Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: Jeroen Manschot, NetherlandsJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Ajax 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Patati and Parrott scored for AZ Alkmaar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.24 for Ajax versus 2.24 for AZ Alkmaar. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
21'
de Wit
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
Patati
42'
⚽
Parrott
Penalty
Second Half
Gaaei
Yellow Card
⇄
Mokio
Klaassen
Yellow Card
⇄
Gloukh
⇄
Edvardsen
Baas
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Patati
73'
⇄
de Wit
73'
⇄
Parrott
⇄
Godts
⇄
Gaaei
83'
Koopmeiners
Yellow Card
Weghorst
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
90+1'
⇄
Jensen
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxAZ Alkmaar
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.24VS2.24
Attack5 · 0 won
17
Shots
13
6
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
549
Total passes
349
480
Accurate passes
281
87%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
19
4
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
6
0.64
Goals prevented
0.64
Ajax
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 8K. TaylorM
- 10O. GloukhM
- 11M. GodtsM
- 15Y. BaasD
- 17O. EdvardsenM
- 24J. MokioM
- 25W. WeghorstF
- 37J. ŠutaloD
Substitutes
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 7Raul MoroF
- 16J. McConnellM
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 22R. PasveerG
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 30A. BouwmanD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 52P. ReversonG
- 66P. NashF
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1R. Owusu-OduroG
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6P. KoopmeinersM
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 9T. ParrottF
- 10S. MijnansM
- 17I. JensenF
- 26K. SmitM
- 30D. KasiusD
- 34M. de WitD
Substitutes
- 4M. DekkerD
- 11I. SadiqF
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 15M. ChávezD
- 21D. KwakmanM
- 22E. DijkstraD
- 25L. ZeefuikF
- 27R. DaalF
- 33M. ŠínM
- 41J. ZoetG
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth Taylor(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Mika Godts | M | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jorthy Mokio | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharrel Nash | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McConnell | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gerald Alders | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy Klaassen | M | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denso Kasius | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | F | 73 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Parrott | F | 73 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 89 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Kwakman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |