Jong Ajax vs Jong AZ preview: Away team in for a hard job at Sportpark De Toekomst

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 04.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Toekomst (2000 seats)

Jong Ajax are stalking the top table positions while Jong AZ are more concerned with escaping relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Jong Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Eerste Divisie

It should be mentioned that Jong AZ play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Jong AZ on grass are 1 victory, 3 draws and 13 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 13-39. You can compare this with overall results below.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Jong Ajax form and stats

23 points is a decent return from 11 Eerste Divisie games here at Sportpark De Toekomst for Jong Ajax. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

In their previous game, the manager Heitinga led his Jong Ajax to a defeat away at Telstar. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sportpark De Toekomst.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against FC Den Bosch.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Jong PSV are coming to town in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Jong Ajax are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 11 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Jong AZ form and stats

Jong AZ have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 2-1-8 (11 played). Bitter travels for Jong AZ as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Roda JC Kerkrade match.

Two away games in a row for Jong AZ, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus FC Oss. Koopmeiners was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Koopmeiners won 7 of 13 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus VVV-Venlo.

Jong are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 8 goals from 11 away games. The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Jong AZ have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road. Jong AZ has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Jong Ajax and Jong AZ have faced each other previously this season: Jong AZ - Jong Ajax 1-1. Jong Ajax-Jong AZ H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Jong Ajax two wins, Jong AZ five wins, two draws. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Jong Ajax missing players

Jong AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong Ajax Jong AZ
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 5 Played P 2 11 23
13 7 3 Won W 0 2 7
4 2 1 Drew D 1 1 4
6 2 1 Lost L 1 8 12
49 27 10 Scored S 4 8 21
34 16 6 Conceded C 5 16 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
91% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 55% 57%
70% 82% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 36% 35%
48% 36% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 18% 13%
17% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 9% 9%
78% 82% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 36% 39%
13% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 17%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 55% 48%
 
4.8 4.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.8 5.6
4.8 5.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.3 5.3
1.9 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.2 12.6 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.3 9.5
5.3 6.3 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.9 4
40% 39% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 19% 23%
 
10.3 9.5 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 11.4 11.1
5.1 5.3 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.5 5
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the fewest points (7) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Jong Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong Ajax have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Jong Ajax have scored more than double the goals of Jong AZ.
  • Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Volendam 23 15 7 1 53 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 25 52
2 FC Emmen 22 14 3 5 34 15 10 7 0 3 19 6 12 7 3 2 15 9 19 45
3 ADO Den Haag 23 16 2 5 53 31 11 9 0 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 44
4 Excelsior 23 13 4 6 50 32 11 5 3 3 23 16 12 8 1 3 27 16 18 43
5 Jong Ajax 23 13 4 6 49 34 11 7 2 2 27 16 12 6 2 4 22 18 15 43
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 11 7 5 48 28 12 5 4 3 22 14 11 6 3 2 26 14 20 40
7 Graafschap 23 12 4 7 35 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 11 8 1 2 23 9 10 40
8 FC Eindhoven 23 11 5 7 40 28 11 7 3 1 23 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 12 38
9 Jong PSV 23 9 5 9 41 34 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 7 32
10 NAC Breda 23 7 8 8 32 29 11 5 5 1 17 7 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 29
11 FC Oss 24 7 6 11 29 37 12 4 4 4 17 18 12 3 2 7 12 19 -8 27
12 VVV-Venlo 23 8 2 13 26 35 12 5 1 6 17 19 11 3 1 7 9 16 -9 26
13 Telstar 23 6 8 9 26 42 12 3 4 5 15 24 11 3 4 4 11 18 -16 26
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 23 7 4 12 21 28 12 5 3 4 13 12 11 2 1 8 8 16 -7 25
16 MVV Maastricht 23 7 2 14 23 44 12 4 2 6 15 19 11 3 0 8 8 25 -21 23
17 Jong Utrecht 23 6 4 13 24 43 12 3 0 9 9 25 11 3 4 4 15 18 -19 22
18 Helmond Sport 22 5 5 12 20 35 12 3 2 7 11 22 10 2 3 5 9 13 -15 20
19 FC Dordrecht 23 5 5 13 31 50 11 2 4 5 13 20 12 3 1 8 18 30 -19 20
20 Almere City 23 4 5 14 34 53 11 2 2 7 17 26 12 2 3 7 17 27 -19 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Volendam 23 15 7 1 53 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 25 52
2 FC Emmen 22 14 3 5 34 15 10 7 0 3 19 6 12 7 3 2 15 9 19 45
3 ADO Den Haag 23 16 2 5 53 31 11 9 0 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 44
4 Excelsior 23 13 4 6 50 32 11 5 3 3 23 16 12 8 1 3 27 16 18 43
5 Jong Ajax 23 13 4 6 49 34 11 7 2 2 27 16 12 6 2 4 22 18 15 43
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 11 7 5 48 28 12 5 4 3 22 14 11 6 3 2 26 14 20 40
7 Graafschap 23 12 4 7 35 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 11 8 1 2 23 9 10 40
8 FC Eindhoven 23 11 5 7 40 28 11 7 3 1 23 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 12 38
9 Jong PSV 23 9 5 9 41 34 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 7 32
10 NAC Breda 23 7 8 8 32 29 11 5 5 1 17 7 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 29
11 FC Oss 24 7 6 11 29 37 12 4 4 4 17 18 12 3 2 7 12 19 -8 27
12 VVV-Venlo 23 8 2 13 26 35 12 5 1 6 17 19 11 3 1 7 9 16 -9 26
13 Telstar 23 6 8 9 26 42 12 3 4 5 15 24 11 3 4 4 11 18 -16 26
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 23 7 4 12 21 28 12 5 3 4 13 12 11 2 1 8 8 16 -7 25
16 MVV Maastricht 23 7 2 14 23 44 12 4 2 6 15 19 11 3 0 8 8 25 -21 23
17 Jong Utrecht 23 6 4 13 24 43 12 3 0 9 9 25 11 3 4 4 15 18 -19 22
18 Helmond Sport 22 5 5 12 20 35 12 3 2 7 11 22 10 2 3 5 9 13 -15 20
19 FC Dordrecht 23 5 5 13 31 50 11 2 4 5 13 20 12 3 1 8 18 30 -19 20
20 Almere City 23 4 5 14 34 53 11 2 2 7 17 26 12 2 3 7 17 27 -19 17

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