Ajax Amsterdam vs Excelsior · Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
5-5-3
1 – 2
FT
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Excelsior
4-1-8
Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam · Netherlands
Ajax Amsterdam lost 2-1 to Excelsior at Johan Cruijff Arena (crowd 54,484). Noah Naujoks got the deciding goal at the 37-minute mark and it went to 0-2 when Noah Naujoks scored after 46 minutes; Ajax answered through Kasper Dolberg at the 59-minute mark. Ajax led the shot count 15-8 and held 64% possession. Ajax hit the target 5 times from 15 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Eredivisie Netherlands
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
- Ground
- Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam · Netherlands
- Crowd
- 54,484
- Referee
- Joey Kooij
- Ajax form
- DLWWD
- Excelsior form
- LDLLL
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Excelsior | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Side by side
4Fouls13
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
9Corner Kicks2
2Saves4
64.3%Possession35.7%
15Shots8
5On Goal4
30%On Target %50%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
555Accurate Passes285
631Passes360
90%Pass Completion %80%
7Accurate Crosses1
38Crosses11
20%Cross %10%
51Long Balls81
34Accurate Long Balls47
70%Long Balls %60%
6Blocked Shots1
13Effective Tackles14
22Tackles19
60%Tackle %70%
11Interceptions9
17Effective Clearances40
17Clearances40
Timeline
Full time · 1-2
🔁Davy Klaassenreplacing Josip Sutalo
84'
84'
🔁Lewis Schoutenreplacing Casper Widell
84'
🔁Simon Janssenreplacing Nolan Martens
🔁Raúl Mororeplacing Oliver Edvardsen
76'
🔁Owen Wijndalreplacing Gerald Alders
76'
66'
🔁Stefan Mitrovicreplacing Sanches Fernandes
66'
🔁Mike van Duinenreplacing Jerolldino Bergraaf
⚽Kasper DolbergAssist: Mika Godts
59'1 - 2
🔁Kasper Dolbergreplacing Anton Gaaei
57'
🟨Josip Sutalo
57'
52'
🔁Adam Carlénreplacing Lennard Hartjes
46'0 - 2
⚽Noah Naujoks
Half-time · 0-1
37'0 - 1
⚽Noah NaujoksAssist: Rick Meissen
24'
🟨Ilias Bronkhorst
🟨Wout Weghorst
16'
Kick-off
Teams
Ajax Amsterdam4-2-3-1
25🟨Weghorst
11Godts
10Gloukh
17↓Edvardsen
8Taylor
6Regeer
41↓Alders
15Baas
3↓Gaaei
37🟨↓Sutalo
22Pasveer
Bench
- 24Jorthy Mokio
- 1Vitezslav Jaros
- 18Davy Klaassenon for Josip Sutalo, 84'
- 52Paul Reverson
- 16James McConnell
- 5Owen Wijndalon for Gerald Alders, 76'
- 48Sean Steur
- 28Kian Fitz-Jim
- 9Kasper Dolbergon for Anton Gaaei, 57' ⚽
- 7Raúl Moroon for Oliver Edvardsen, 76'
- 43Rayane Bounida
- 4Kou Itakura
Excelsior4-2-3-1
33↓Bergraaf
11De Regt
10⚽⚽Naujoks
30↓Sanches Fernandes
20↓Hartjes
23Yegoian
17↓Martens
3Meissen
2🟨Bronkhorst
4↓Widell
1van Gassel
Bench
- 16Calvin Raatsie
- 29Mike van Duinenon for Jerolldino Bergraaf, 66'
- 25Stjin Middendorp
- 9Szymon Wlodarczyk
- 15Simon Janssenon for Nolan Martens, 84'
- 34Noa El Hamdaoui
- 14Lewis Schoutenon for Casper Widell, 84'
- 6Adam Carlénon for Lennard Hartjes, 52'
- 5Stan Hendrikx
- 22Stefan Mitrovicon for Sanches Fernandes, 66'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord Rotterdam | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +21 | 24 |
| 2 |  Ajax Amsterdam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 21 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 |  FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 |  Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 |  Heerenveen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 15 |
| 8 |  FC Groningen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 15 |
| 9 |  Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 |  SC Cambuur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 |  FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 |  NEC Nijmegen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 |  Willem II | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -22 | 2 |
Meetings
3Ajax wins
2Level
0Excelsior wins
Last times they met
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Ajax
2–2
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Excelsior
2–2
Ajax · 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
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Excelsior
1–4
Ajax · 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
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Ajax
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Excelsior · 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
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Ajax
6–2
Excelsior · 2018-19 Dutch Eredivisie
Form
Last games: Ajax
L5-1W3-2D1-1L3-0L2-1
Last games: Excelsior
L2-0L1-0D2-2L2-1L3-2
