Ajax Amsterdam vs Excelsior, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam

32': Julian Brandt
64': Tolu Arokodare

FT
2 - 2

Excelsior

45'+1': Lennard Hartjes
62': Aymen Sliti

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Excelsior at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
3': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
3': Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax).
8': Delay in match because of an injury David Garden (Excelsior).
8': Delay in match because of an injury Caio Henrique (Ajax).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
13': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Caio Henrique (Ajax).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Offside, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh is caught offside.
23': Attempt missed. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a through ball.
23': Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Caio Henrique because of an injury.
23': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
24': Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
26': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
27': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
27': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Casper Widell.
28': Attempt saved. Thilo Kehrer (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross.
28': Attempt missed. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
28': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Eric da Silva Moreira.
29': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
29': Jan Plug (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
30': Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell with a headed pass.
31': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
31': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 0. Julian Brandt (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
35': Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
35': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
39': Foul by Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).
39': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
42': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorthy Mokio.
45': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 1. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Ajax 1, Excelsior 1.
45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, Excelsior 1.
50': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Jorthy Mokio.
52': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
52': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
54': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
58': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
59': Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax).
61': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
62': Substitution, Ajax. Tolu Arokodare replaces Kasper Dolberg.
62': Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 2. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
64': Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen with a cross.
64': Goal! Ajax 2, Excelsior 2. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
65': Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
67': Attempt saved. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Julian Brandt.
67': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
67': Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
68': Kasey Bos (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
69': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
71': Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
71': Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
71': Offside, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen is caught offside.
73': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
73': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).
73': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Casper Widell.
75': Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
75': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior).
75': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Ajax. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Jorthy Mokio.
77': Substitution, Ajax. Abdellah Ouazane replaces Davy Klaassen.
77': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
77': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Plug.
78': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
79': Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
79': Attempt missed. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
80': Attempt saved. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Julian Brandt.
81': Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
81': Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
81': Thilo Kehrer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Handball by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).
84': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
84': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
85': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.
86': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdellah Ouazane.
86': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Kasey Bos.
86': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Irakli Yegoian.
87': Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
87': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
89': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Simon Janssen.
89': Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen with a cross following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
90'+3': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
90'+3': Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Excelsior 2.
0': Match ends, Ajax 2, Excelsior 2.

Statistics

EXC		AJA
12	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	0
19.2	Possession	80.8
4	SHOTS	33
2	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
132	Accurate Passes	755
197	Passes	820
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	13
3	Crosses	35
0.0	Cross %	0.4
58	Long Balls	34
26	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	8
2	Effective Tackles	9
10	Tackles	12
0.2	Tackle %	0.8
20	Interceptions	6
34	Effective Clearances	10
34	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,175

Eredivisie Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	+12	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	+18	17
3	PSV Eindhoven	7	+14	16
4	FC Twente	7	+8	16

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15	Youri Baas
6	Thilo Kehrer
12	Caio Henrique
3	Anton Gaaei
24	Jorthy Mokio
8	Julian Brandt
18	Davy Klaassen
9	Kasper Dolberg
10	Oscar Gloukh
11	Viktor Tsygankov

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Rayane Bounida, Dies Janse, Charlie Setford, Jofre Torrents, Lucas Rosa, Tolu Arokodare, Oliver Edvardsen, Owen Wijndal, Maarten Paes, Sofyan Amrabat, Abdellah Ouazane, Marcos Leonardo.

Excelsior (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Stijn van Gassel (GK)
14	Jan Plug
4	Casper Widell
15	Simon Janssen
2	Eric Da Silva Moreira
3	Rick Meissen
20	Lennard Hartjes
8	Irakli Yegoian
19	David Garden
30	Ágúst Þorsteinsson
7	Aymen Sliti

Excelsior Substitutes:

Mario Dominguez, Nesto Groen, Osman Turay, Kasey Bos, Valentin Sulzbacher, Guilliano Cairo, Daniel Van Vianen, Celton Biai, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ilano Silva Timas.

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