Ajax vs AZ

Eredivisie - Regular Season 12 Dec 2021, 15:45
Ajax
Ajax
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
AZ
AZ
🏟 Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam) 👤 B. Nijhuis Round 16

Match report

AZ edged past Ajax 2-1 in the Eredivisie - Regular Season on 12 December 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Ajax dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 23 shots to AZ's 5.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam), with B. Nijhuis in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 23 - 5 On target 8 - 3 Corners 10 - 1 Fouls 7 - 8 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Jurriën Timber
Ajax · 93 passes (97% accurate)
8 Dusan Tadic 1 assist
8 Peter Vindahl Jensen 6 saves
7 Sébastien Haller 1 goal
7 Vangelis Pavlidis 1 goal
First half vs second half
Ajax stepped it up after the break, with 18 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 18–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 8–2
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 5–1 5–0
Attacks 90–37 69–32
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
159 Attacks 69
75 Dangerous Attacks 19
8 On Target 4
14 Off Target 2
23 Shots Total 5
8 Shots On Goal 3
9 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Blocked 0
13 Shots Inside Box 4
10 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 8
10 Corners 1
5 Offsides 1
66% Ball Possession 34%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 6
666 Passes Total 349
572 Passes Accurate 244
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ajax · 4-2-3-1
32 R. Pasveer
15 D. Rensch 2 J. Timber 21 L. Martínez 17 D. Blind
4 E. Álvarez 8 R. Gravenberch
11 Antony 23 S. Berghuis 10 D. Tadic
22 S. Haller
AZ · 4-3-3
1 P. Jensen
15 A. Witry 3 P. Chatzidiakos 4 B. Indi 5 O. Wijndal
6 F. Midtsjø 10 D. Wit 20 J. Clasie
2 Y. Sugawara 9 V. Pavlidis 11 J. Karlsson
Ajax
Coach
E. ten Hag
Substitutes
  • 16 Jay Gorter
  • 24 André Onana
  • 31 Nicolás Tagliafico
  • 3 Perr Schuurs
  • 6 Davy Klaassen
  • 26 Victor Jensen
  • 30 Mohammed Daramy
  • 25 Kenneth Taylor
  • 44 Youri Regeer
  • 9 Danilo
  • 7 David Neres
AZ
Coach
P. Jansen
Substitutes
  • 16 Beau Reus
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 31 Sam Beukema
  • 34 Zico Buurmeester
  • 24 Tijjani Reijnders
  • 14 Peer Koopmeiners
  • 28 Albert Guðmundsson
  • 44 Yusuf Barasi
  • 36 Ernest Poku
  • 7 Zakaria Aboukhlal
  • 23 Mohamed Taabouni
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ D. Klaassen ↓ E. Álvarez Ajax
  • 58' ↑ P. Schuurs ↓ D. Rensch Ajax
  • 64' ↑ S. Beukema ↓ A. Witry AZ
  • 64' ↑ Z. Aboukhlal ↓ V. Pavlidis AZ
  • 77' ↑ T. Reijnders ↓ F. Midtsjø AZ
  • 86' ↑ Danilo ↓ S. Berghuis Ajax
  • 86' ↑ A. Guðmundsson ↓ J. Karlsson AZ
Cards
  • 32' L. Martinez Ajax
  • 69' O. Wijndal AZ
  • 90+1' R. Gravenberch Ajax
Head-to-head
Ajax 4 3 draws 7 AZ
2026-02-08 AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax 1 - 1
2026-01-14 AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax 6 - 0
2025-10-18 Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2
2025-03-16 Ajax vs AZ 2 - 2
2025-01-14 AZ vs Ajax 2 - 0
2024-12-08 AZ vs Ajax 2 - 1
Recent form
Ajax D D L D W
AZ D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ajax vs AZ?
Ajax lost 1-2 against AZ on 12 December 2021.
Who won Ajax vs AZ?
AZ won the match 2-1.
Where was Ajax vs AZ played?
The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam).
Who had more possession in Ajax vs AZ?
Ajax had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.