Excelsior vs Ajax Amsterdam · Eredivisie
Excelsior
6-5-10
2 – 2
FT
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Ajax Amsterdam
10-8-3
Stadion Woudestein · Rotterdam · Netherlands
The game finished 2-2 after Excelsior came back from two down at Stadion Woudestein (crowd 4,500). Ajax Amsterdam went ahead through Mika Godts at the 21-minute mark and Mika Godts added to the lead after 40 minutes; a goal from Miliano Jonathans at the 74-minute mark cut it to 1-2 and Excelsior were back level through Arthur Zagre after 79 minutes. Ajax kept the ball 52% of the time and shot 9 times, Excelsior 11. From 11 shots, Excelsior found the target 5 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Eredivisie Netherlands
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
- Ground
- Stadion Woudestein · Rotterdam · Netherlands
- Crowd
- 4,500
- Referee
- Marc Nagtegaal
- Excelsior form
- LDLLL
- Ajax form
- DLWWD
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ajax | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Side by side
12Fouls5
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
3Offsides2
4Corner Kicks1
1Saves3
48.2%Possession51.8%
11Shots9
5On Goal3
50%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
356Accurate Passes396
443Passes487
80%Pass Completion %80%
4Accurate Crosses0
16Crosses8
30%Cross %0%
69Long Balls64
27Accurate Long Balls25
40%Long Balls %40%
2Blocked Shots1
6Effective Tackles11
12Tackles15
50%Tackle %70%
14Interceptions3
17Effective Clearances18
17Clearances18
Timeline
Full time · 2-2
🔁Mike van Duinenreplacing Lennard Hartjes
89'
80'
🔁Takehiro Tomiyasureplacing Jorthy Mokio
80'
🔁Jinairo Johnsonreplacing Sean Steur
⚽Arthur ZagreAssist: Gyan De Regt
79'2 - 2
⚽Miliano JonathansAssist: Gyan De Regt
74'1 - 2
🟨Lewis Schouten
70'
67'
🔁Oliver Edvardsenreplacing Rayane Bounida
67'
🔁Wout Weghorstreplacing Kasper Dolberg
🔁Lewis Schoutenreplacing Jerolldino Bergraaf
63'
🔁Miliano Jonathansreplacing Sanches Fernandes
63'
🔁Gyan De Regtreplacing Emil Hansson
62'
Half-time · 0-2
40'0 - 2
⚽Mika GodtsAssist: Kasper Dolberg
21'0 - 1
⚽Mika GodtsAssist: Rayane Bounida
Kick-off
Teams
Excelsior4-1-4-1
33↓Bergraaf
10Naujoks
7↓Hansson
30↓Sanches Fernandes
23Yegoian
20↓Hartjes
12⚽Zagre
3Meissen
2Bronkhorst
4Widell
1van Gassel
Bench
- 6Adam Carlén
- 18Chris-Kevin Nadje
- 16Calvin Raatsie
- 14Lewis Schoutenon for Jerolldino Bergraaf, 63' 🟨
- 17Nolan Martens
- 26Miliano Jonathanson for Sanches Fernandes, 63' ⚽
- 29Mike van Duinenon for Lennard Hartjes, 89'
- 15Simon Janssen
- 11Gyan De Regton for Emil Hansson, 62'
- 5Stan Hendrikx
Ajax Amsterdam4-3-3
18Klaassen
43↓Bounida
9↓Dolberg
48↓Steur
11⚽⚽Godts
6Regeer
24↓Mokio
15Baas
3Gaaei
37Sutalo
1Jaros
Bench
- 25Wout Weghorston for Kasper Dolberg, 67'
- 68Abdellah Ouazane
- 12Joeri Heerkens
- 23Steven Berghuis
- 30Aaron Bouwman
- 17Oliver Edvardsenon for Rayane Bounida, 67'
- 57Jinairo Johnsonon for Sean Steur, 80'
- 52Paul Reverson
- 55Tijn Peters
- 41Gerald Alders
- 32Takehiro Tomiyasuon for Jorthy Mokio, 80'
- 2Lucas Rosa
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
1Excelsior wins
2Level
2Ajax wins
Last times they met
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Ajax
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Ajax
2–2
Excelsior · 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
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Excelsior
2–2
Ajax · 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
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Excelsior
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Ajax · 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
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Ajax
7–1
Excelsior · 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
Form
Last games: Excelsior
W2-1L5-1D2-2D1-1D0-0
Last games: Ajax
L6-0D2-2W2-1W2-0L2-1
