GO Ahead Eagles vs Ajax
Ref: D. MakkelieDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
GO Ahead Eagles and Ajax drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Meulensteen and Linthorst scored for GO Ahead Eagles; Klaassen and Baas replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.66 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 1.77 for Ajax. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Klaassen
⚽
Meulensteen
Assist: Edvardsen
Edvardsen
Yellow Card
33'
Weghorst
Yellow Card
⚽
Linthorst
Assist: Edvardsen
45'
⚽
Baas
Second Half
46'
⇄
Mokio
46'
⇄
Moro
⇄
Meulensteen
⇄
Breum
69'
⇄
Gaaei
69'
⇄
Klaassen
76'
Taylor
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Itakura
⇄
James
⇄
Margaret
| # | 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
GO Ahead EaglesAjax
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.66VS1.77
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
22
4
Shots on target
11
5
Shots in the box
17
4
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
462
Total passes
496
393
Accurate passes
440
85%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
9
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
4
-0.43
Goals prevented
-0.43
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-3-3
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. DeijlD
- 3G. NauberD
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 7J. BreumM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 17M. SurayM
- 18R. MargaretM
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 9M. SmitF
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 14O. PetterssonF
- 15R. WeijenbergM
- 20X. BlommeM
- 23T. BaetenF
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 33N. VerdoniG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 8K. TaylorM
- 15Y. BaasD
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 23S. BerghuisF
- 24J. MokioM
- 25W. WeghorstF
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 10O. GloukhM
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 13A. KaplanD
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 22R. PasveerG
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 36D. JanseD
- 43Rayane BounidaM
- 48Sean SteurM
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 66 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Breum | M | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mathis Suray | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Richonell Margaret | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gerrit Nauber | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 80 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robbin Weijenberg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Blomme | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Pettersson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 24 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Milan Smit | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1/1 |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 69 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rayane Bounida | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dies Janse | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |