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AZ Alkmaar – AFC Ajax

AZ Alkmaar 1st in Eredivisie Home 1.78 projected goals by the model
AFC Ajax 5th in Eredivisie Away 1.50 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.78 1.50
AZ Alkmaar AFC Ajax
AZ Alkmaar
43%
Draw
27%
AFC Ajax
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
AZ Alkmaar Draw AFC Ajax
Fair odds 2.34 3.74 3.28
Total goals
3.28
Over 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score
70%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans AZ Alkmaar

43% AZ Alkmaar to win

Attack
5th vs 5th
AZ Alkmaar attack v AFC Ajax defence
Defence
3rd vs 2nd
AZ Alkmaar defence v AFC Ajax attack
Recent xG form
+1.58 vs +1.40
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.78 – 1.50
AZ Alkmaar v AFC Ajax
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: AZ Alkmaar and AFC Ajax compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading AZ Alkmaar AFC Ajax
xG / match 2.55 · 4th (better) 2.65 · 3rd
xGA / match (better) 0.95 · 3rd 1.25 · 4th
xGD / match (better) +1.60 · 2nd +1.40 · 5th
xPts / match (better) 2.30 · 3rd 2.20 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.58 +1.40

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet
20%
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
55%
Under 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score: no
30%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.0%
2:1
10.1%
1:2
8.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
AZ Alkmaar sample
20 matches
AFC Ajax sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · AZ Alkmaar
4 matches
Away xG sample · AFC Ajax
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.