Excelsior vs Ajax — Eredivisie
2-2
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Ajax had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.5. 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 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D D D L W). 1.2 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Twente · 24 Jan 2026
- D 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar · 21 Jan 2026
- D 2-2 vs Telstar · 17 Jan 2026
- L 5-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 10 Jan 2026
- W 2-1 vs Zwolle · 20 Dec 2025
- L 0-2 vs Groningen · 5 Dec 2025
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (L W W D L). 2.5 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Olympiakos Piraeus · 28 Jan 2026
- W 2-0 vs Volendam · 24 Jan 2026
- W 1-2 at Villarreal · 20 Jan 2026
- D 2-2 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 17 Jan 2026
- L 6-0 at AZ Alkmaar · 14 Jan 2026
- W 2-3 at Telstar · 11 Jan 2026
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Ajax
- Ajax 2-2 Excelsior · 19 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 1-2 Excelsior · 22 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-2 Excelsior · 24 Apr 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 21' Normal Goal — M. Godts (Ajax)
- 40' Normal Goal — M. Godts (Ajax)
- 74' Normal Goal — M. Jonathans (Excelsior)
- 79' Normal Goal — A. Zagre (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 0.8 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.63 |
| 11 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 442 | Total passes | 488 |
| 355 | Accurate passes | 397 |
| 80 | Pass accuracy | 81 |
| 10 | Key passes | 9 |
| 82 | Duels | 82 |
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 |