Ajax vs AZ live updates: Vangelis Pavlidis scores opening goal in Eredivisie match (0-1)

Live updates of the match played between Ajax and AZ on the 8th of October 2023 in Amsterdam during the 8th week of the Eredivisie

Luke Meyer

October 8, 2023

AMSTERDAM. Ajax and AZ are facing off in the 8th round of the Eredivisie.

Vangelis Pavlidis has scored a goal in the 45 minute to give a 1-0 lead to AZ over Ajax.

Match Statistics

Ajax

1 - 2

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

6 Total 12
1 On Target 5
2 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 4

126 Attack 105
53 Dangerous attack 46
110 Ball safe 107

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

8 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 60% while AZ was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was more pushing with dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the match.

Ajax shot 3 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, AZ shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Vangelis Pavlidis

Forwarder, Midfielder

Greece Greece

Age: 26

186 cm

82 kg

Season 2023/2024

See all

Played 34 0 Missed

Minutes 3001 88.3 Avg

Goals 29 0.9 Avg

Assist 4 0.1 Avg

Attempt 102 3.0 Avg

Passes 888 26.164.5% AvgSucc

Yellow 2 0.1 Avg

Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 8 times for 651 minutes for Eredivisie.

Vangelis Pavlidis scored 10 goals for AZ. He procured one assist. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Eredivisie. In the last match AZ won 1-0 against Legia Warszawa. The next match in Eredivisie will be against SC Heerenveen.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 1-0 for AZ.

Ajax performance and stats

Ajax

Manager: John van \'t Schip

Eredivisie

Rank 5th

Win 15

Draw 10

Loss 8

Goals 72-59

Diff 13

Europa League

Rank 3rd

Win 1

Draw 2

Loss 3

Goals 10-13

Diff -3

Top 3 Scorers

This season

Ajax is currently 16th in the Eredivisie with 5 points.

In the last 5 games, it has won twice, drawn twice, and lost once. In its last match, Ajax won 2-3 against RKC Waalwijk.

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 7 goals and conceding 10.

Ajax will play the next match in Eredivisie against FC Utrecht on Sunday 22nd of October in Utrecht.

AZ performance and stats

AZ

Manager: Maarten Martens

Eredivisie

Rank 4th

Win 19

Draw 7

Loss 7

Goals 67-36

Diff 31

Europa Conference League

Rank 3rd

Win 2

Draw 0

Loss 4

Goals 7-12

Diff -5

Top 3 Scorers

This season

AZ is currently 3rd in the Eredivisie with 19 points.

In the last 7 games, it has won 6 times and drawn once. In its last match, AZ won 4-0 against Fortuna Sittard.

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 20 goals and conceding 3.

AZ will play the next match in Eredivisie against SC Heerenveen on Saturday 21st of October in Alkmaar.

Commentary

90'

Second Half ended - Ajax 1, AZ 2.

Missed chance. Georges Mikautadze - Ajax - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Branco van den Boomen with a cross.

Corner - Ajax. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.

Jens Odgaard - AZ - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Gastón Ávila - Ajax

Fouled by Denso Kasius - AZ

Anton Gaaei - Ajax - won a free kick in defence.

Substitution - Ajax. Chuba Akpom for Jakov Medic.

88'

Substitution - AZ. Denso Kasius for David Møller Wolfe.

87'

Bruno Martins Indi - AZ - receive yellow card for a foul.

Fouled by Bruno Martins Indi - AZ

Steven Bergwijn - Ajax - won a free kick in attack.

84'

Missed chance. Ibrahim Sadiq - AZ - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left after corner.

83'

Corner - AZ. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.

82'

Missed chance. Jens Odgaard - AZ - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Myron van Brederode with a through ball.

81'

Missed chance. Brian Brobbey - Ajax - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Branco van den Boomen with a cross.

80'

Shot blocked. Jens Odgaard - AZ - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution - AZ. Jens Odgaard for Vangelis Pavlidis.

77'

Missed chance. Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.

73'

Goal! Ajax 1, AZ 2. Branco van den Boomen - Ajax - shot with right foot from outside the box to the right corner.

72'

Corner - Ajax. Conceded by Jordy Clasie.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution - AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq for Mayckel Lahdo.

71'

Substitution - AZ. Bruno Martins Indi for Riechedly Bazoer - injury.

70'

Delay in match - injury Riechedly Bazoer - AZ

68'

Substitution - Ajax. Branco van den Boomen for Silvano Vos.

65'

Silvano Vos - Ajax - receive yellow card for a foul.

Fouled by Silvano Vos - Ajax

Dani de Wit - AZ - won a free kick on the left wing.

61'

Corner - AZ. Conceded by Georges Mikautadze.

Corner - AZ. Conceded by Anton Gaaei.

59'

Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Anton Gaaei - Ajax

58'

Fouled by David Møller Wolfe - AZ

Carlos Forbs - Ajax - won a free kick on the right wing.

Fouled by Riechedly Bazoer - AZ

Brian Brobbey - Ajax - won a free kick in defence.

57'

Goal! Ajax 0, AZ 2. Dani de Wit - AZ - shot with left foot from few metres to the left corner. Assist - Sven Mijnans.

54'

Shot blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Mayckel Lahdo.

53'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

52'

Delay in match - injury David Møller Wolfe - AZ

Kenneth Taylor - Ajax - won a free kick on the left wing.

Fouled by Mayckel Lahdo - AZ

50'

Steven Bergwijn - Ajax - receive yellow card for a foul.

Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Steven Bergwijn - Ajax

47'

Corner - Ajax. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.

45'

Substitution - Ajax. Anton Gaaei for Devyne Rensch.

Second Half starts Ajax 0, AZ 1.

First Half ended - Ajax 0, AZ 1.

Gastón Ávila - Ajax - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ

Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Gastón Ávila - Ajax

Goal! Ajax 0, AZ 1. Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right to the top right corner. Assist - Mayckel Lahdo following a fast break.

44'

Corner - Ajax. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.

43'

Shot blocked. Kenneth Taylor - Ajax - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Steven Bergwijn.

Missed chance. Sven Mijnans - AZ - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Dani de Wit.

41'

Substitution - Ajax. Georges Mikautadze for Amourricho van Axel Dongen - injury.

Shot blocked. Yukinari Sugawara - AZ - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jordy Clasie.

39'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

38'

Delay in match - injury Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Ajax

36'

Shot blocked. Steven Bergwijn - Ajax - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

35'

Delay in match - injury Gastón Ávila - Ajax

34'

Gastón Ávila - Ajax - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ

31'

Fouled by David Møller Wolfe - AZ

Carlos Forbs - Ajax - won a free kick on the right wing.

29'

Corner - Ajax. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.

27'

Steven Bergwijn - Ajax - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Sven Mijnans - AZ

26'

Fouled by Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Ajax

Dani de Wit - AZ - won a free kick in defence.

Shot blocked. Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Ajax - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.

23'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

21'

Delay in match - injury Devyne Rensch - Ajax

20'

Fouled by Dani de Wit - AZ

Devyne Rensch - Ajax - won a free kick in defence.

19'

Corner - AZ. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.

18'

Shot blocked. Mayckel Lahdo - AZ - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Sven Mijnans.

17'

New attacking attempt. Myron van Brederode - AZ - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jordy Clasie.

16'

Yukinari Sugawara - AZ - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Ajax

15'

Gastón Ávila - Ajax - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Mayckel Lahdo - AZ

Corner - Ajax. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.

New attacking attempt. Myron van Brederode - AZ - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Dani de Wit.

Fouled by Yukinari Sugawara - AZ

Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Ajax - won a free kick on the left wing.