Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
0-2
Johan 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 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 5 times in our records: AZ Alkmaar 3 wins, 2 drawn. Ajax are 4th in the Eredivisie on 18 points; AZ Alkmaar are 2nd on 20.
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 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W L L D D). 1.9 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Telstar · 5 Oct 2025
- L 4-0 at AEK Larnaca · 2 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
Head-to-head: Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar
- AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Ajax · 8 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 6-0 Ajax · 14 Jan 2026 · KNVB Beker
- Ajax 2-2 AZ Alkmaar · 16 Mar 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Ajax · 14 Jan 2025 · KNVB Beker
- AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Ajax · 8 Dec 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 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |