Perhaps a welcome break from league football as AZ Alkmaar & Ajax face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
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
Alkmaar participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at AFAS Stadion as AZ Alkmaar have scored 18 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Eredivisie are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Alkmaar, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
AZ Alkmaar's last game was hosting ADO Den Haag and winning 2-1. In the game before, an away victory in the Eredivisie match versus PSV with a 3-1 scoreline.
The victory against ADO Den Haag came after Zakaria Aboukhlal's winning goal. The Alkmaar manager P. Jansen was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 62nd minute.
AZ Alkmaar are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at Feyenoord awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Alkmaar's attacking play is working. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax was sent out of KNVB Beker in the semi-finals last season.Ajax's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ajax collect 19 points from their 8 away matches in the Eredivisie. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at FC Twente.
Ajax has another fixture away, a Eredivisie game, against Fortuna Sittard in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The Ajax manager E. ten Hag has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 30 goals in 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Alkmaar victories, one draw and six Ajax wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Koopmeiners 11 goals |   D. Tadić 9 goals |  A. dos Santos 7 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
Ajax missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Scored | S | 34 | 71 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13.2 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 17.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.6 | 7.2 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 45 | 41 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 37 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Heracles | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -18 | 16 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 14 |
| 16 | Willem II | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -25 | 10 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -28 | 5 |