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- Kick-off
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · 20:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
- Referee
- Allard Lindhout
Match timeline
- 85’Substitution
AZ AlkmaarBendegúz Kovács ONLewis Schouten OFF - 78’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarMateo Chávez ONMees de Wit OFF
- 78’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarDenso Kasius ONElijah Dijkstra OFF
- 74’Substitution
AjaxSteven Berghuis ONTolu Arokodare OFF - 74’SubstitutionAjaxDaley Blind ONJorthy Mokio OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAjaxMarcos Leonardo Santos Almeida ONAbdellah Ouazane OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAjaxYves Bissouma ONDavy Klaassen OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarCalvin Stengs ONValdemar Byskov Andreasen OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 45’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarWesley Hoedt ONWouter Goes OFF
- 44’Yellow cardAZ AlkmaarMees de Wit
- 38’SubstitutionAjaxOscar Gloukh ONJulian Brandt OFF
- 30’Yellow cardAjaxAbdellah Ouazane
- 26’Yellow cardAZ AlkmaarWeslley Pinto Batista
- 9’Goal!AjaxTolu ArokodareAssist: Abdellah Ouazane1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
AjaxAZ Alkmaar- 48%Possession52%
- 9Shots18
- 0.70xG1.11
- 2Shots on Target5
- 1Corners8
- 12Fouls12
- 0Offsides4
- 6Saves1
- 482Passes502
- 1Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Ajax4 - 3 - 3
Substitutions
- 38’↑10 O. Gloukh↓8 J. Brandt
- 60’↑ Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida↓68 A. Ouazane
- 60’↑28 Y. Bissouma↓18 D. Klaassen
- 74’↑23 S. Berghuis↓99 T. Arokodare
- 74’↑17 D. Blind↓24 J. Mokio
Unused substitutes 6 T. Kehrer, 67 Mohamed Abdalla, 43 Rayane Bounida, 36 D. Janse, 26 M. Paes, 49 D. Pugno, 38 Marcos Leonardo, 21 Jofre Torrents
Coach Míchel
AZ Alkmaar4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 28Busser
- 22Dijkstra
- 3Goes
- 4Schouten
- 34Wit
- 21Kwakman
- 6Koopmeiners
- 7Patati
- 17Byskov
- 11Daal
- 9Meerdink
Substitutions
- 45’↑29 W. Hoedt↓3 W. Goes
- 60’↑14 C. Stengs↓ Valdemar Byskov Andreasen
- 78’↑5 M. Chávez↓34 M. de Wit
- 78’↑30 D. Kasius↓22 E. Dijkstra
- 85’↑18 B. Kovacs↓4 L. Schouten
Unused substitutes 54 Jerolldino Bergraaf, 27 Wassim bouziane, 8 J. Clasie, 2 S. Maikuma, 20 A. Natali, 1 R. Owusu-Oduro, 75 H. de Wit
Coach L. Echteld
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Round
- Matchday 11
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 20:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
- Referee
- Allard Lindhout
- Ajax coach
- Míchel
- AZ Alkmaar coach
- L. Echteld
League table
Eredivisie - Netherlands
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +21 | 25 |
| 2 |  Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +17 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 20 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
M. ter Stegen8.6 - 2
T. Arokodare8.2 - 3
Y. Baas7.2 - 4
O. Wijndal7.1 - 5
J. Brandt7.1 - 6
S. Amrabat7.0 - 7
A. Ouazane6.9 - 8
S. Berghuis6.8 - 9
A. Bouwman6.8 - 10
O. Gloukh6.7 - 11
Lucas Rosa6.7 - 12
Y. Bissouma6.6 - 13
D. Klaassen6.6 - 14
Marcos Leonardo6.5 - 15
D. Blind6.5 - 16
J. Mokio6.4 - 17
T. Kehrer0.0 - 18
Jofre Torrents0.0 - 19
D. Pugno0.0 - 20
M. Paes0.0 - 21
D. Janse0.0 - 22
Rayane Bounida0.0 - 23
Mohamed Abdalla0.0
- 1
D. Kwakman7.2 - 2
P. Koopmeiners7.0 - 3
W. Hoedt7.0 - 4
C. Stengs6.9 - 5
J. De Busser6.8 - 6
E. Dijkstra6.8 - 7
W. Goes6.7 - 8
Weslley Patati6.7 - 9
M. Chávez6.6 - 10
L. Schouten6.5 - 11
M. Meerdink6.5 - 12
M. de Wit6.4 - 13
V. Byskov6.4 - 14
B. Kovacs6.3 - 15
R. Daal6.2 - 16
D. Kasius6.1 - 17Wassim bouziane0.0
- 18Jerolldino Bergraaf0.0
- 19
J. Clasie0.0 - 20
S. Maikuma0.0 - 21
A. Natali0.0 - 22
R. Owusu-Oduro0.0 - 23
H. de Wit0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rated 8.6, the best on the pitch in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Ajax- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
AZ Alkmaar- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
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- AZ Alkmaar0%
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What happened
Match report
Ajax beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 at the Johan Cruijff Arena, with Tolu Arokodare's ninth-minute goal deciding it. AZ had more of the ball and more corners, but could not find a reply.
Arokodare opened the scoring in the ninth minute from an assist by Abdellah Ouazane, who was booked on 30 minutes. That remained the only goal by half-time, with Ajax 1-0 up.
Ajax protected the lead after the break with changes at 60 minutes, when Abdellah Ouazane and Davy Klaassen came off for Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida and Yves Bissouma. They made two more changes on 74 minutes, taking off Arokodare and Jorthy Mokio for Steven Berghuis and Daley Blind, while AZ made one change at 60 minutes and two more at 78 minutes before Bendegúz Kovács arrived on 85 minutes. AZ finished with eight corners to Ajax's one and 52% possession to Ajax's 48%, while the visitors also had 502 passes to Ajax's 482 and 1.11 expected goals to Ajax's 0.7.
Weslley Pinto Batista was booked for AZ in the 26th minute, Abdellah Ouazane saw yellow for Ajax on 30 minutes, and Mees de Wit was booked for AZ on 44 minutes. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Round
- Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
- Referee
- Allard Lindhout
- Match ID
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14 events
- 9’Goal!AjaxTolu ArokodareAssist: Abdellah Ouazane1 – 0
- 26’Yellow cardAZ AlkmaarWeslley Pinto Batista
- 30’Yellow cardAjaxAbdellah Ouazane
- 38’SubstitutionAjaxOscar Gloukh ONJulian Brandt OFF
- 44’Yellow cardAZ AlkmaarMees de Wit
- 45’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarWesley Hoedt ONWouter Goes OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAjaxMarcos Leonardo Santos Almeida ONAbdellah Ouazane OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAjaxYves Bissouma ONDavy Klaassen OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarCalvin Stengs ONValdemar Byskov Andreasen OFF
- 74’SubstitutionAjaxSteven Berghuis ONTolu Arokodare OFF
- 74’SubstitutionAjaxDaley Blind ONJorthy Mokio OFF
- 78’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarMateo Chávez ONMees de Wit OFF
- 78’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarDenso Kasius ONElijah Dijkstra OFF
- 85’SubstitutionAZ AlkmaarBendegúz Kovács ONLewis Schouten OFF