Ajax vs PEC Zwolle
Ref: S. van der EijkJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat PEC Zwolle 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Klaassen, Godts, and Godts scored for Ajax; de Rooij replied for PEC Zwolle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.59 for Ajax versus 0.53 for PEC Zwolle. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while PEC Zwolle are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Klaassen
Assist: Godts
Regeer
Yellow Card
⚽
Godts
Assist: Taylor
Second Half
46'
⇄
Jamiro Monteiro
Wijndal
Yellow Card
64'
Thomas
Yellow Card
⇄
Berghuis
67'
⇄
Mbayo
⇄
Itakura
⇄
Taylor
⇄
Regeer
69'
⚽
de Rooij
Assist: Kostons
79'
⇄
Kostons
79'
⇄
Oosting
⚽
Godts
Assist: Gaaei
⇄
Godts
| # | 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 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxPEC Zwolle
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.59VS0.53
Attack5 · 1 won
12
Shots
8
7
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
5
1
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
538
Total passes
380
471
Accurate passes
310
88%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 2 won
18
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
3
0.22
Goals prevented
0.22
Ajax
4-3-3
PEC Zwolle
4-3-3
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 25Wout WeghorstF
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 16James McConnellM
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
PEC Zwolle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Sherel Constancio FloranusD
- 3Olivier AertssenD
- 4Anselmo García MacNultyD
- 10Koen KostonsF
- 11Dylan MbayoF
- 16Tom de GraaffG
- 22Kaj de RooijF
- 25Thijs OostingM
- 28Simon Graves JensenD
- 30Ryan Jared ThomasM
- 35Jamiro MonteiroM
Substitutes
- 7Shola Maxwell ShoretireF
- 8Zico BuurmeesterM
- 19Jan FaberskiF
- 20Gabriël ReizigerM
- 21Samir LagsirF
- 26Jadiel Pereira da GamaM
- 29Thomas BuitinkF
- 38Givaro Rahajaän RenwarinM
- 39David VouteF
- 41Duke VerduinG
- 42Dylan RuwardD
- 48L. BakkerG
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 87 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ko Itakura | D | 67 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McConnell | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
PEC Zwolle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaj de Rooij | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ryan Thomas(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Simon Graves Jensen | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dylan Mbayo | F | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Koen Kostons | F | 79 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tom de Graaff | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamiro Monteiro | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijs Oosting | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Anselmo Garcia McNulty | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Olivier Aertssen | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sherel Floranus | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dylan Ruward | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givaro Rahajaan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Buitink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Len Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Voute | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadiel Pereira da Gama | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samir Lagsir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duke Verduin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Faberski | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zico Buurmeester | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Shola Shoretire | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Reiziger | M | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |