Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar

4 - 1
🕒 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Ajax 2 · AZ Alkmaar 6
Referee Stats
26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 46%
Draws 23%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (20-10).
  • Ajax controlled possession (63%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

48 / 12
Avg: 2.82 / 0.71

Points

44
Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

0
AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 31
Avg: 1.53 / 1.63

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.59
PPG
1.47
2.82
GF
1.53
0.71
GA
1.63
71%
O2.5
59%
53%
BTTS
76%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank2nd
AZ Alkmaar rank6th
Ajax points81
AZ Alkmaar points49
Ajax: #2 · 81 pts · GD +56
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
AZ Alkmaar: #6 · 49 pts · GD +4
32 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals18-3
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

L W L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals7-13
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home100%
Ajax clean sheet at home47%
AZ Alkmaar score away88%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first0%
Ajax win after scoring first0%
AZ Alkmaar score first0%
AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 0% · AZ Alkmaar 0%

Vs league average

Ajax score at home2.82 vs 1.66
Ajax concede at home0.71 vs 1.23
AZ Alkmaar score away1.53 vs 1.23
AZ Alkmaar concede away1.63 vs 1.66
Ajax score 70% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 24% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 43% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
5
Total Shots
20
10
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
10
6
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
12
14
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
532
318
Passes Accurate
449
217
Passes %
84%
68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins8
Draws5
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals14 (63.6%)
BTTS11 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS5 (45.5%)

Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar Head-to-Head History by Season