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Ajax — Excelsior, 19 September 2026, 18:00 UTC : score 2:2

match finished Eredivisie · Matchday 7 Saturday 19 September · 18:00 UTC
Ajax Ajax 5th · 14 pts DWWL
2 : 2 1st half 1:1
Excelsior 7th · 11 pts DLDW Excelsior
Johan Cruijff Arena · referee J. van der Laan
Match predictionSafe

Ajax +2.5

93% · Ajax games average 5 goals

Prediction landed. We predicted “Ajax +2.5”, and the match finished 2:2.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
Ajax 37% draw 24% Excelsior 39%
The model was wrong

The most likely outcome was Excelsior win, and the match finished 2:2. Fans backed Excelsior win — they got it wrong.

fans 30 votes
Ajax 40% draw 13% Excelsior 47%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
O. Wijndal for Caio Henrique 23'
J. Brandt assist: K. Dolberg 1-0 32'
J. Plug 35'
L. Hartjes 1-1 45+1'
O. Edvardsen for V. Tsygankov 61'
A. Sliti assist: I. Yegoian 1-2 62'
T. Arokodare for K. Dolberg 62'
T. Arokodare assist: O. Gloukh 2-2 64'
K. Bos for E. da Silva Moreira 66'
I. Silva Timas for A. Thorsteinsson 71'
A. Jahanbakhsh for A. Sliti 71'
S. Amrabat for J. Mokio 76'
A. Ouazane for D. Klaassen 77'
I. Yegoian 85'
O. Gloukh 85'
M. Dominguez for D. Garden 85'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
Ajax Ajax 4-3-3 · Michel 4-3-3 · Ruben den Uil Excelsior Excelsior
1 Marc-André Ter Stegen
3 Anton Gaaei 6 Thilo Kehrer 15 Youri Baas 12 Caio Henrique
18 Davy Klaassen 24 Jorthy Mokio 8 Julian Brandt
11 Viktor Tsygankov 9 Kasper Dolberg 10 Oscar Gloukh
7 Aymen Sliti 19 David Garden 30 Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
8 Irakli Yegoian 3 Rick Meissen 20 Lennard Hartjes
2 Eric da Silva Moreira 4 Casper Widell 14 Jan Plug 15 Simon Janssen
1 Stijn van Gassel
Ajax bench
  1. 68Abdellah Ouazane
  2. 51Charlie Setford
  3. 36Dies Janse
  4. 21Jofre Torrents
  5. 2Lucas Rosa
  6. 26Maarten Paes
  7. 38Marcos Leonardo
  8. 20Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
  9. 5Owen Wijndal
  10. 43Rayane Bounida
  11. 4Sofyan Amrabat
  12. 99Tolu Arokodare
Excelsior bench
  1. 11Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  2. 16Celton Biai
  3. 6Daniel van Vianen
  4. 24Giuliano Cairo
  5. 21Ilano Silva Timas
  6. 12Kasey Bos
  7. 9Mario Domínguez
  8. 28Nesto Groen
  9. 22Osman Turay
  10. 18Valentin Sulzbacher

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
81%Possession19%
33Shots4
8Shots on target2
16Shots off target1
9Blocked shots1
24Shots inside box4
9Shots outside box0
156Attacks60
81Dangerous attacks22
9Corners0
3Offsides0
6Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
0Saves6
820Passes197
755Accurate passes132
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
0Penalties0
AjaxAjaxExcelsiorExcelsiorThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Ajax and Excelsior met on matchday 7 of the Eredivisie on 19 September at Johan Cruijff Arena. Final score — 2:2.

Ajax sit 5th on 14 points after 4 matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss), unbeaten in 3 matches. Excelsior sit 7th on 11 points after 4 matches (1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss), winless in 3 matches.

Season form

all competitions of the season
Ajax Ajax last five Excelsior Excelsior
DWWL form DLDW
4 Matches 4
2 — 1 — 1 Wins — draws — defeats 1 — 2 — 1
13 — 7 Scored — conceded 8 — 6
1.75 Points per game 1.25
3.25 Goals scored per game 2
0 Clean sheets 1
0 Failed to score 0
unbeaten in 3 Current streak unbeaten in 1

Ajax at home: 3 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, goals 8—6, 1.33 points per match.

Excelsior away: 3 matches, 1 win, 2 draws, 0 losses, goals 7—4, 1.67 points per match.

League table

after the match
#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
4TwenteTwente751115—716
5AjaxAjax742121—914
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard741213—1413
7ExcelsiorExcelsior732215—911
8GroningenGroningen732215—1311
9Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles623115—139
Full Eredivisie table