Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: AZ Alkmaar – Ajax Amsterdam
The late Sunday afternoon match between AZ and Ajax is one between two clubs that not long ago were competing for top honors in the Netherlands but are facing significant sporting crises this season. In recent weeks, both teams have struggled to collect points, and they find themselves locked in a fierce battle for fourth place on the table, hoping to avoid the playoffs.
For the home team from Alkmaar, the challenging cup win over Quick Boys was the last match under head coach Pascal Jansen. His successor, Maarten Martens, had to watch five matches (D3, L2) before the team secured their first victory under his leadership. That win against Fortuna Sittard came in the very last minute after trailing early: 1-2. AZ has accumulated 39 points from 22 matches played.
Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax sits in fifth place in the Eredivisie with 36 points, three fewer than AZ. Coach John van ’t Schip‘s team hasn’t won in regular time throughout the entire month of February. Following the draw against PSV (1-1), a loss to Heerenveen (3-2), a comeback against Bodo/Glimt (2-2), a draw against NEC (2-2), Ajax won in extra time in the return leg in Norway (1-2). Ajax now faces Aston Villa in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL).
However, the primary objective remains securing a favorable ticket for the European season 2024/2025 through the league. An away win against AZ would keep the view of FC Twente alive. The Tukkers had an eight-point lead before this round. However, Ajax must also keep a close eye on clubs in form like Go Ahead Eagles (34), NEC (30), and Utrecht (29), all closely trailing and determined to avoid the playoffs.
Hot Stats
Players to watch: Midfielder Dani de Wit (1 goal, 3 assists) was instrumental for AZ with his late goal against Fortuna Sittard. For Ajax, midfielder Kenneth Taylor (1 goal, 3 assists) was celebrated for his winning goal in the UECL.
Hot stat: Over the past twenty seasons, AZ finished outside the top 5 in the Eredivisie only four times. Ajax hasn’t experienced this this century and last finished outside the top 5 in the 1998/1999 season (6th).
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