Ajax vs GO Ahead Eagles
Ref: S. GozubuyukJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax and GO Ahead Eagles drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Klaassen and Dolberg scored for Ajax; Baeten and Smit replied for GO Ahead Eagles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.43 for Ajax versus 0.86 for GO Ahead Eagles. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while GO Ahead Eagles are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Klaassen
Assist: Godts
19'
Goudmijn
Yellow Card
⚽
Dolberg
Assist: Klaassen
39'
Smit
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Slory
46'
⇄
Goudmijn
53'
⚽
Baeten
Assist: Linthorst
63'
Kramer
Yellow Card
66'
⚽
Smit
Assist: Breum
67'
⇄
Adelgaard
67'
⇄
Breum
72'
Linthorst
Yellow Card
⇄
Steur
⇄
Klaassen
Gaaei
Yellow Card
Regeer
Yellow Card
⇄
Bounida
⇄
Godts
⇄
Dolberg
| # | 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 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxGO Ahead Eagles
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.43VS0.86
Attack3 · 2 won
18
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
6
15
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
5
9
Shots off goal
4
1
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
504
Total passes
475
442
Accurate passes
411
88%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 0 won
11
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
0
0.38
Goals prevented
0.38
Ajax
4-3-3
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 9K. DolbergF
- 11M. GodtsF
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 30A. BouwmanD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 7Raul MoroF
- 10O. GloukhM
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 22R. PasveerG
- 24J. MokioD
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 37J. ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 46L. JettenD
- 53M. van der LansD
- 68A. OuazaneM
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. DeijlD
- 4J. KramerD
- 7J. BreumM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 9M. SmitF
- 17M. SurayM
- 19J. SloryM
- 21M. MeulensteenD
- 22J. De BusserG
- 24K. GoudmijnM
- 29A. AdelgaardD
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 5D. JamesD
- 6C. TwigtM
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 23T. BaetenF
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 33N. VerdoniG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 84 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3/4 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 75 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 84 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Sean Steur | M | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 84 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abdellah Ouazane | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Jetten | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mylo van der Lans | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Raúl Moro | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jakob Breum | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Melle Meulensteen | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jaden Slory | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mathis Suray | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Twigt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | 23 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |