Excelsior vs Ajax — Eredivisie
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Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Ajax had won 9, drawn 0, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.9. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Ajax 1 win, 3 drawn. Excelsior are 4th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; Ajax are 8th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (L L W L W). 1.5 scored per game, 2.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-4 vs Groningen · 2 Nov 2018
- L 4-1 at Graafschap · 27 Oct 2018
- W 2-0 vs Vitesse · 20 Oct 2018
- L 2-0 at Zwolle · 6 Oct 2018
- W 1-0 vs VVV Venlo · 29 Sept 2018
- D 3-3 vs Heerenveen · 22 Sept 2018
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 9, drawn 0, lost 1 (W W W W W). 2.9 scored per game, 0.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 0% both teams scored, 90% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Willem II · 3 Nov 2018
- W 3-0 vs Feyenoord · 28 Oct 2018
- W 0-4 at Heerenveen · 20 Oct 2018
- W 5-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 7 Oct 2018
- W 0-2 at For Sittard · 29 Sept 2018
- L 3-0 at PSV Eindhoven · 23 Sept 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Total shots | 29 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 12 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 15 |
| 5 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 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 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 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 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |