Sunday , 16 August 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 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Rogier Honig

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 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
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 #7
6 Points 3
2 Played 1
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
6 Scored 2
1 Conceded 0
+5 GD +2
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

AZ are 1st (6 pts). AFC Ajax are 7th (3 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
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Jurrien Timber is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 480 games and scored 817 goals.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Edson Alvarez, a Mexico midfielder, has 62 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brian Brobbey makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vangelis Pavlidis makes it 1-1.
  • 63' A stunning finish from Vangelis Pavlidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' AFC Ajax make a change. Devyne Rensch trudges off to be replaced by Noussair Mazraoui on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Steven Berghuis gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Kenneth Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Brian Brobbey exits the field as Mohammed Daramy enters on 70.
  • 72' Jordy Clasie is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 75' Hakon Evjen adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 79' Davy Klaassen is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 82' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Mohammed Kudus on, Daley Blind off on 82 minutes.
  • 86' Against the run of play, Edson Alvarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 88' Another substitution for AZ to replace Hakon Evjen by Tijani Reijnders on 88 minute.
  • 90' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Another substitution for AZ to replace Vangelis Pavlidis by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 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
0 / 4
0.78 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ28% Draw32% AFC Ajax40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
61%
Draw or AFC Ajax
72%
AZ or AFC Ajax
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ16% Draw55% AFC Ajax29%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
0 – 1
15.4%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 2
9.2%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 24% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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