Thursday , 2 July 2026

AZ vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
2 – 0
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Ruben van Bommel 7' 1–0
Ruben van Bommel 67' 2–0
Riechedly Bazoer 55' Y
Wouter Goes 79' Y

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 Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Freek Vandeursen
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 1.7 goals/game

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
2024-02-25 AZ 2–0 AFC Ajax 2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ 2023-05-06 AFC Ajax 0–0 AZ 2022-09-18 AZ 2–1 AFC Ajax 2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb AFC Ajax H 2–0 W
17 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 2–1 W
10 Feb Almere City FC A 0–0 D
04 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–1 L
28 Jan SC Heerenveen A 2–2 D
20 Jan PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb AZ A 0–2 L
18 Feb NEC H 2–2 D
11 Feb SC Heerenveen A 2–3 L
03 Feb PSV H 1–1 D
27 Jan Heracles Almelo A 4–2 W
21 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 4–1 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, AFC Ajax does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 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.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Ruben van Bommel gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Ahmetcan Kaplan comes on to replace Anton Gaaei.
  • 41' Alexandre Penetra has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Wouter Goes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Riechedly Bazoer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Benjamin Tahirovic is replaced by Chuba Akpom.
  • 67' What a strike from Ruben van Bommel! The score is 2-0.
  • 67' Fresh legs for AZ! Mayckel Lahdo comes on to replace Kristijan Belic.
  • 72' The 26-year-old Yukinari Sugawara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' Kenneth Taylor has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' The referee shows AZ player a card on 79.
  • 80' Sivert Mannsverk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Branco van den Boomen at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 81 minute. Kristian Hlynsson leaves to be changed by Julian Rijkhoff.
  • 83' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ernest Poku is hanging Ruben van Bommel on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Riechedly Bazoer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 90' The AZ bench stirs into life. Wouter Goes is withdrawn and Alexandre Penetra gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and AFC Ajax share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

AFC Ajax Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van 't Schip

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ47% Draw34% AFC Ajax19%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
81%
Draw or AFC Ajax
53%
AZ or AFC Ajax
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ25% Draw63% AFC Ajax12%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.1%
1 – 0
19.9%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
1.7%
2 – 2
1.6%
4 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 26% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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