Excelsior vs Ajax
Ref: M. NagtegaalVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Excelsior and Ajax drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Jonathans and Zagré scored for Excelsior; Godts and Godts replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.80 for Excelsior versus 0.63 for Ajax. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
21'
⚽
Godts
Assist: Bounida
40'
⚽
Godts
Assist: Dolberg
Second Half
⇄
Hansson
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Armantrading
67'
⇄
Dolberg
67'
⇄
Bounida
Schouten
Yellow Card
⚽
Jonathans
Assist: de Regt
⚽
Zagré
Assist: de Regt
80'
⇄
Steur
80'
⇄
Mokio
⇄
Hartjes
| # | 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
ExcelsiorAjax
5Won
Statistical edge
5–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.80VS0.63
Attack4 · 1 won
11
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
442
Total passes
488
355
Accurate passes
397
80%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 3 won
12
Fouls
5
1
Yellow cards
0
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
1
-0.50
Goals prevented
-0.50
Excelsior
4-1-4-1
Ajax
4-3-3
Excelsior
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 7Emil HanssonM
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 11Gyan de RegtF
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 18Chris Kevin NadjeM
- 26Miliano JonathansF
- 29Mike van DuinenF
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 16Jinairo JohnsonM
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 32Takehiro TomiyasuD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
- 55T. PetersM
- 68A. OuazaneM
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Emil Hansson | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mike van Duinen | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nolan Martens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 27 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 28 | 7.5 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 67 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sean Steur | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijn Peters | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdellah Ouazane | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Berghuis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jinairo Johnson | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |