Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Freek Vandeursen
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and AFC Ajax is underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 7' AZ is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ruben van Bommel on 7.
  • 12' Kristijan Belic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kenneth Taylor made 484 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
  • 27' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Kristian Hlynsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Anton Gaaei exits the field as Ahmetcan Kaplan enters on 36.
  • 41' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' The 23-year-old Ahmetcan Kaplan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Riechedly Bazoer on 55.
  • 60' Devyne Rensch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 484 appearances.
  • 64' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Benjamin Tahirovic exits the field as Chuba Akpom enters on 64.
  • 67' GOAL! Ruben van Bommel fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 67' Mayckel Lahdo is replacing Kristijan Belic for the AZ side.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Wouter Goes argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 80' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 80 minute. Branco van den Boomen leaves to be changed by Sivert Mannsverk.
  • 81' Julian Rijkhoff is replacing Kristian Hlynsson for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 83' Another change for AZ made on 83 minute. Ruben van Bommel leaves to be changed by Ernest Poku.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Time for substitution for AZ. Wouter Goes is replaced by Alexandre Penetra.
  • AFC Ajax will have plenty to reflect on. AZ were simply the better side today.

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
1 / 4
1.91 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ55% Draw23% AFC Ajax22%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
79%
Draw or AFC Ajax
45%
AZ or AFC Ajax
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ39% Draw43% AFC Ajax18%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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