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
- 2Mats DeijlD
- 3Gerrit NauberD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 16Victor Kaj EdvardsenF
- 17Mathis SurayM
- 18Richonell MargaretM
- 21Melle MeulensteenM
- 22Jari De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 9Milan SmitF
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 14Oscar Hans PetterssonF
- 15Robbin WeijenbergM
- 20Xander BlommeM
- 23Thibo Roger BaetenF
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
- 33Nando VerdoniG
- 34Yassir Salah RahmouniM
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 24Jorthy MokioM
- 25Wout WeghorstF
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 13Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 36Dies 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 |