Eredivisie: A pair of teams who have done well thus far. Let's get ready for AZ - Ajax with this thorough guide!
- AZ have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (89) in Eredivisie
This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
AZ form and stats
AZ have performed here at AFAS Stadion this season with 11 wins from 15 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for AZ after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The AZ coach Jansen and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sparta Rotterdam (placed 17th). Pavlidis, who plays in attack, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.43 (out of 10). Pavlidis scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against SC Heerenveen.There will be little rest for AZ after this match as they are travelling to FC Utrecht for a Eredivisie game in only three days.
AZ can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 33 times.
Ajax form and stats
The strength of Ajax on their travels this season is incredible with 38 points collected from 15 Eredivisie away games. Ajax has 12-2-1 on the road, with 32 goals scored and 7 conceded. Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus AZ.
237 minutes! That's how long the Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ajax are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against PEC Zwolle (placed 16th). Klaassen got a match rating of 8.75 in that game, top player of the team. Klaassen scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at NEC.A new game in only three days for Ajax, the Eredivisie home match versus SC Heerenveen. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ajax are regular goalscorers on their travels. Ajax's manager Hag has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 7 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Ajax - AZ 1-2 was the result in these participants' last head to head match, played this season. Last ten meetings between these participants: AZ won four, Ajax were winners in six and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  S. Haller 20 goals |   J. Karlsson 15 goals |  V. Pavlidis 13 goals |
AZ missing players
Ajax missing players
| AZ | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 59 | 33 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 32 | 89 |
| 37 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 81% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 81% |
| 71% | 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 47% | 68% |
| 42% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 42% |
| 19% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 39% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 29% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 23% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 13.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 17.3 | 20.4 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.7 | 7.6 |
| 39% | 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 37% | 38% |
| 10.2 | 7.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
- AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- AZ have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Eredivisie
- AZ have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (10) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (21) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most points (38) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (89) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (42) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+25) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+74) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eredivisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 74 | 78 |
| 2 | PSV | 31 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 42 | 74 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 42 | 67 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 62 |
| 5 | AZ | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 59 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -9 | 47 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -9 | 36 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 35 |
| 11 | NEC | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -13 | 35 |
| 12 | Heracles Almelo | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -10 | 34 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -18 | 34 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -15 | 31 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -32 | 29 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -23 | 26 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -23 | 26 |
| 18 | Willem II | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 36 | -30 | 26 |
