AjaxAjax vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
1-2
ExcelsiorJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Excelsior had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.0. The sides have met 2 times in our records: 2 drawn. Ajax are 7th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Excelsior are 4th on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L L D W L). 1.3 scored per game, 2.5 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Utrecht · 9 Nov 2025
- L 0-3 vs Galatasaray · 5 Nov 2025
- D 1-1 vs Heerenveen · 1 Nov 2025
- W 2-3 at Twente · 26 Oct 2025
- L 5-1 at Chelsea · 22 Oct 2025
- L 0-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 18 Oct 2025
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (L D L W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Heracles · 8 Nov 2025
- D 2-2 at Telstar · 1 Nov 2025
- L 2-0 at GO Ahead Eagles · 26 Oct 2025
- W 1-0 vs For Sittard · 19 Oct 2025
- L 2-1 at Heerenveen · 4 Oct 2025
- L 1-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 27 Sept 2025
Head-to-head: Ajax vs Excelsior
- Excelsior 2-2 Ajax · 1 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-2 Excelsior · 24 Apr 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 37' Normal Goal — N. Naujoks (Excelsior)
- 46' Normal Goal — N. Naujoks (Excelsior)
- 59' Normal Goal — K. Dolberg (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 64 | Ball possession | 36 |
| 1.44 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.51 |
| 15 | Total shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 631 | Total passes | 360 |
| 555 | Accurate passes | 285 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 79 |
| 15 | Key passes | 7 |
| 104 | Duels | 104 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |