Saturday , 14 November 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 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • AFC Ajax 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Freek Vandeursen
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

9
4
4
AZ 17 games · Avg 2.4 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
#5 Position #3
23 Points 25
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 1
24 Scored 32
16 Conceded 15
+8 GD +17
1.92 PPG 2.08
58% Win % 58%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AFC Ajax
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
8/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
8/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A
AFC Ajax
Toluwalas Arokodare 7 G 1 A
Julian Brandt 6 G 2 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AZ vs AFC Ajax — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 7' Goal! Ruben van Bommel scores his 16 goal in 316 matches.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 22' Julian Rijkhoff, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' Jordy Clasie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 36' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Anton Gaaei departs to be replaced by Ahmetcan Kaplan.
  • 41' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 51' AFC Ajax 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.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Riechedly Bazoer is booked for AZ — card on 55.
  • 60' Sivert Mannsverk has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Chuba Akpom comes on to replace Benjamin Tahirovic.
  • 67' Ruben van Bommel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
  • 67' Another substitution for AZ to replace Kristijan Belic by Mayckel Lahdo on 67 minute.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 316 games and scored 597 goals.
  • 77' AFC Ajax looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Toluwalas Arokodare scoring 1 goals.
  • 79' Wouter Goes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Branco van den Boomen makes way for Sivert Mannsverk at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • 81' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Julian Rijkhoff on, Kristian Hlynsson off on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Time for substitution for AZ. Ruben van Bommel is replaced by Ernest Poku.
  • 88' AZ are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 90' Alexandre Penetra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wouter Goes at the 90 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
1.66 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ47% Draw25% AFC Ajax28%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Ajax
53%
AZ or AFC Ajax
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ31% Draw44% AFC Ajax25%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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