Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar

Ajax

0 - 2

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Ajax 5 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Jeroen Manschot

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	36%
Draws	27%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Ajax controlled possession (61%).
Ajax had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 17

Avg: 1.88 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25

Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

1.24

1.88

1.12

1.00

1.47

53%

O2.5

53%

59%

BTTS

53%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Ajax points56

AZ Alkmaar points52

Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +21

9 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

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 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%

Ajax clean sheet at home35%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first59%

Ajax win after scoring first80%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 33% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 16.5' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home1.88 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.00 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

Ajax score 5% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 27% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% 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)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

548

347

Passes Accurate

478

281

Passes %

87%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' M. de Wit

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Weslley Patati

Normal Goal

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

T. Parrott

Penalty

52'

52' A. Gaaei

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Mokio

1st substitution · For: D. Klaassen

59'

59' D. Klaassen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ O. Gloukh

2nd substitution · For: J. McConnell

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ O. Edvardsen

3rd substitution · For: Raul Moro

72'

72' Y. Baas

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. de Wit

1st substitution · For: M. Chávez

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Weslley Patati

2nd substitution · For: M. Šín

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Parrott

3rd substitution · For: I. Sadiq

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Gaaei

4th substitution · For: Gerald Alders

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Godts

5th substitution · For: Rayane Bounida

83'

83' P. Koopmeiners

89'

89' W. Weghorst

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ VAR

Y. Baas

Goal cancelled

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ I. Jensen

4th substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Ajax 2-0 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 21'. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 25' when Weslley Patati scored, making the score 0-1. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 42' when T. Parrott scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2.

Second half: A. Gaaei received a yellow card for Ajax at 52'. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Mokio replacing D. Klaassen. D. Klaassen received a yellow card for Ajax at 59'. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 70', with O. Gloukh replacing J. McConnell. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 70', with O. Edvardsen replacing Raul Moro. Y. Baas received a yellow card for Ajax at 72'. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 73', with M. de Wit replacing M. Chávez. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Weslley Patati replacing M. Šín. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. Parrott replacing I. Sadiq. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 78', with A. Gaaei replacing Gerald Alders. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 78', with M. Godts replacing Rayane Bounida. P. Koopmeiners received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 83'. W. Weghorst received a yellow card for Ajax at 89'. VAR intervened at 89' for Ajax (Goal cancelled). AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with I. Jensen replacing L. Zeefuik.

Ajax used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 4 substitutions. Ajax got 4 yellow cards, while AZ Alkmaar got 2 yellow cards.