Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Allard Lindhout 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Ajax 5 · AZ Alkmaar 4
Referee Stats
22 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 41%
Draws 14%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (6-12).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-6-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 21
Avg: 2.29 / 1.24

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1
AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 21
Avg: 1.71 / 1.24

Points

29
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

6

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

1.94
PPG
1.71
2.29
GF
1.71
1.24
GA
1.24
76%
O2.5
65%
71%
BTTS
53%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th
AZ Alkmaar rank4th
Ajax points56
AZ Alkmaar points65
Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +13
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
AZ Alkmaar: #4 · 65 pts · GD +31
19 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-6
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals11-10
Record3-0-2
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.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%
Ajax clean sheet at home24%
AZ Alkmaar score away82%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away35%

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 home2.29 vs 1.77
Ajax concede at home1.24 vs 1.47
AZ Alkmaar score away1.71 vs 1.47
AZ Alkmaar concede away1.24 vs 1.77
Ajax score 30% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 16% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 16% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 30% 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
1
4
Total Shots
6
12
Shots off Goal
2
4
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
2
6
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
7
12
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
0
Total Passes
551
484
Passes Accurate
458
405
Passes %
83%
84%

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