Ajax vs Twente
Ref: S. van der EijkJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Twente beat Ajax 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Weghorst scored for Ajax; Zerrouki and van Rooij replied for Twente. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.94 for Ajax versus 1.37 for Twente. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while Twente are 4th.
First Half
18'
⚽
Zerrouki
Assist: Ørjasæter
⚽
Weghorst
Assist: Godts
Edvardsen
Yellow Card
Second Half
Gaaei
Yellow Card
⇄
Edvardsen
61'
Rots
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Rots
Gloukh
Yellow Card
64'
Lemkin
Yellow Card
Berghuis
Yellow Card
⇄
Weghorst
⇄
Berghuis
79'
⚽
van Rooij
Assist: Lammers
84'
⇄
van den Belt
85'
⇄
Ørjasæter
⇄
Gaaei
90'
⇄
Hlynsson
90'
⇄
Lammers
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxTwente
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.94VS1.37
Attack1 · 4 won
10
Shots
16
2
Shots on target
7
4
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
2
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
51%
Possession
49%
508
Total passes
481
427
Accurate passes
408
84%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
4
-0.10
Goals prevented
-0.10
Ajax
4-3-3
Twente
4-3-3
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 23Steven BerghuisM
- 24Jorthy MokioM
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 26Maarten Vincent PaesG
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 7Maher Mauricio CarrizoF
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 44M. VerkuijlM
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
- 53Mylo van der LansD
- 67Mohamed AbdallaM
Twente
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Lars UnnerstallG
- 6Ramiz Larbi ZerroukiM
- 10Sam Adrianus Martinus LammersF
- 11Daan RotsF
- 14Kristian Nökkvi HlynssonM
- 20Thomas van den BeltM
- 23Stav LemkinD
- 27Sondre Holmlund ØrjasæterF
- 28Bart van RooijD
- 39Mats RotsD
- 43Ruud NijstadD
Substitutes
- 3Robin PröpperD
- 4Mathias Ullereng KjøløM
- 7Marko PjacaF
- 8Taylor Anthony BoothF
- 9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21Sam Luca KarssiesG
- 22Przemysław TytońG
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 32Arno VerschuerenM
- 38Max BrunsD
- 42Daouda WeidmannM
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4/10 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Steven Berghuis(C) | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jorthy Mokio | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Sean Steur | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maarten Paes | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mylo van der Lans | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Verkuijl | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Abdalla | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maher Carrizo | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 33 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bart van Rooij(C) | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | F | 85 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stav Lemkin | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Daan Rots | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sam Lammers | F | 89 | 5.6 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daouda Weidmann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Bruns | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Booth | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Pröpper | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Pjaca | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mathias Kjølø | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |