GolVolt — AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Ajax have scored in 20 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 57 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 8 February 2026: AZ – Ajax 1:1

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AZ Alkmaar are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Table

1 point apart in the table

5.AZ Alkmaar20 pts 2.Ajax21 pts

AZ Alkmaar: place 5, 20 pts · Ajax: place 2, 21 pts.

Player in form

Julian Brandt: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG0.98

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.0).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Mexx Meerdink

AZ Alkmaar · forward

4goals 2assists 7.00avg rating

Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.2.

Julian Brandt

Ajax · midfielder

6goals 2assists 7.53avg rating

Last match, Sparta Rotterdam: 2 assists, rating 7.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is AZ Alkmaar at home and Ajax away, as in this match.

AZ Alkmaar

at home · 10

5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.3conceded per match

Ajax

away · 10

7W2D1L2.9scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 8 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie AZ 1:1 Ajax Goes 52' · Fitz-Jim 90+3'

2wins

2 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1, last: FC Twente) · Ajax (4-3-3, last: Sparta Rotterdam).

JBDe Busser EDDijkstra LSSchouten WHHoedt MCChávez DKKwakman PKKoopmeiners WPPatati VAAndreasen RDDaal MMMeerdink MSter Stegen YBBaas DJJanse TKKehrer LRRosa JBBrandt SAAmrabat JMMokio AOOuazane TAArokodare VTTsygankov

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

AZ Alkmaar and Ajax are rivals.

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Volt matchup

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