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
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 7Raul MoroF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 46Lucas JettenD
- 53Mylo van der LansD
- 68A. OuazaneM
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Mats DeijlD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 9Milan SmitF
- 17Mathis SurayM
- 19Jaden Fernando SloryM
- 21Melle MeulensteenD
- 22Jari De BusserG
- 24Kenzo GoudmijnM
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 6Calvin TwigtM
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 16Victor Kaj EdvardsenF
- 18Richonell MargaretF
- 23Thibo Roger BaetenF
- 25Giovanni van ZwamD
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 33Nando VerdoniG
- 34Yassir Salah 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |