AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax

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🕒 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 13:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Desmond Makkelie 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
AZ Alkmaar 3 · Ajax 2
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 23%
Draws 18%
Away wins 59%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (12-20).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (4-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-2-4

Goals For / Against

40 / 23
Avg: 2.35 / 1.35

Points

35
Avg: 2.06

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

44 / 21
Avg: 2.59 / 1.24

Points

36
Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.06
PPG
2.12
2.35
GF
2.59
1.35
GA
1.24
76%
O2.5
76%
53%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd
Ajax rank2nd
AZ Alkmaar points71
Ajax points79
AZ Alkmaar: #3 · 71 pts · GD +34
8 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Ajax: #2 · 79 pts · GD +56
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W L W W
Points12/15
Weighted index80
Goals17-9
Record4-0-1
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 last 5 away

W L W W L
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.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home82%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%
Ajax score away88%
Ajax clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.35 vs 1.72
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.35 vs 1.42
Ajax score away2.59 vs 1.42
Ajax concede away1.24 vs 1.72
AZ Alkmaar score 37% above league average, while Ajax score 83% above league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 4% below league average at home, and Ajax are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

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

Ajax goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
9
Total Shots
12
20
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
8
11
Shots Outside Box
4
9
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
18
15
Offsides
6
3
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
350
402
Passes Accurate
262
325
Passes %
75%
81%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins9
Draws5
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals14 (63.6%)
BTTS11 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)

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