AjaxAjax vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
0-2
AZ AlkmaarJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; AZ Alkmaar had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.4. The sides have met 4 times in our records: AZ Alkmaar 2 wins, 2 drawn. Ajax are 6th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; AZ Alkmaar are 1st on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (D L W D L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 3-3 at Sparta Rotterdam · 4 Oct 2025
- L 4-0 at Marseille · 30 Sept 2025
- W 2-1 vs NAC Breda · 27 Sept 2025
- D 2-2 at PSV Eindhoven · 21 Sept 2025
- L 0-2 vs Inter · 17 Sept 2025
- W 3-1 vs Zwolle · 13 Sept 2025
Away form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W L D D W). 2.4 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Telstar · 5 Oct 2025
- L 2-1 at NEC Nijmegen · 28 Sept 2025
- D 2-2 vs Zwolle · 24 Sept 2025
- D 3-3 vs Feyenoord · 21 Sept 2025
- W 1-2 at Heracles · 14 Sept 2025
- W 0-1 at NAC Breda · 31 Aug 2025
Head-to-head: Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar
- AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Ajax · 8 Feb 2026 · 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
- 25' Normal Goal — Weslley Patati (AZ Alkmaar)
- 42' Penalty — T. Parrott (AZ Alkmaar)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 1.24 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.24 |
| 17 | Total shots | 13 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 549 | Total passes | 349 |
| 480 | Accurate passes | 281 |
| 87 | Pass accuracy | 81 |
| 10 | Key passes | 9 |
| 109 | Duels | 109 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | GO Ahead Eagles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |