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ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Ajax — Eredivisie
1-2
AjaxVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Ajax had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.2. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Ajax 1 win, 3 drawn. Excelsior are 6th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; Ajax are 4th on 13.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L D D W L). 1.3 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 4-0 at Groningen · 29 Apr 2018
- D 2-2 vs Heracles · 18 Apr 2018
- D 1-1 at Zwolle · 14 Apr 2018
- W 2-1 vs Willem II · 6 Apr 2018
- L 5-0 at Feyenoord · 1 Apr 2018
- L 1-2 vs Den Haag · 16 Mar 2018
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W W L W W). 2.2 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 29 Apr 2018
- W 4-1 vs VVV Venlo · 19 Apr 2018
- L 3-0 at PSV Eindhoven · 15 Apr 2018
- W 1-0 vs Heracles · 8 Apr 2018
- W 1-2 at Groningen · 1 Apr 2018
- W 2-5 at Sparta Rotterdam · 18 Mar 2018
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Ajax
- Excelsior 2-2 Ajax · 1 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 1-2 Excelsior · 22 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-2 Excelsior · 24 Apr 2024 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 2-2 Ajax · 19 Aug 2023 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 1-4 Ajax · 29 Jan 2023 · Eredivisie
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 23 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 13 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Ajax | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 5 | Twente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | GO Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Heerenveen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | Utrecht | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 5 |
| 15 | Cambuur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 4 |
| 17 | Willem II | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 2 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |