenveen H 2–1 W
10 Apr PEC Zwolle A 1–2 L
02 Apr SBV Vitesse H 3–1 W
20 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May AZ A 2–2 D
30 Apr PEC Zwolle H 3–0 W
23 Apr NEC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–1 W
02 Apr FC Groningen A 3–1 W
20 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–2 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AZ is hosting AFC Ajax for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' 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 Yukinari Sugawara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' Goal! Brian Brobbey scores his 60 goal in 483 matches.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact .
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vangelis Pavlidis makes it 1-1.
  • 63' The Greece Vangelis Pavlidis breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 2-1!
  • 66' The whistle greets Devyne Rensch as he departs to be replaced by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Kenneth Taylor as he leaves the pitch. Steven Berghuis steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Brian Brobbey as he leaves the pitch. Mohammed Daramy steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 72' Jordy Clasie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 75' What composure from Hakon Evjen! The Norway international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 79' Davy Klaassen was booked on 79.
  • 82' Mohammed Kudus is replacing Daley Blind for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 86' Edson Alvarez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 88' The AZ bench stirs into life. Hakon Evjen is withdrawn and Tijani Reijnders gets his opportunity.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Vangelis Pavlidis on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AZ will be frustrated.
  • 90' Another change for AZ made on 90 minute. Vangelis Pavlidis leaves to be changed by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Davy Klaassen 3
Myron Boadu 2
Ruben van Bommel 2
Zakaria Aboukhlal 1
Troy Parrott 1
Ricardo van Rhijn 1
Edson Alvarez 1

Head to Head

2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax 2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ 2021-01-31 AZ 0–3 AFC Ajax 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ

AZ Form

2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-04-30 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2022-04-23 AZ 2–1 SC Heerenveen W 2022-04-10 PEC Zwolle 2–1 AZ L 2022-04-02 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse W 2022-03-20 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 AZ D

AFC Ajax Form

2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-04-30 AFC Ajax 3–0 PEC Zwolle W 2022-04-23 NEC 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-04-02 FC Groningen 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2022-03-20 AFC Ajax 3–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AZ or AFC Ajax 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ42% Draw26% AFC Ajax32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
68%
Draw or AFC Ajax
58%
AZ or AFC Ajax
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ33% Draw42% AFC Ajax25%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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