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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 7
Sep 18, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Ajax

AZ
2 - 1
Ajax

de Wit (40'), Odgaard (45+5')
Milos (42'), Odgaard (45+3'), Reijnders (87')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Kudus (12')
Taylor (26'), Alvarez (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Ajax, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

AZ Alkmaar

Last Six:
Last Game: AZ 4-1 Vaduz
Thursday, September 15 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League

Ajax

Last Six:
Last Game: Liverpool 2-1 Ajax
Tuesday, September 13 at 8pm in Champions League

We said: AZ Alkmaar 1-3 Ajax

 Despite failing to win any of the league encounters between the teams last time out, Ajax have dominated this fixture to a large degree, and it is hard to foresee any other result rather than a win for them. While we expect AZ Alkmaar to give a good account of themselves, we are also backing the visitors to carry the day. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 50.84%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 26.96% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.3%) and 0-2 (7.01%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 2-1 (6.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawAjax
26.96% (-1.004 -1) 22.2% (-0.182 -0.18) 50.84% (1.186 1.19)
Both teams to score 63.22% (-0.221 -0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.47% (0.080999999999996 0.08)36.53% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.32% (0.091000000000001 0.09)58.68% (-0.089999999999996 -0.09)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.07% (-0.636 -0.64)25.93% (0.637 0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.07% (-0.868 -0.87)60.93% (0.868 0.87)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.36% (0.431 0.43)14.64% (-0.429 -0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.22% (0.819 0.82)42.78% (-0.818 -0.82)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 26.96%
    Ajax 50.84%
    Draw 22.2%
AZ AlkmaarDrawAjax
2-1 @ 6.65% (-0.171 -0.17)
1-0 @ 5.13% (-0.116 -0.12)
2-0 @ 3.46% (-0.143 -0.14)
3-1 @ 2.99% (-0.133 -0.13)
3-2 @ 2.87% (-0.083 -0.08)
3-0 @ 1.56% (-0.095 -0.1)
4-1 @ 1.01% (-0.064 -0.06)
4-2 @ 0.97% (-0.047 -0.05)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 26.96%
1-1 @ 9.85% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-2 @ 6.38% (-0.066 -0.07)
0-0 @ 3.8% (-0.015 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.84% (-0.025 -0.03)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 22.2%
1-2 @ 9.46% (0.075000000000001 0.08)
0-1 @ 7.3% (0.081 0.08)
0-2 @ 7.01% (0.183 0.18)
1-3 @ 6.06% (0.139 0.14)
0-3 @ 4.49% (0.182 0.18)
2-3 @ 4.09% (0.02 0.02)
1-4 @ 2.91% (0.109 0.11)
0-4 @ 2.16% (0.118 0.12)
2-4 @ 1.96% (0.039 0.04)
1-5 @ 1.12% (0.059 0.06)
Other @ 4.31%
Total : 50.84%

How you voted: AZ vs Ajax

AZ Alkmaar
12.3%
Draw
7.7%
Ajax
80.0%
65
Head to Head
May 8, 2022 1.30pm
AZ
2-2
Ajax
Pavlidis (62'), Evjen (75')
Clasie (72'), Pavlidis (90+1'), Wijndal (90+4')
Brobbey (42'), Alvarez (86')
Klaassen (78')
Mar 3, 2022 7pm
AZ
0-2
Ajax

Hatzidiakos (27'), Clasie (71')
Berghuis (11'), Klaassen (89')
Haller (37'), Blind (74')
Dec 12, 2021 3.45pm
Ajax
1-2
AZ
Haller (73')
Martinez (33'), Gravenberch (90+1')
Pavlidis (50'), Aboukhlal (83')
Wijndal (69')
Apr 25, 2021 1.30pm
Ajax
2-0
AZ
Klaassen (66', 90')

Karlsson (42')
Jan 31, 2021 3.45pm
AZ
0-3
Ajax
Antony (14'), Klaassen (60'), Neres (90+4')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306
> Eredivisie Full Table


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