Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between AZ and Ajax, taking place on Sunday, 25 February 2024, at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar.
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AZ, Recent FormAZ have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-1 away win against Fortuna Sittard in their previous league match. They achieved 70% possession in that match and had 20 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Fortuna Sittard's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Maarten Martens will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a less than ideal run of form recently, winning just 1 of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Vangelis Pavlidis will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 21 goals in AZ's 22 league games this season.
Ajax, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for Ajax and NEC Nijmegen in their last match, which ended in a 2-2 draw. They came away from that fixture with a 53% share of the possession and clocked up 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target, in comparison to NEC Nijmegen, who managed 16 attempts on goal, 9 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 16 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 11 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 10 games; however, they've scored in 20 of their 22 games this season.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way.
With 6 goals scored in Ajax's last 6 outings in the league, Brian Brobbey has shown a great run of form in finding the back of the net.
It was not a positive ending for Ajax last time they met AZ in the league, with the game ending in a 1-2 defeat.
de Godenzonen have scored in each of their past 3 encounters away from home in the league against AZ. Kaaskoppen have struggled to keep Ajax at bay when these two teams have met at AFAS Stadion, during the last 3 times they have hosted Ajax in the league, they have conceded a total of 6 goals.
AZ have certainly shown themselves to be resilient opponents against Ajax in the league, having gone unbeaten against them in their last 5 meetings.
AZ 0 - 2 AjaxAZ manager Maarten Martens has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ibrahim Sadiq (Unknown), Hobie Verhulst (Meniscus) and Sem Westerveld (Meniscus) are all currently out of contention for this game.
John van 't Schip has a number of injury concerns in his Ajax squad to contend with: Gastón Ávila (Knee), Mika Godts (Hip) and Diant Ramaj (Meniscus)
AZ Playing at home | Ajax Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 2.2 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 2.4 |
| 26' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 1.2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 3.7 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
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