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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 28
May 8, 2022 at 1.30pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Ajax

AZ
2 - 2
Ajax

Pavlidis (62'), Evjen (75')
Clasie (72'), Pavlidis (90+1'), Wijndal (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Brobbey (42'), Alvarez (86')
Klaassen (78')

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

Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Vitesse 2-2 Ajax
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 1-3 Ajax

Both teams still have a lot to play for this season, so we expect a thrilling affair with plenty of goalmouth action. That said, we fancy Ajax to carry the day and move within touching distance of yet another league title. 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 55.43%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 21.29%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.83%) and 0-2 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.05%), while for an AZ Alkmaar win it was 1-0 (6.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawAjax
21.29%23.28%55.43%
Both teams to score 52.78%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.72%47.27%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.5%69.5%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.52%36.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.73%73.26%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.1%16.9%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.05%46.94%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 21.29%
    Ajax 55.43%
    Draw 23.28%
AZ AlkmaarDrawAjax
1-0 @ 6.22%
2-1 @ 5.57%
2-0 @ 3.14%
3-1 @ 1.87%
3-2 @ 1.67%
3-0 @ 1.05%
Other @ 1.77%
Total : 21.29%
1-1 @ 11.05%
0-0 @ 6.17%
2-2 @ 4.95%
3-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 23.28%
0-1 @ 10.96%
1-2 @ 9.83%
0-2 @ 9.74%
1-3 @ 5.82%
0-3 @ 5.77%
2-3 @ 2.94%
1-4 @ 2.59%
0-4 @ 2.57%
2-4 @ 1.31%
1-5 @ 0.92%
0-5 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 55.43%

How you voted: AZ vs Ajax

AZ Alkmaar
17.6%
Draw
17.6%
Ajax
64.7%
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Head to Head
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
Jan 31, 2021 3.45pm
AZ
0-3
Ajax
Antony (14'), Klaassen (60'), Neres (90+4')
Mar 1, 2020 7pm
Ajax
0-2
AZ
Boadu (4'), Idrissi (74')
Wijndal (67'), Leeuwin (79')
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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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