Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar — match summary
Netherlands · Eredivisie · kick-off 1 Nov 2026 03:00
Full time · score 1-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Ajax 42 · AZ Alkmaar 43
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Ajax 35 · AZ Alkmaar 43
Shots on target 2-4 · corners 1-8 · possession 49-51
NextGOAL tip: Ajax -0.75 · 1 stars
Ajax and AZ Alkmaar meet in the league with only a point separating them, but they arrive in very different shape. Ajax have just won 2-1 in the league and are on a winning run, while AZ have just lost 0-2 at home in their latest league match. Ajax still concede few goals in the league and score consistently, while AZ score less and their defence has lapses in patches. Both have European cup games squeezed in the middle, so their rhythm in the league has not been especially continuous. This game should open up with chances exchanged from the start. Ajax are likely to dominate the ball and push high, while AZ sit back and wait to counter. The first half may still be close, but in the second half, if Ajax keep control of the tempo and turn chances into goals, the game should flow the home side's way.