A key match in Eredivisie as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar, who have the most clean sheets (13) in Eredivisie, have performed here at AFAS Stadion this season with 6 wins from 8 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Ever since the SC Heerenveen game AZ Alkmaar has been unbeatable here at AFAS Stadion producing four straight wins. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of seven straight victories regardless of arena.
The AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Marco Bizot is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 657 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eredivisie.
AZ Alkmaar's previous game was a Eredivisie match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ajax (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Manchester United (0-4).
AZ Alkmaar are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at AFAS Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 20 goals in 8 matches. AZ Alkmaar are not conceding a lot of goals here at AFAS Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Ajax form and stats
The away performances of Ajax, who have the most scored goals (52) in Eredivisie, have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the Eredivisie. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
Ajax are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Eredivisie.
Two away games in a row for Ajax, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie. A loss against Valencia was the result prior to that, in a Champions League home game.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 24 goals in 8 league games away this season. The Ajax manager E. ten Hag has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 24 goals in 8 league matches away. Ajax have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: AZ Alkmaar - Ajax 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AZ Alkmaar 3 wins, 1 draw and Ajax 6 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Boadu
11 goals
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Q. Promes
10 goals
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O. Idrissi
9 goals
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AZ Alkmaar missing players
Ajax missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | 21 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 24 | 52 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 59% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 24% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 12% | 22% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 24% | 22% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 53% |
| 76% | 78% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 35% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 7.1 | 9.3 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 9.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 249 | 154 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 163 | 374 |
| 93 | 49 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 58 | 143 |
| 42% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 41% | 36% |
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals (8)
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most clean sheets (13)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- AZ Alkmaar is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Ajax has the most points (20) away
- Ajax has the most scored goals (24) away
- Ajax has the most scored goals (52)
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (32)
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | Ajax | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 38 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | Willem II | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | PSV | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Heracles | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Feyenoord | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -19 | 18 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 15 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 8 |