Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 52': Wouter Goes
FT
1 - 1
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 90'+3': Kian Fitz-Jim

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AZ Alkmaar are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
  • 3': Kasper Boogaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Rayane Bounida (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Isak Jensen (AZ).
  • 6': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
  • 6': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, AZ. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 10': Rayane Bounida (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 12': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Kasper Boogaard (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax). Assisted by Isak Jensen.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Rayane Bounida (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 24': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 24': Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
  • 24': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rayane Bounida.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mika Godts with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Sean Steur (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jeroen Zoet (AZ). Assisted by Rayane Bounida.
  • 29': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
  • 30': Offside, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matej Sín.
  • 32': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Youri Regeer.
  • 33': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Anton Gaaei.
  • 34': Handball by Rayane Bounida (Ajax).
  • 35': Foul by Isak Jensen (AZ).
  • 35': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 36': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Matej Sín (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
  • 39': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 39': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Substitution, AZ. Mateo Chávez replaces Seiya Maikuma because of an injury.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mees de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 45'+1': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Matej Sín.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mateo Chávez.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg following a fast break.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax).
  • 52': Goal! AZ 1, Ajax 0. Wouter Goes (AZ) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Foul by Sean Steur (Ajax).
  • 54': Kasper Boogaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 55': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 56': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
  • 56': Isak Jensen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, AZ. Kasper Boogaard is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
  • 58': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 59': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
  • 60': Isak Jensen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Isak Jensen (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Foul by Isak Jensen (AZ).
  • 62': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Offside, AZ. Mateo Chávez is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Rayane Bounida (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Jizz Hornkamp (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax). Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 66': Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Davy Klaassen.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax). Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 71': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Sean Steur (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 72': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
  • 72': Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  • 73': Substitution, AZ. Weslley Patati replaces Isak Jensen.
  • 73': Offside, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq is caught offside.
  • 73': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Troy Parrott (AZ) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 75': VAR Decision: No Goal AZ 1-0 Ajax.
  • 76': Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Sean Steur.
  • 76': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Rayane Bounida.
  • 76': Substitution, Ajax. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Owen Wijndal.
  • 78': Dangerous play by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ajax).
  • 78': Weslley Patati (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax). Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Regeer (Ajax).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Baas.
  • 83': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
  • 83': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Youri Regeer (Ajax).
  • 86': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 88': Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Mika Godts.
  • 90': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (AZ).
  • 90': Youri Regeer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Goal! AZ 1, Ajax 1. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Ajax 1.
  • 90'+5': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, Ajax 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 1
62 Possession 38
12 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
458 Accurate Passes 251
550 Passes 336
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 2
21 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 51
34 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 30
19 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,736

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 25 +43 65
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 25 +20 48
3 Ajax Amsterdam 25 +16 44
4 NEC Nijmegen 25 +18 43
Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
41 Jeroen Zoet (GK)
5 Alexandre Penetra
3 Wouter Goes
34 Mees De Wit Yellow Card
2 Seiya Maikuma
33 Matej Sin
6 Peer Koopmeiners Yellow Card
20 Kasper Boogaard
9 Troy Parrott
27 Ro-Zangelo Daal
17 Isak Jensen
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Hobie Verhulst, Mateo Chávez, Jizz Hornkamp, Ayoub Oufkir, Rion Ichihara, Ibrahim Sadiq, Billy Van Duijl, Elijah Dijkstra, Weslley Patati, Rio Robbemond, Maxim Dekker, Daniel Deen.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Vitezslav Jaros (GK)
15 Youri Baas
37 Josip Sutalo
5 Owen Wijndal
3 Anton Gaaei
6 Youri Regeer
48 Sean Steur
18 Davy Klaassen
9 Kasper Dolberg
11 Mika Godts
43 Rayane Bounida
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kian Fitz-Jim, Joeri Heerkens, Jorthy Mokio, Oliver Edvardsen, Wout Weghorst, Lucas Rosa, Kou Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Aaron Bouwman, Paul Reverson, Oscar Gloukh.

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