Ajax 1–0 AZ Alkmaar
- Season
- Eredivisie
- 2026 · Regular Season - 11
Referee
Allard Lindhout
Eredivisie: Ajax beat AZ Alkmaar 1–0. Goals: Tolu Arokodare 9'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
M. ter Stegen8.3
T. Arokodare8.2
J. Brandt7.3
D. Kwakman7.2
Weslley Patati7.1
W. Hoedt7.0
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
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| When | Ajax | AZ Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 9′ · Tolu Arokodare | 1 | 0 |
| 90′ | 1 | 0 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
AjaxGoals1xG0.70
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- Goals minus xG
- +0.30
AZ AlkmaarGoals0xG1.27
- xG per shot
- 0.07
- Goals minus xG
- -1.27
How the chances split
Ajax win 21%Draw 29%AZ Alkmaar win 50%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Ajax | AZ Alkmaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.70 | 1.27 |
| xG per shot | 0.078 | 0.067 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.30 | -1.27 |
| Ajax win | 21% | |
| Draw | 29% | |
| AZ Alkmaar win | 50% |
Goals & cards
- Tolu ArokodareAssist: Abdellah Ouazane9′
- 26′
- Abdellah OuazaneFoul30′
- 44′Mees de WitFoul
Key stats
- 48%Ball Possession52%
- 0.7Expected goals1.27
- 9Total Shots19
- 2Shots on goal5
- 1Corner Kicks8
Half by half
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Ajax: 3 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Ajax have won their last 3 matches.
- Ajax have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Ajax scored 11 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
- AZ Alkmaar: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- AZ Alkmaar scored 8 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 |  Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 |  Heerenveen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Timeline
- Tolu ArokodareAssist: Abdellah Ouazane9′
- 26′
- Abdellah OuazaneFoul30′
- Off: Julian BrandtOn: Oscar Gloukh38′
- 44′Mees de WitFoul
- 45′Off: Wouter GoesOn: Wesley Hoedt
- Off: Abdellah OuazaneOn: Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida60′
- Off: Davy KlaassenOn: Yves Bissouma60′
- 60′Off: Valdemar Byskov AndreasenOn: Calvin Stengs
- Off: Tolu ArokodareOn: Steven Berghuis74′
- Off: Jorthy MokioOn: Daley Blind74′
- 78′Off: Mees de WitOn: Mateo Chávez
- 78′Off: Elijah DijkstraOn: Denso Kasius
- 85′Off: Lewis SchoutenOn: Bendegúz Kovács
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
AjaxGoals1xG0.70
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- Goals minus xG
- +0.30
AZ AlkmaarGoals0xG1.27
- xG per shot
- 0.07
- Goals minus xG
- -1.27
How the chances split
Ajax win 21%Draw 29%AZ Alkmaar win 50%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Ajax | AZ Alkmaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.70 | 1.27 |
| xG per shot | 0.078 | 0.067 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.30 | -1.27 |
| Ajax win | 21% | |
| Draw | 29% | |
| AZ Alkmaar win | 50% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Ajax9 shots1161
AZ Alkmaar19 shots586
- 711Inside the box
- 28Outside the box
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| Ajax | AZ Alkmaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Saved | 1 | 5 |
| Off target | 6 | 8 |
| Blocked | 1 | 6 |
| Inside the box | 7 | 11 |
| Outside the box | 2 | 8 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
48%Possession52%
87%420 of 483 passes90%454 of 506 passes
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| Ajax | AZ Alkmaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Passes | 483 | 506 |
| Completed | 420 | 454 |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 90% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1212Fouls
- 12Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 04Offsides
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| Ajax | AZ Alkmaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 12 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. ter Stegen | Ajax | 8.3 | 90 |
| T. Arokodare | Ajax | 8.2 | 74 |
| J. Brandt | Ajax | 7.3 | 38 |
| A. Ouazane | Ajax | 7.2 | 60 |
| D. Kwakman | AZ Alkmaar | 7.2 | 90 |
| Y. Baas | Ajax | 7.1 | 90 |
| Weslley Patati | AZ Alkmaar | 7.1 | 90 |
| O. Wijndal | Ajax | 7.1 | 90 |
| W. Hoedt | AZ Alkmaar | 7.0 | 45 |
| S. Amrabat | Ajax | 7.0 | 90 |
| P. Koopmeiners | AZ Alkmaar | 6.9 | 90 |
| A. Bouwman | Ajax | 6.8 | 90 |
| S. Berghuis | Ajax | 6.8 | 16 |
| E. Dijkstra | AZ Alkmaar | 6.8 | 78 |
| J. De Busser | AZ Alkmaar | 6.8 | 90 |
| Lucas Rosa | Ajax | 6.7 | 90 |
| O. Gloukh | Ajax | 6.7 | 52 |
| W. Goes | AZ Alkmaar | 6.7 | 45 |
| M. Chávez | AZ Alkmaar | 6.6 | 12 |
| D. Klaassen | Ajax | 6.6 | 60 |
| Y. Bissouma | Ajax | 6.6 | 30 |
| D. Blind | Ajax | 6.5 | 16 |
| Marcos Leonardo | Ajax | 6.5 | 30 |
| L. Schouten | AZ Alkmaar | 6.5 | 85 |
| M. Meerdink | AZ Alkmaar | 6.5 | 90 |
| V. Byskov | AZ Alkmaar | 6.4 | 60 |
| M. de Wit | AZ Alkmaar | 6.4 | 78 |
| J. Mokio | Ajax | 6.4 | 74 |
| B. Kovacs | AZ Alkmaar | 6.3 | 5 |
| R. Daal | AZ Alkmaar | 6.2 | 90 |
| C. Stengs | AZ Alkmaar | 6.1 | 30 |
| D. Kasius | AZ Alkmaar | 6.0 | 12 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
100%M. ter Stegen
M. ter Stegen- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 8.3
50%
J. De Busser
J. De Busser- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 6.8
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
Top stats
- 48%Ball Possession52%
- 0.7Expected goals1.27
- 9Total Shots19
- 2Shots on goal5
- 1Corner Kicks8
Shots
- 6Shots off Goal8
- 1Blocked shots6
- 7Shots insidebox11
- 2Shots outsidebox8
Passing
- 483Total passes506
- 420Passes accurate454
- 87%Pass accuracy90%
Defence & set pieces
- 5Goalkeeper Saves1
- 11Free Kicks12
- 0Offsides4
Discipline
- 12Fouls12
- 1Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards0
Half by half
- Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ajax4-3-3AZ Alkmaar4-2-3-1Ajax4-3-3Coach: Míchel
Bench
23S. BerghuisF
6T. KehrerD
67Mohamed AbdallaM
28Y. BissoumaM
17D. BlindD
43Rayane BounidaF
10O. GloukhM
36D. JanseD
26M. PaesG
49D. PugnoF
38Marcos LeonardoF
21Jofre TorrentsD
AZ Alkmaar4-2-3-1Coach: L. Echteld
Bench
54Jerolldino BergraafF- 27Wassim bouzianeF
5M. ChávezD
8J. ClasieM
29W. HoedtD
30D. KasiusD
18B. KovacsF
2S. MaikumaD
20A. NataliD
1R. Owusu-OduroG
14C. StengsM
75H. de WitM
| 6T. KehrerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Jofre TorrentsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38Marcos LeonardoF | 30 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49D. PugnoF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26M. PaesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36D. JanseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10O. GloukhM | 52 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43Rayane BounidaF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17D. BlindD | 16 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28Y. BissoumaM | 30 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67Mohamed AbdallaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23S. BerghuisF | 16 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1M. ter StegenG | 90 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2Lucas RosaD | 90 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30A. BouwmanD | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Y. BaasD | 90 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5O. WijndalD | 90 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24J. MokioM | 74 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4S. AmrabatM | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8J. BrandtM | 38 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18D. KlaassenF | 60 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99T. ArokodareF | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 68A. OuazaneF | 60 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 |  Cambuur | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 |  Utrecht | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 |  PEC Zwolle | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 |  NEC Nijmegen | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 15 |  Excelsior | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 |  Willem II | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |