Twente vs Ajax
Ref: Serdar Gozubuyuk, NetherlandsDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede · 30,205 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat Twente 3–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Hlynsson and van Wolfswinkel scored for Twente; Weghorst, Gloukh, and Godts replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.75 for Twente versus 0.99 for Ajax. Twente sit 4th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Hlynsson
Assist: Nijstad
Second Half
46'
⇄
Itakura
46'
⇄
McConnell
49'
⚽
Weghorst
Assist: Taylor
51'
⚽
Gloukh
Assist: Godts
56'
⚽
Godts
Assist: Moro
⇄
Rots
⇄
Pjaca
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
van Wolfswinkel
Penalty
73'
⇄
Moro
⇄
van den Belt
⇄
Nijstad
⇄
Ørjasæter
89'
Gloukh
Yellow Card
90+1'
Taylor
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Godts
| # | 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
TwenteAjax
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.75VS0.99
Attack5 · 1 won
21
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
6
12
Shots in the box
7
9
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
1
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
578
Total passes
365
500
Accurate passes
292
87%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
14
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
9
Blocked shots
2
0.13
Goals prevented
0.13
Twente
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-2-3-1
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Lars UnnerstallG
- 3Robin PröpperD
- 6Ramiz Larbi ZerroukiM
- 7Marko PjacaM
- 9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 14Kristian Nökkvi HlynssonM
- 20Thomas van den BeltM
- 27Sondre Holmlund ØrjasæterM
- 28Bart van RooijD
- 39Mats RotsD
- 43Ruud NijstadD
Substitutes
- 5Bas Edo KuipersD
- 8Taylor Anthony BoothF
- 10Sam Adrianus Martinus LammersF
- 11Daan RotsF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21Sam Luca KarssiesG
- 22Przemysław TytońG
- 23Stav LemkinD
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 32Arno VerschuerenM
- 37Naci ÜnüvarF
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 7Raul MoroM
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsM
- 15Youri BaasD
- 16James McConnellM
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
Substitutes
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Pröpper(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bart van Rooij | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Marko Pjaca | M | 60 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 81 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/6 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mats Rots | D | 60 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stav Lemkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Booth | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bas Kuipers | D | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Lammers | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daan Rots | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Mika Godts | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Kenneth Taylor(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| James McConnell | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy Klaassen | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |