A total of six sets of fixtures are finished and both AZ and Ajax are doing great. Get ready!
- AZ have not yet lost a game.
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+18) in Eredivisie
There haven't been much to rest for the host team, as they were involved in a Europa Conference League match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Vaduz, was also a home game here at AFAS Stadion. The away team is better rested.
AZ form and stats
AZ have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Eredivisie. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
AZ's previous match was a Europa Conference League game also played at their own stadium, finishing 4-1 vs Vaduz. The home side are looking to repeat that performance. Midfield player Wit got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Wit hit two key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 34 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus FC Twente that ended 1-1.AZ are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. From these home matches, AZ have conceded only 2 goals.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Eredivisie.
The Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 440 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two away matches in a row for Ajax, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Liverpool in the Champions League.
That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus SC Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.Ajax are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (AZ wins - draws - Ajax wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bergwijn 6 goals |   J. Odgaard 3 goals |  M. Kudus 3 goals |
AZ missing players
Ajax missing players
| AZ | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19.7 | 20.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.3 | 18 |
| 6.7 | 8.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
| 28% | 16% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 46% | 54% |
| 8.3 | 7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
- AZ have not yet lost a game.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AZ have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored in all their matches so far.
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+18) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won all their games so far.
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ajax is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eredivisie
- All of AZ's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | PSV | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | AZ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | NEC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 4 |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
