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Willem II
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237


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