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Ajax
Vs
AZ Alkmaar

Since 09/08/2015
8
AJA wins
5
Draws
11
AA wins
Meetings
24
on record
Total goals
71
37 Ajax · 34 AZ Alkma…
Goals per game
2.96
both sides combined
Over 1.5
88%
of meetings
Over 2.5
62%
of meetings
BTTS
46%
of meetings
Last meeting
1-1
08 Feb 2026
Next game
31 Oct
Saturday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar: the head-to-head
In the most recent clash, Ajax’s run of victories has stalled as AZ Alkmaar held them to a 1-1 draw on 8 February 2026 in the Eredivisie. Since 2015 the two clubs have met 24 times, with AZ Alkmaar winning 11, Ajax 8 and 5 draws. The average total goals per game stands at 2.96, and 88% of encounters have yielded two or more goals, while 62% have produced three or more. Both sides have scored together in 46% of matches. Ajax’s 37 goals are slightly ahead of AZ’s 34, with a cumulative 71 goals scored overall. At home Ajax has won five of 11 meetings, drawn twice and lost four, whereas away they have secured three wins, three draws and suffered seven defeats. Their next meeting is scheduled for 31 October 2026 in the Eredivisie.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar
Saturday 31 October 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
AjaxAjax
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
8
wins
11
37
goals
34
6
clean sheets
8
The last 24 games between these two clubs
33%
win %
46%
2.96
avg goals
2.96
88%
over 1.5 %
88%
62%
over 2.5 %
62%
29%
over 3.5 %
29%
1.54
scored
1.42
1.42
conceded
1.54
46%
btts
46%
25%
clean sheet
33%
9.00
corners
9.00
3.29
cards
3.29
Top three rows are this fixture: 24 meetings, 8 to Ajax, 5 drawn, 11 to AZ Alkmaar, at 2.96 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
AjaxAjax
Won at home
45%
5 of 11 home meetings
Won away
23%
3 of 13 away meetings
Drawn
21%
5 of 24 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
Won at home
54%
7 of 13 home meetings
Won away
36%
4 of 11 away meetings
Drawn
21%
5 of 24 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayAjax
08 Feb 2026Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-1AjaxDview
14 Jan 2026Netherlands - KNVB BekerAZ Alkmaar6-0AjaxLview
18 Oct 2025Netherlands - EredivisieAjax0-2AZ AlkmaarLview
16 Mar 2025Netherlands - EredivisieAjax2-2AZ AlkmaarDview
14 Jan 2025Netherlands - KNVB BekerAZ Alkmaar2-0AjaxLview
08 Dec 2024Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-1AjaxLview
25 Feb 2024Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-0AjaxLview
08 Oct 2023Netherlands - EredivisieAjax1-2AZ AlkmaarLview
06 May 2023Netherlands - EredivisieAjax0-0AZ AlkmaarDview
18 Sep 2022Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-1AjaxLview
08 May 2022Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-2AjaxDview
12 Dec 2021Netherlands - EredivisieAjax1-2AZ AlkmaarLview
25 Apr 2021Netherlands - EredivisieAjax2-0AZ AlkmaarWview
31 Jan 2021Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar0-3AjaxWview
01 Mar 2020Netherlands - EredivisieAjax0-2AZ AlkmaarLview
15 Dec 2019Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-0AjaxLview
17 Mar 2019Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-0AjaxLview
07 Oct 2018Netherlands - EredivisieAjax5-0AZ AlkmaarWview
29 Apr 2018Netherlands - EredivisieAjax3-0AZ AlkmaarWview
17 Dec 2017Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-2AjaxWview
03Goal Analysis⚽
Ajax · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-520W00D41W31W20W22D22D42W53W40WH·GRO21/05H·UTR24/05H·VOJ30/07H·SHE06/08A·PZ09/08A·SHE13/08H·HEE16/08A·FS20/08H·FS27/08A·TEL30/08
Avg total
3.9
Avg scored
2.8
Avg conceded
1.1
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)2.031.302.271.271.801.33
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (6)1.172.171.502.001.002.25
vs Weaker (24)2.251.082.381.152.091.00
Clean sheet %33% (+9pp vs league)
AZ Alkmaar · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-522D51W00D22D11D33D20W41W20W52WH·SD16/04H·NN19/04A·GAE23/04H·TWE03/05A·FEY10/05H·NB17/05H·ADH08/08A·UTR15/08A·FS22/08H·GAE29/08
Avg total
3.8
Avg scored
2.6
Avg conceded
1.2
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.971.202.531.121.231.31
vs Stronger (1)1.002.00--1.002.00
vs Similar (8)1.751.381.671.331.801.40
vs Weaker (21)2.101.102.711.070.861.14
Clean sheet %30% (+6pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Ajax
WDWWWDDWWW
Last 10: 28 scored, 11 conceded.
AZ Alkmaar
DWDDDDWWWW
Last 10: 26 scored, 12 conceded.
Ajax
Home · last 10
WLDLWDWWDW
5 won · 24 scored, 13 conceded
Away · last 10
DLDWWDWDWW
5 won · 19 scored, 8 conceded
AZ Alkmaar
Home · last 10
WWWWDWDDWW
7 won · 30 scored, 11 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLWLLDDWW
3 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
AjaxAjax
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'11%1-15'11%16-30'33%31-45'22%46-60'61-75'100%22%76-90'19
1st half / 2nd half
Scored0% / 100%
Conceded56% / 44%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 24 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ajax's full Goal Clock across all their games.
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'11%1-15'11%16-30'33%31-45'22%46-60'61-75'22%100%76-90'91
1st half / 2nd half
Scored56% / 44%
Conceded0% / 100%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 24 meetings have goal timings on record. See AZ Alkmaar's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
AjaxAZ Alkmaar
€233.8m
squad value
€160.4m
€302.1m
attack
€247.3m
€88.6m
midfield
€10.2m
€323.2m
defence
€215.6m
30
players
34
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Ajax carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Ajax
DateOpponentScoreRes
21 Mayvs Groningen2-0W
24 Mayvs Utrecht0-0D
30 Julvs Vojvodina4-1W
06 Augvs Shelbourne3-1W
09 Aug@ PEC Zwolle2-0W
13 Aug@ Shelbourne2-2D
16 Augvs Heerenveen2-2D
20 Aug@ FC Sion4-2W
27 Augvs FC Sion5-3W
30 Aug@ Telstar4-0W
AZ Alkmaar
DateOpponentScoreRes
16 Aprvs Shakhtar Donetsk2-2D
19 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen5-1W
23 Apr@ GO Ahead Eagles0-0D
03 Mayvs Twente2-2D
10 May@ Feyenoord1-1D
17 Mayvs NAC Breda3-3D
08 Augvs ADO Den Haag2-0W
15 Aug@ Utrecht4-1W
22 Aug@ Fortuna Sittard2-0W
29 Augvs GO Ahead Eagles5-2W
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Ajax
Sat 05 Sepvs PSV Eindhoven
Sat 12 Sep@ Fortuna Sittard
Tue 15 Sepvs Willem II
Sat 19 Sepvs Excelsior
Sat 10 Octvs NEC Nijmegen
Thu 15 Octvs FC Thun
Thu 15 Octvs Getafe
Thu 15 Oct@ HNK Hajduk Split
AZ Alkmaar
Sun 06 Sep@ Heerenveen
Fri 11 Sepvs Willem II
Wed 16 Sepvs Sturm Graz
Wed 16 Sep@ Benfica
Wed 16 Sepvs Dinamo Zagreb
Wed 16 Sepvs Juventus
Wed 16 Sep@ Sunderland
Sun 20 Sepvs Telstar
Ajax stats ↗AZ Alkmaar stats ↗