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AjaxAjax vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
1-2
AZ AlkmaarJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; AZ Alkmaar had won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.9. The sides have met 5 times in our records: AZ Alkmaar 3 wins, 2 drawn. Ajax are 5th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; AZ Alkmaar are 1st on 16.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L L D D W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 0-4 vs Feyenoord · 27 Sept 2023
- L 3-1 at Twente · 17 Sept 2023
- D 0-0 at Fortuna Sittard · 3 Sept 2023
- D 2-2 at Excelsior · 19 Aug 2023
- W 4-1 vs Heracles · 12 Aug 2023
- L 3-1 at Twente · 28 May 2023
Away form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 (W D W W W). 2.9 scored per game, 0.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 4-0 vs For Sittard · 1 Oct 2023
- D 1-1 vs Heracles · 28 Sept 2023
- W 0-3 at PEC Zwolle · 24 Sept 2023
- W 2-0 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 17 Sept 2023
- W 0-2 at Vitesse · 3 Sept 2023
- W 1-3 at Waalwijk · 20 Aug 2023
Head-to-head: Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar
- AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Ajax · 8 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 0-2 AZ Alkmaar · 18 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-2 AZ Alkmaar · 16 Mar 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Ajax · 8 Dec 2024 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Ajax · 25 Feb 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 45' Normal Goal — V. Pavlidis (AZ Alkmaar)
- 57' Normal Goal — D. de Wit (AZ Alkmaar)
- 73' Normal Goal — B. van den Boomen (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 6 | Total shots | 12 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Key passes | 10 |
| 110 | Duels | 111 |
| 59 | Duels won | 51 |
| 21 | Tackles | 18 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 21 | Dribbles attempted | 20 |
| 9 | Successful dribbles | 8 |
| 8 | Dribbled past | 9 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| 4 | Substitutions | 4 |
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Twente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Ajax | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | GO Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Cambuur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 16 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | Willem II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |