Excelsior vs Ajax — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

ExcelsiorRank 13

1 FEB

2:2

AjaxRank 5

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal21'

Mika Godts (assist: Rayane Bounida) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal40'

Mika Godts (assist: Kasper Dolberg) · Right foot shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal74'

Miliano Jonathans (assist: Gyan de Regt) · Header 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal79'

Arthur Zagré (assist: Gyan de Regt) · Left foot shot 2-2

Man of the match

Mika GodtsAjax8.8

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGAjax

0.550.80

Trends

season

Win %

29%42%

Over 1.5 %

82%94%

Over 2.5 %

62%56%

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Venue

Van Donge & De Roo StadionRotterdam · 4,500 seats

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Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeMarc Nagtegaal
1st AssistantRoy de Nas
2nd AssistantHalis Murat Kucukerbir
4th OfficialClay Ruperti

Pressure index

ExcelsiorAjax

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal21'

Mika Godts (assist: Rayane Bounida) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal40'

Mika Godts (assist: Kasper Dolberg) · Right foot shot 0-2

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Gyan de Regt · Out: Emil Hansson

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Miliano Jonathans · Out: Derensili Sanches Fernandes

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Lewis Schouten · Out: Jerolldino Bergraaf

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Oliver Edvardsen · Out: Rayane Bounida

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Wout Weghorst · Out: Kasper Dolberg

PLAYER

Yellow card70'

Lewis Schouten

GOAL

AST

Goal74'

Miliano Jonathans (assist: Gyan de Regt) · Header 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal79'

Arthur Zagré (assist: Gyan de Regt) · Left foot shot 2-2

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Jinairo Johnson · Out: Sean Steur

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Takehiro Tomiyasu · Out: Jorthy Mokio

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Mike van Duinen · Out: Lennard Hartjes

Ball positions

The ball's path over the whole match or one half: press play to run through it, drag the slider to jump anywhere. Loaded on request to keep the page light.

Commentary

That's it! The match has concluded with a final score of Excelsior 2, Ajax 2.
90+6′The second half has concluded with a final score of Excelsior 2, Ajax 2.
90+5′Oliver Edvardsen from Ajax earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
90+5′Rick Meissen committed a foul against Excelsior.
90+3′Another offensive push is underway. Rick Meissen from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from the heart of the box, but it's expertly saved by goalkeeper Vítezslav Jaros, who is positioned centrally. The assist came from Mike van Duinen of Ajax.
90+3′A fresh offensive move is underway. Noah Naujoks from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but Vítezslav Jaros of Ajax makes a great save, diving to his left to keep it out.Penalty
90′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
90′Offside call against Excelsior. Mike van Duinen is caught in an offside position.
89′Substitution for Excelsior: Mike van Duinen is coming on to replace Lennard Hartjes.
89′Offside call against Ajax. Wout Weghorst has been caught in an offside position.
87′Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
87′Davy Klaassen from Ajax committed a foul.
86′Youri Baas from Ajax has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
86′Noah Naujoks from Excelsior committed a foul.
85′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
83′The match is currently on hold due to an injury to Youri Regeer from Ajax.
82′Offside call against Ajax. Wout Weghorst has been caught in an offside position.
80′Substitution for Ajax: Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Jorthy Mokio.
80′Wout Weghorst had a great opportunity for Ajax, firing a right-footed shot from the center of the box that narrowly missed the target. The assist came from Oliver Edvardsen.
79′Goal! Excelsior has equalized at 2-2 against Ajax. Arthur Zagré scored with a left-footed shot from a challenging angle on the left, finding the top left corner of the net. The assist came from Gyan de Regt.
77′The attempt is thwarted. Miliano Jonathans from Excelsior fires a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The setup came from Irakli Yegoian.Penalty
74′Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 2. Miliano Jonathans scores for Excelsior with a header from the center of the box, directing it into the bottom right corner. The assist came from Gyan de Regt, who delivered a precise cross.
71′Miliano Jonathans from Excelsior earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
71′Davy Klaassen from Ajax committed a foul.
70′Lewis Schouten from Excelsior has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
70′Mika Godts from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
70′Foul committed by Lewis Schouten of Excelsior.
67′Substitution for Ajax: Oliver Edvardsen comes on to replace Rayane Bounida.
67′Substitution for Ajax: Wout Weghorst comes on to replace Kasper Dolberg.
63′Substitution for Excelsior: Lewis Schouten replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf.
62′Substitution for Excelsior: Miliano Jonathans comes on to replace Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
61′Substitution for Excelsior: Gyan de Regt comes on to replace Emil Hansson.
60′Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
60′Mika Godts from Ajax committed a foul.
60′Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
59′Missed opportunity. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior attempted a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went wide. The assist came from Ilias Bronkhorst.Penalty
56′Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Jorthy Mokio allowed the ball to go out.
54′Youri Regeer from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
54′Jerolldino Bergraaf from Excelsior committed a foul.
52′Opportunity wasted. Rayane Bounida of Ajax took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area that narrowly missed the target. The assist came from Mika Godts.Penalty
50′Corner awarded to Ajax after Jerolldino Bergraaf allowed the ball to go out.
49′Mika Godts from Ajax earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
49′Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior committed a foul.
49′Rayane Bounida from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
49′Emil Hansson from Excelsior committed a foul.
48′Missed opportunity! Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior attempted a header from the center of the penalty area but failed to find the target. The assist came from Ilias Bronkhorst.Penalty
48′Missed opportunity! Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area but it went wide. The assist came from Jerolldino Bergraaf following a corner kick.Penalty
47′Corner awarded to Excelsior after Davy Klaassen allowed the ball to go out.
46′Offside call against Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf has been flagged for offside.
45′The second half is underway with the score at Excelsior 0, Ajax 2.
45′The first half has concluded with the score at Excelsior 0, Ajax 2.
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be no additional time added.
43′Kasper Dolberg from Ajax earned a free kick in an offensive position.
43′Casper Widell from Excelsior committed a foul.
43′Missed opportunity! Mika Godts from Ajax took a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area.Penalty
41′Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Josip Sutalo allowed the ball to go out.
40′Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 2. Mika Godts scores for Ajax with a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, sending the ball into the top center of the net. The assist comes from Kasper Dolberg.
39′The attempt is thwarted. Rayane Bounida of Ajax takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Davy Klaassen.Penalty
38′Missed opportunity. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
35′The attempt is thwarted. Rick Meissen from Excelsior heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The setup came from Emil Hansson, who delivered a cross.Penalty
35′Corner awarded to Excelsior after a play that resulted in a deflection off Youri Regeer.
33′Offside call against Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf has been flagged for being offside.
33′A fresh offensive move unfolds as Mika Godts from Ajax takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The effort is thwarted by Stijn van Gassel, the goalkeeper for Excelsior, who makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist for this play came from Jorthy Mokio.Penalty
31′Kasper Dolberg from Ajax was awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
31′Casper Widell from Excelsior committed a foul.
30′The pause has ended. They're set to resume play.
29′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Arthur Zagré from Excelsior.
26′Youri Baas from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
26′Fouled by Derensili Sanches Fernandes of Excelsior.
25′Youri Regeer from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
25′Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior committed a foul.
24′Mika Godts from Ajax committed a handball.
24′Missed opportunity. Mika Godts from Ajax attempted a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area but sent it wide to the left.Penalty
21′Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 1. Mika Godts scores for Ajax with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Rayane Bounida.
19′Jorthy Mokio from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
19′Jerolldino Bergraaf from Excelsior committed a foul.
17′Opportunity squandered! Davy Klaassen from Ajax took a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area but failed to hit the target. The assist came from Jorthy Mokio.Penalty
7′Josip Sutalo from Ajax has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
7′Noah Naujoks from Excelsior committed a foul.
The opening half is underway...

Match statistics

EXCAJA

Possession and passing

48%Possession52%

80%Pass accuracy81%

443Passes487

356Successful Passes396

92Ball Safe79

10Key Passes8

5 more

69Long Passes64

39%Long-pass accuracy39%

4Substitutions4

27Successful Long Passes25

18Throw-ins22

Attack

2Goals2

11Shots Total9

5Shots On Target3

2Big Chances Created2

4Corners1

43Dangerous Attacks28

13 more

4Accurate Crosses1

114Attacks98

19Dribble Attempts20

33Duels Won49

6Goal Attempts8

3Offsides2

2Shots Blocked1

6Shots inside the box6

4Shots Off Target5

5Shots outside the box3

42%Successful dribbles50%

8Successful Dribbles10

16Total Crosses8

Defence and discipline

1Saves3

12Tackles15

14Interceptions3

12Fouls5

1Yellow cards0

5Free Kicks12

1 more

8Goal Kicks4

Other

10Successful Headers12

2Assists2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

M. NagtegaalPer-match averages this season · 23 matches · career: 90

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.09	1.35	1.74	2.63
Red cards	0.09	0.00	0.09	0.04
Second yellows	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.06
Penalties	0.30	0.09	0.22	0.24

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGAjax

0.550.80

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.190.89

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.550.80

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.460.80

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.080.00

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.060.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.081.54

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.800.55

Form

ExcelsiorDDDLW

24 JANaway

FC Twente

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 20

21 JANaway

AZ Alkmaar

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 16

17 JANhome

Excelsior

Telstar

EredivisieRound 19

10 JANaway

PSV

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 18

20 DEChome

Excelsior

PEC Zwolle

EredivisieRound 17

5 DEChome

Excelsior

FC Groningen

EredivisieRound 15

29 NOVhome

Excelsior

NAC Breda

EredivisieRound 14

22 NOVaway

Ajax

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 13

8 NOVhome

Excelsior

Heracles Almelo

EredivisieRound 12

1 NOVaway

Telstar

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 11

26 OCTaway

Go Ahead Eagles

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 10

19 OCThome

Excelsior

Fortuna Sittard

EredivisieRound 9

4 OCTaway

SC Heerenveen

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 8

27 SEPThome

Excelsior

PSV

EredivisieRound 7

20 SEPTaway

FC Volendam

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 6

AjaxLWWDW

28 JANhome

Ajax

Olympiacos F.C.

Champions LeagueRound 8

24 JANhome

Ajax

FC Volendam

EredivisieRound 20

20 JANaway

Villarreal

Ajax

Champions LeagueRound 7

17 JANhome

Ajax

Go Ahead Eagles

EredivisieRound 19

11 JANaway

Telstar

Ajax

EredivisieRound 18

20 DECaway

NEC Nijmegen

Ajax

EredivisieRound 17

14 DEChome

Ajax

Feyenoord

EredivisieRound 16

10 DECaway

Qarabağ

Ajax

Champions LeagueRound 6

6 DECaway

Fortuna Sittard

Ajax

EredivisieRound 15

2 DEChome

Ajax

FC Groningen

EredivisieRound 14

25 NOVhome

Ajax

Benfica

Champions LeagueRound 5

22 NOVhome

Ajax

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 13

9 NOVaway

FC Utrecht

Ajax

EredivisieRound 12

5 NOVhome

Ajax

Galatasaray

Champions LeagueRound 4

1 NOVhome

Ajax

SC Heerenveen

EredivisieRound 11

Head-to-head

2Wins

7Draws

16Wins

The two sides have met 25 times.

19 SEPT2026

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

1 FEB2026

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

22 NOV2025

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

24 APR2024

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

19 AUG2023

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

29 JAN2023

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

16 OCT2022

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

13 APR2019

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

11 NOV2018

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

6 MAY2018

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

14 DEC2017

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

19 MAR2017

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

29 OCT2016

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

21 FEB2016

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

20 SEPT2015

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

8 MAR2015

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

21 DEC2014

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

26 FEB2012

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

3 DEC2011

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

24 APR2011

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

24 OCT2010

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

2 MAR2008

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

23 DEC2007

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

18 FEB2007

Ajax

Excelsior

Eredivisie

17 DEC2006

Excelsior

Ajax

Eredivisie

Trends

Win %

29%42%

Over 1.5 %

82%94%

Over 2.5 %

62%56%

Over 3.5 %

29%39%

BTTS %

65%67%

Failed to score %

21%8%

Clean sheets %

18%31%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.261.81

Conceded / match

1.651.17

Possession %

47.6556.36

Corners / match

4.094.89

Yellow cards / match

1.261.69

Team rating

6.766.94

Starting XI

AjaxFormation: 4-3-3 · €98M7/11

Fred Grim

ExcelsiorFormation: 4-1-4-1 · €13M4/11

Ruben den Uil

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Excelsior€13Mstarting XI · 4/11€17Mwith bench · 9/21

Ajax€98Mstarting XI · 7/11€148Mwith bench · 13/23

Ajax's starting XI cost €85M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

Excelsior starters then subs, by rating

Arthur Zagré#12 · Defender · 90′7.0

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 1
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.08
xGoT: 0.31

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 43/50
Pass accuracy: 84%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 5
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/2
Long balls (won/total): 1/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 67
Duels (won/total): 1/5
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/3
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 13
Ball recoveries: 11

Defence

Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Ilias Bronkhorst#2 · Defender · 90′6.9

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 36/48
Pass accuracy: 76%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 9
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/4
Long balls (won/total): 2/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 79
Duels (won/total): 8/11
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 22
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 5
Clearances: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 2

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Irakli Yegoian#23 · Midfielder · 90′6.9

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.09

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 42/44
Pass accuracy: 95%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 2
Long balls (won/total): 3/4

Possession & duels

Touches: 61
Duels (won/total): 3/6
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/3
Possession lost: 7
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Rick Meissen#3 · Defender · 90′6.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.10
xGoT: 0.09

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 53/60
Pass accuracy: 88%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 6
Long balls (won/total): 3/5

Possession & duels

Touches: 71
Duels (won/total): 5/7
Aerials won: 4
Possession lost: 9
Ball recoveries: 11

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 4

Discipline

Fouls: 1

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Casper Widell#4 · Defender · 90′6.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 50/54
Pass accuracy: 92%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Long balls (won/total): 5/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 67
Duels (won/total): 3/8
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Possession lost: 5
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 3
Clearances: 5
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 2

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Lennard Hartjes#20 · Midfielder · 89′6.6

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.03

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 36/37
Pass accuracy: 97%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 3
Long balls (won/total): 2/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 45
Duels (won/total): 1/5
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 3
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 1

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Noah Naujoks#10 · Midfielder · 90′6.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.03
xGoT: 0.17

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 18/28
Pass accuracy: 67%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 35
Duels (won/total): 0/8
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 13
Ball recoveries: 5

Defence

Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 2

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Jerolldino Bergraaf#33 · Attacker · 63′6.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 1
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.02
xGoT: 0.01

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 6/11
Pass accuracy: 50%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 1
Long balls (won/total): 0/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 18
Duels (won/total): 0/4
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 8
Ball recoveries: 2

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 2
Offsides: 2

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Emil Hansson#7 · Midfielder · 62′6.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 7/7
Pass accuracy: 100%
Key passes: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 2/7

Possession & duels

Touches: 19
Duels (won/total): 0/3
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/2
Possession lost: 7
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 1
Blocked shots: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1

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Derensili Sanches Fernandes#30 · Midfielder · 63′6.2

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 12/16
Pass accuracy: 75%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 1
Long balls (won/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 29
Duels (won/total): 5/12
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/3
Dispossessed: 2
Possession lost: 9
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 2
Fouls drawn: 1

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Stijn van Gassel#1 · Goalkeeper · 90′5.8

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 1
Goals conceded: 2
High claims: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 21/48
Pass accuracy: 44%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 16
Long balls (won/total): 5/32

Possession & duels

Touches: 57
Duels (won/total): 0/0
Possession lost: 29
Ball recoveries: 12

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Gyan de Regt#11 · Attacker · 28′7.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Big chances created: 2
Chances created: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 10/13
Pass accuracy: 71%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 15
Duels (won/total): 2/2
Aerials won: 2
Possession lost: 3
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Miliano Jonathans#26 · Attacker · 27′7.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.20
xGoT: 0.61

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 9/11
Pass accuracy: 82%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 2/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 19
Duels (won/total): 4/7
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/3
Possession lost: 4
Ball recoveries: 2

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

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Mike van Duinen#29 · Attacker · 1′6.6

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 1/1
Pass accuracy: 0%
Key passes: 1

Possession & duels

Touches: 4
Duels (won/total): 1/2
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Offsides: 1

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Lewis Schouten#14 · Defender · 27′6.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 13/16
Pass accuracy: 82%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Long balls (won/total): 2/4

Possession & duels

Touches: 20
Duels (won/total): 0/2
Possession lost: 3
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 3
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Yellow cards: 1

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Ajax starters then subs, by rating

Mika Godts#11 · Attacker · 90′8.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots: 5
Shots on target: 3
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.64
xGoT: 0.89

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 29/37
Pass accuracy: 78%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 9
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 5/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 59
Duels (won/total): 5/11
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/6
Possession lost: 16
Ball recoveries: 7

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 3
Fouls drawn: 2

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Rayane Bounida#43 · Attacker · 67′7.9

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 0
Big chances created: 1
Chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.06
xGoT: 0.00

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 12/15
Pass accuracy: 80%
Key passes: 3
Passes in final third: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/4
Long balls (won/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 39
Duels (won/total): 4/6
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/2
Possession lost: 10
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 4

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

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Youri Regeer#6 · Midfielder · 90′7.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 47/50
Pass accuracy: 94%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 3
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 2/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 62
Duels (won/total): 9/9
Aerials won: 4
Possession lost: 3
Ball recoveries: 8

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 2
Clearances: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 2

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Kasper Dolberg#9 · Attacker · 67′7.0

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Big chances created: 1
Chances created: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 5/8
Pass accuracy: 63%
Key passes: 1

Possession & duels

Touches: 17
Duels (won/total): 4/6
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/4
Possession lost: 5

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 2

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Youri Baas#15 · Defender · 90′6.9

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 74/87
Pass accuracy: 85%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Long balls (won/total): 2/9

Possession & duels

Touches: 98
Duels (won/total): 8/10
Aerials won: 3
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Possession lost: 13
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1
Blocked shots: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 2

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Jorthy Mokio#24 · Defender · 80′6.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 44/52
Pass accuracy: 87%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 4
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 82
Duels (won/total): 6/13
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 12
Ball recoveries: 9

Defence

Tackles: 4
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

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Josip Sutalo#37 · Defender · 90′6.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 54/60
Pass accuracy: 90%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 3
Long balls (won/total): 5/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 75
Duels (won/total): 4/6
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Possession lost: 8
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Clearances: 8

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

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Davy Klaassen#18 · Midfielder · 90′6.7

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.02

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 32/40
Pass accuracy: 80%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 7
Long balls (won/total): 3/4

Possession & duels

Touches: 50
Duels (won/total): 4/9
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/2
Possession lost: 10
Ball recoveries: 7

Defence

Tackles: 2
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 2

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Sean Steur#48 · Midfielder · 80′6.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 37/43
Pass accuracy: 86%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Long balls (won/total): 1/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 48
Duels (won/total): 2/4
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Possession lost: 6
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 1
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Vitezslav Jaros#1 · Goalkeeper · 90′6.2

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 3
Saves inside box: 1
Goals conceded: 2
High claims: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 19/38
Pass accuracy: 50%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Long balls (won/total): 5/23

Possession & duels

Touches: 45
Duels (won/total): 0/0
Possession lost: 20
Ball recoveries: 8

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Anton Gaaei#3 · Defender · 90′6.0

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 18/29
Pass accuracy: 62%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 6
Long balls (won/total): 1/7

Possession & duels

Touches: 42
Duels (won/total): 1/2
Possession lost: 14
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Oliver Edvardsen#17 · Attacker · 23′6.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 6/7
Pass accuracy: 75%
Key passes: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 10
Duels (won/total): 1/2
Possession lost: 3

Defence

Tackles: 0
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

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Wout Weghorst#25 · Attacker · 23′6.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Expected goals (xG): 0.08

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 6/7
Pass accuracy: 86%
Key passes: 0

Possession & duels

Touches: 9
Duels (won/total): 0/0
Possession lost: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Offsides: 2

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Jinairo Johnson#57 · Midfielder · 10′6.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 4/4
Pass accuracy: 100%
Key passes: 0

Possession & duels

Touches: 7
Duels (won/total): 0/1
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 3
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Takehiro Tomiyasu#32 · Defender · 10′6.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 9/10
Pass accuracy: 90%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 3

Possession & duels

Touches: 14
Duels (won/total): 1/3
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/2
Possession lost: 4
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Coaches

Fred GrimHead coach

Ruben den UilHead coach

Absentees

Ajax3

Player	Reason	Back
Kian Fitz-Jim🩹 injury · Ill	injury · Ill	7 Feb 2026
Owen Wijndal🩹 injury · Ill	injury · Ill	7 Feb 2026
Oscar Gloukh🩹 injury · Ill	injury · Ill	7 Feb 2026

Officials

RefereeMarc Nagtegaal
1st AssistantRoy de Nas
2nd AssistantHalis Murat Kucukerbir
4th OfficialClay Ruperti

Odds

Opening markets, for information — Tippio is not a bookmaker. Under each price, the probability it implies.

Match winner (1X2)
i
Who wins in regular time: home (1), draw (X) or away (2).

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	4.0025%	4.4022.73%
Draw	3.8026.32%	3.8525.97%
Ajax	1.8354.56%	1.7258.14%

Double chance
i
Two outcomes in one bet — it wins if either happens.

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior or Draw	2.0050%	2.0548.78%
Excelsior or Ajax	1.2580%	1.2480.65%
Draw or Ajax	1.2083.33%	1.2083.33%

Goals over/under
i
Total goals over or under the line.

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1686.21%
0–1 goals	–	4.9020.41%
3+ goals	1.5763.65%	1.5863.29%
0–2 goals	2.3542.55%	2.3243.1%
4+ goals	–	2.4840.32%
0–3 goals	–	1.5365.36%

Both teams to score
i
Whether both sides score at least once.

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5763.65%	1.5664.1%
No	2.2544.44%	2.3342.92%

Half-time result
i
The score at half-time.

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	4.3323.08%	4.3023.26%
Draw	2.4041.67%	2.4840.32%
Ajax	2.3043.48%	2.2344.84%

Half-time / full-time
i
Who leads at half-time and who wins at the end — both together.

Outcome	bet365
EXC → EXC	7.0014.29%
EXC → X	15.006.67%
EXC → AJA	19.005.26%
X → EXC	9.5010.53%
X → X	6.5015.38%
X → AJA	5.0020%
AJA → EXC	29.003.45%
AJA → X	13.007.69%
AJA → AJA	2.6238.1%

Total corners
i
Total corners over or under the line.

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.5022.22%
6 - 8	3.0033.33%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	9.0011.11%
Over 14	11.009.09%

Cards over/under
i
Total cards (yellow = 1, red = 2) over or under the line.

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ cards	–	1.2083.33%
0–1 cards	–	3.9525.32%
3+ cards	1.5763.65%	1.5863.29%
0–2 cards	2.2544.44%	2.2045.45%
4+ cards	2.2045.45%	2.3043.48%
0–3 cards	1.6161.92%	1.5365.36%
5+ cards	–	3.6027.78%
0–4 cards	–	1.2381.3%
6+ cards	–	5.7517.39%
0–5 cards	–	1.0991.74%

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