AZ vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 13:30 UTC AFAS Stadion 19,002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Troy Parrott 65' 1–0

Mayckel Lahdo 76' 2–0

2–1 81' Mika Godts

Y 36' Wout Weghorst

Y 45' Josip Sutalo

Wouter Goes 46' Y

Overview

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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 Marc Nagtegaal
Assistant 1 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
Assistant 2 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)

3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 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

AZ 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals AFC Ajax

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 AZ 2–1 AFC Ajax 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

Recent Form

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	AFC Ajax	H	2–1	W
01 Dec	Heracles Almelo	H	1–0	W
28 Nov	Galatasaray SK	H	1–1	D
24 Nov	Sparta Rotterdam	A	2–1	W
10 Nov	Willem II Tilburg	H	1–2	L
07 Nov	Fenerbahce SK	H	3–1	W

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	AZ	A	1–2	L
04 Dec	FC Utrecht	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	NEC	A	2–1	W
28 Nov	Real Sociedad de Futbol	A	0–2	L
24 Nov	PEC Zwolle	H	2–0	W
10 Nov	FC Twente '65	A	2–2	D

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)

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)

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' And we are off! AZ vs AFC Ajax — let the football do the talking.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' 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 Ernest Poku suffering a number of foals already.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact 4-3-3.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
35' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wout Weghorst on 36.
41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
45' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a card on 45.
46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Wouter Goes.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' 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.
61' AZ currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
63' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Bertrand Traore comes on to replace Steven Berghuis.
65' A stunning finish from Troy Parrott — that came from absolutely nowhere!
66' The supporters are chanting for Mayckel Lahdo. He replaces Ruben van Bommel on 66 minute.
71' AZ have won 579 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' The crowd applauds Davy Klaassen as he leaves the pitch. Kian Fitz-Jim steps in for AFC Ajax.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mayckel Lahdo makes it 2-0.
78' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Christian Rasmussen on, Kenneth Taylor off on 78 minutes.
81' What a strike from Mika Godts! The score is 2-1.
83' Another substitution for AZ to replace Ernest Poku by Kees Smit on 83 minute.
88' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' The crowd applauds Seiya Maikuma as he leaves the pitch. Denso Kasius steps in for AZ.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AFC Ajax.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

18
Davy Klaassen ↓ Kian Fitz-Jim 73'
22
Remko Pasveer
23
Steven Berghuis ↓ Bertrand Traore 63'
25
Wout Weghorst ↓ Brian Brobbey 63'
10
Chuba Akpom ↓ Mika Godts 73'
21
Branco van den Boomen
37
Josip Sutalo
8
Kenneth Taylor ↓ Christian Rasmussen 78'
15
Youri Baas
4
Jorrel Hato
3
Anton Gaaei

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	4
Davy Klaassen	3
Ruben van Bommel	2
Myron Boadu	2
Mohammed Kudus	1
Ibrahim Sadiq	1
Hakim Ziyech	1
Jens Odgaard	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.84 AZ xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 AFC Ajax xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + AZ to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AZ56% Draw24% AFC Ajax20%

Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw

80%

Draw or AFC Ajax

44%

AZ or AFC Ajax

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AZ38% Draw44% AFC Ajax18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap	AZ covers	Push	AFC Ajax covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	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

34% ✓

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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

AZ vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AZ Form

AFC Ajax Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AZ

Clean Sheet