ALKMAAR. AZ beats Ajax 2-0 after R. van scores a double.
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout with the collaboration of Rogier Honig and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Jeroen Manschot. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.51 degrees Celsius or 43.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 57% while AZ was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
AZ shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
AZ received 2 yellow cards (Wouter Goes and Riechedly Bazoer). On the opposite side, Ajax didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AZ has 42 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Ajax will stays with 36 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 3rd of March with a 14-2 head to head record in favor of AZ (6 draws).
Ajax will host FC Utrecht on the 3rd of March with a 21-10 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (8 draws).
AZ – Formation
AZ
90'
79'
7', 67'
AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maarten Martens decided to play with the following team: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Wouter Goes , Riechedly Bazoer , David Møller Wolfe , Jordy Clasie , Dani de Wit , Kristijan Belić , Sven Mijnans , Vangelis Pavlidis and Ruben van Bommel .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Penetra, Jayden Addai, Bruno Martins Indi , Tiago Dantas , Hobie Verhulst, Myron van Brederode , Ernest Poku , Mayckel Lahdo , Lequincio Zeefuik, Denso Kasius, Mees de Wit and Tristan Kuijsten.
AZ could not rely on the presence of Mayckel Lahdo (injured).
Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: Kristijan Belić for Mayckel Lahdo (67′), Ruben van Bommel for Ernest Poku (84′), Wouter Goes for Alexandre Penetra (90′), Sven Mijnans for Myron van Brederode (83′) and Riechedly Bazoer for Bruno Martins Indi (84′).
Player of the match: Ruben van Bommel
The most impressive player for AZ was Ruben van Bommel.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
Ajax started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
John van ‘t Schip played with: Steven Berghuis , Diant Ramaj , Devyne Rensch , Josip Sutalo , Jorrel Hato , Anton Gaaei , Benjamin Tahirovic , Branco van den Boomen , Borna Sosa , Kristian Hlynsson , Kenneth Taylor and Brian Brobbey .
They had on the bench: Jordan Henderson, Carlos Forbs, Chuba Akpom , Gerónimo Rulli , Jay Gorter, Ahmetcan Kaplan , Sivert Mannsverk , Jakov Medic, Julian Rijkhoff , Kian Fitz-Jim and Jaydon Banel.
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Anton Gaaei for Ahmetcan Kaplan (36′), Benjamin Tahirovic for Chuba Akpom (64′), Branco van den Boomen for Sivert Mannsverk (81′) and Kristian Hlynsson for Julian Rijkhoff (80′).
Player of the match: Kenneth Taylor
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Kenneth Taylor.
His rating is with 45 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – Go Ahead Eagles – 3-0
- FC Volendam – SC Heerenveen – 0-4
- AZ – Ajax – 2-0
- Almere City – Feyenoord – 0-2
- Excelsior – Vitesse – 1-2
