Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Ajax 1 · AZ Alkmaar 5
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 35%
Draws 23%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (23-5).
  • Ajax controlled possession (66%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

62 / 8
Avg: 3.65 / 0.47

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

2
AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

31 / 29
Avg: 1.63 / 1.53

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
1.32
3.65
GF
1.63
0.47
GA
1.53
88%
O2.5
71%
24%
BTTS
76%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank1st
AZ Alkmaar rank5th
Ajax points83
AZ Alkmaar points61
Ajax: #1 · 83 pts · GD +79
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 44 pts above the play-off edge. 48 pts clear of the relegation zone.
AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 61 pts · GD +20
20 pts off the top 2. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals16-5
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

D D L D W
Points6/15
Weighted index31
Goals9-8
Record1-3-1
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.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.588%
BTTS24%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 6%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home88%
Ajax clean sheet at home71%
AZ Alkmaar score away76%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away6%

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 home3.65 vs 1.57
Ajax concede at home0.47 vs 1.29
AZ Alkmaar score away1.63 vs 1.29
AZ Alkmaar concede away1.53 vs 1.57
Ajax score 133% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 26% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 64% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 3% 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
8
3
Total Shots
23
5
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
6
0
Shots Inside Box
13
4
Shots Outside Box
10
1
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
10
1
Fouls
7
8
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
670
350
Passes Accurate
572
245
Passes %
85%
70%

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