Jong AZ (Home)
- These two teams are having an awful season and currently sit 17th and 20th in the Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 with 20 and 12 points from 21 games respectively.
- Leeroy Echteld has been in charge of Jong AZ since January 2024 and has overseen a tactical setup that can change from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 system depending on the matchup.
- His team have a structured build-up, overload well and their intense press is capable of transitioning from defence to attack in the blink of an eye.
- AZ have won two and lost eight of their ten home league games this season and have conceded 20 goals on home soil.
Jong Ajax (Away)
- Jong Ajax boss Willem Weijs has been in place since July 2025 and has seen his team go out on the road in the Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 season without a win (D2, L8 in 10).
- Ajax Amsterdam’s ‘football DNA’ is all about possession-based play and Weijs sticks rigidly to a 4-3-3 system, where the wide full-backs and number 10 help to overload the centre of the pitch in possession while the team press relentlessly to get the ball back.
- Jong Ajax have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game on the road while conceding 2.4 goals per game on average.
Head-to-Head
- AZ Alkmaar Reserves have won four of the last five head-to-head matches between these teams.
- Ajax Amsterdam Reserves have lost four of their last five Eerste Divisie games, winning the other.
Key Players
- Jasper Hartog has hit a hot streak for AZ with three goals in the last five games.
- Sem van Duijn has been a consistent threat in the penalty area all season with nine goals in 20 league appearances.
- Don-Angelo Konadu has been in fine form in the final third for Jong Ajax with two of the team's five goals in the last five outings.
- Kayden Wolff is the top scorer in the Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 for Jong Ajax with five goals in 19 appearances.
- The reserves side also have a creative spark in the form of Kasper Boogaard who has three assists in the teams’ last five outings.
Betting Insights
- AZ have a superior head-to-head record, home advantage and the odds are in their favour at 1.64 with Jong Ajax 4.5 on the away side.
- Avoid the home team at 1.64 and take the visitors at 4.5, as we expect the game to be open and high scoring enough for both sides to find the net a few times.
- The Over 2.5 goals bet is short at 1.4, which reflects just how open this fixture could be with both teams pressing hard and the potential for a wild midfield battle.
Prediction
Despite both sides struggling for form, we think AZ are in with a better chance of securing the win on Monday.
