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Eredivisie | Gameweek 31
May 6, 2023 at 8pm UK
Amsterdam Arena
AZ Alkmaar

Ajax
0 - 0
AZ


Hato (87')
FT

Hatzidiakos (49'), Mihailovic (84')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Ajax 3-1 AZ Alkmaar

Ajax will be determined to catch PSV again after a harrowing week at the hands of their rivals and could capitalise on AZ's eye potentially being elsewhere. Jansen's job to keep his side's focus firmly on this game and not West Ham will be important, but going to Amsterdam is often a tough task at the best of times, and injuries may scupper their chances. 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 61.03%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 18.99%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.58%) and 1-0 (7.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.98%), while for an AZ Alkmaar win it was 1-2 (5.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.

Result
AjaxDrawAZ Alkmaar
61.03% (0.030999999999999 0.03) 19.98% (-0.012 -0.01) 18.99% (-0.02 -0.02)
Both teams to score 60.36% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.5% (0.030000000000001 0.03)35.51% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.45% (0.032000000000004 0.03)57.55% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.71% (0.016000000000005 0.02)11.29% (-0.016 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.08% (0.037999999999997 0.04)35.92% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.04% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)31.96%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.59%68.42%
Score Analysis
    Ajax 61.03%
    AZ Alkmaar 19%
    Draw 19.98%
AjaxDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 9.79% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8.58% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
1-0 @ 7.87% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.12% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-0 @ 6.24% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-2 @ 4.06% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-1 @ 3.88% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
4-0 @ 3.4% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 2.21% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.69% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.49% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-2 @ 0.97% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 61.03%
1-1 @ 8.98% (-0.0080000000000009 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.59%
0-0 @ 3.61% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-3 @ 1.54% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.27%
Total : 19.98%
1-2 @ 5.12% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-1 @ 4.12% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.35% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.12% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.95% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.34%
Total : 19%

How you voted: Ajax vs AZ

Ajax
69.4%
Draw
2.8%
AZ Alkmaar
27.8%
36
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2022 3.45pm
gameweek 7
AZ
2-1
Ajax
De Wit (40'), Odgaard (45+5')
Kudus (12')
Taylor (26')
May 8, 2022 1.30pm
gameweek 28
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
Semi-Finals
AZ
0-2
Ajax

Hatzidiakos (27'), Clasie (71')
Berghuis (11'), Klaassen (89')
Haller (37'), Blind (74')
Dec 12, 2021 3.45pm
gameweek 15
Ajax
1-2
AZ
Haller (73')
Martinez (33'), Gravenberch (90+1')
Pavlidis (50'), Aboukhlal (83')
Wijndal (69')
Apr 25, 2021 1.30pm
gameweek 30
Ajax
2-0
AZ
Klaassen (66', 90')

Karlsson (42')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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