ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Ajax — Eredivisie
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AjaxVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 4, drawn 0, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Ajax had won 2, drawn 6, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, 2 drawn. Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Ajax are 4th on 18.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 0, lost 6 (L W L L W). 1.3 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Utrecht · 25 Jan 2023
- W 2-0 vs Volendam · 20 Jan 2023
- L 1-0 at Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Jan 2023
- L 1-4 vs AZ Alkmaar · 11 Jan 2023
- W 1-0 vs Groningen · 8 Jan 2023
- L 5-1 at Feyenoord · 13 Nov 2022
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 6, lost 2 (D D D W D). 1.4 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Volendam · 26 Jan 2023
- D 1-1 at Feyenoord · 22 Jan 2023
- D 0-0 vs Twente · 14 Jan 2023
- W 0-2 at Den Bosch · 11 Jan 2023
- D 1-1 at NEC Nijmegen · 8 Jan 2023
- D 3-3 at Emmen · 12 Nov 2022
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Ajax
- Ajax 2-2 Excelsior · 19 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 2-2 Ajax · 1 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 1-2 Excelsior · 22 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 15' Penalty — D. Tadić (Ajax)
- 36' Normal Goal — R. El Yaakoubi (Excelsior)
- 45' Normal Goal — D. Klaassen (Ajax)
- 61' Normal Goal — M. Kudus (Ajax)
- 83' Normal Goal — D. Rensch (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 4 |
| 21 | Ball possession | 79 |
| 12 | Total shots | 19 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 8 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 212 | Total passes | 879 |
| 135 | Accurate passes | 788 |
| 64 | Pass accuracy | 90 |
| 11 | Key passes | 13 |
| 73 | Duels | 73 |
| 31 | Duels won | 42 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |