Ajax vs Excelsior
Ref: Joey Kooij, NetherlandsJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Excelsior beat Ajax 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Dolberg scored for Ajax; Naujoks and Naujoks replied for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.44 for Ajax versus 0.51 for Excelsior. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
Weghorst
Yellow Card
24'
Bronkhorst
Yellow Card
37'
⚽
Naujoks
Assist: Meissen
Second Half
46'
⚽
Naujoks
52'
⇄
Hartjes
Šutalo
Yellow Card
⇄
Gaaei
⚽
Dolberg
Assist: Godts
66'
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
66'
⇄
Armantrading
⇄
Edvardsen
⇄
Alders
⇄
Šutalo
84'
⇄
Martens
84'
⇄
Widell
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxExcelsior
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.44VS0.51
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
3
9
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
631
Total passes
360
555
Accurate passes
285
88%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 2 won
4
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
6
Blocked shots
1
0.77
Goals prevented
0.77
Ajax
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsM
- 15Youri BaasD
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenM
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
Substitutes
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 16James McConnellM
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mika Godts | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3/8 |
| Kenneth Taylor(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | M | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | 76 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McConnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 33 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Raúl Moro | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy Klaassen | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Naujoks | M | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 84 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 52 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Nolan Martens | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa el Hamdaoui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 38 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Simon Janssen | D | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |