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Eredivisie Matchweek 7 Saturday, 19 September 2026

Ajax vs Excelsior 2-2 – Eredivisie, 19 Sep 2026

Ajax 5th · 14 pts
2–2 HT 1–1 Full-time
Excelsior 7th · 11 pts
Julian Brandt 32'Tolu Arokodare 64'
Lennard Hartjes 45'+1Aymen sliti 62'
VenueJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam RefereeJannick van der Laan Kick-off19 Sep · 19:00 BST Season2026/27

Match stats

81%19%Ball Possession
334Total Shots
82Shots on Goal
90Corner Kicks
612Fouls
12Yellow Cards

Key events

  • 85' David Garden for Mario Domínguez FrancoSubstitution 4 Excelsior
  • 85' Irakli YegoianYellow Card · Argument Excelsior
  • 85' Oscar GloukhYellow Card · Argument Ajax
  • 77' Davy Klaassen for Abdellah OuazaneSubstitution 5 Ajax
  • 76' Jorthy Mokio for Sofyan AmrabatSubstitution 4 Ajax
  • 71' Aymen sliti for Alireza JahanbakhshSubstitution 3 Excelsior
  • 71' Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson for Ilano Silva TimasSubstitution 2 Excelsior
  • 65' Eric da Silva Moreira for Kasey BosSubstitution 1 Excelsior
  • 64' Tolu Arokodare assist Oscar GloukhNormal Goal Ajax
  • 62' Aymen sliti assist Irakli YegoianNormal Goal Excelsior
  • 62' Kasper Dolberg for Tolu ArokodareSubstitution 3 Ajax
  • 61' Viktor Tsygankov for Oliver Valaker EdvardsenSubstitution 2 Ajax
  • 45'+1 Lennard HartjesNormal Goal Excelsior
  • 35' Jan PlugYellow Card · Foul Excelsior
  • 32' Julian Brandt assist Kasper DolbergNormal Goal Ajax
  • 23' Caio Henrique for Owen WijndalSubstitution 1 Ajax

SportsLife forecast

Made before kick-off
Our pick Ajax 45% Ajax Home
= 45% Draw Draw
Excelsior 10% Excelsior Away

Our pick Ajax win or draw Correct

Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals · goals home -3.5, away -3.5

59%41%Form
65%35%Attack
50%50%Defence
50%50%Head-to-head
55%45%Goals
51.2%48.8%Overall

Win probability for each side, worked out from recent form, attack and defence strength, goals scored and conceded, and past meetings. Close numbers mean an open match; the bars show which side each factor favours. Not betting advice.

Ajax

League formWDWLWW
Last 5 · form67%
Last 5 · attack / defence85% / 65%
Last 5 · goals for / against17 (3.4) / 7 (1.4)
Eredivisie5th · P 7 · GD +12 · 14 pts

Excelsior

League formWLWWDL
Last 5 · form47%
Last 5 · attack / defence45% / 65%
Last 5 · goals for / against9 (1.8) / 7 (1.4)
Eredivisie7th · P 7 · GD +6 · 11 pts

Line-ups

Ajax4-3-3

  • 1M. ter StegenG
  • 3AGA. GaaeiD
  • 6T. KehrerD
  • 15YBY. BaasD
  • 12CHCaio HenriqueD
  • 18DKD. KlaassenM
  • 24JMJ. MokioM
  • 8JBJ. BrandtM
  • 11VTV. TsygankovF
  • 9KDK. DolbergF
  • 10OGO. GloukhF

Substitutes

  • 2LRLucas RosaD
  • 4SAS. AmrabatM
  • 99TAT. ArokodareF
  • 43RBRayane BounidaF
  • 20OEO. EdvardsenF
  • 36DJD. JanseD
  • 68AOA. OuazaneM
  • 26MPM. PaesG
  • 38MLMarcos LeonardoF
  • 51CSC. SetfordG
  • 21JTJofre TorrentsD
  • 5OWO. WijndalD
CoachMíchel

Excelsior4-3-3

  • 1SVGS. van GasselG
  • 2EEDEric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraD
  • 4CWC. WidellD
  • 14JPJ. PlugD
  • 15SJS. JanssenD
  • 8IYI. YegoianM
  • 3RMR. MeissenM
  • 20LHL. HartjesM
  • 7ASA. SlitiF
  • 19DGD. GardenF
  • 30Á.Á. ÞorsteinssonF

Substitutes

  • 16CBCelton BiaiG
  • 12KBK. BosF
  • 24GCGiulliano CairoM
  • 9MDMario DomínguezF
  • 28NGN. GroenF
  • 11AJA. JahanbakhshF
  • 21ISTI. Silva TimasF
  • 18VSV. SulzbacherM
  • 22OTO. TurayD
  • 6DVVD. van VianenM
CoachR. den Uil

Statistics

755132Passes Accurate
244Shots Insidebox
90Shots Outsidebox
81Blocked Shots
125Free Kicks
82Shots On Goal
171Shots Off Goal
30Offsides
821197Total Passes
334Total Shots
12Yellow Cards
90Corner Kicks
06Goalkeeper Saves
612Fouls
00Red Cards
81%19%Ball Possession

All events

  • 23' Caio Henrique for Owen Wijndalsubst · Substitution 1 Ajax
  • 32' Julian Brandt assist Kasper DolbergGoal · Normal Goal Ajax
  • 35' Jan PlugCard · Yellow Card · Foul Excelsior
  • 45'+1 Lennard HartjesGoal · Normal Goal Excelsior
  • 61' Viktor Tsygankov for Oliver Valaker Edvardsensubst · Substitution 2 Ajax
  • 62' Kasper Dolberg for Tolu Arokodaresubst · Substitution 3 Ajax
  • 62' Aymen sliti assist Irakli YegoianGoal · Normal Goal Excelsior
  • 64' Tolu Arokodare assist Oscar GloukhGoal · Normal Goal Ajax
  • 65' Eric da Silva Moreira for Kasey Bossubst · Substitution 1 Excelsior
  • 71' Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson for Ilano Silva Timassubst · Substitution 2 Excelsior
  • 71' Aymen sliti for Alireza Jahanbakhshsubst · Substitution 3 Excelsior
  • 76' Jorthy Mokio for Sofyan Amrabatsubst · Substitution 4 Ajax
  • 77' Davy Klaassen for Abdellah Ouazanesubst · Substitution 5 Ajax
  • 85' Oscar GloukhCard · Yellow Card · Argument Ajax
  • 85' Irakli YegoianCard · Yellow Card · Argument Excelsior
  • 85' David Garden for Mario Domínguez Francosubst · Substitution 4 Excelsior

Player ratings

Ajax

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
TAT. ArokodareF 288.2 109 9 7%06/7
JBJ. BrandtM 908.2 103 76 68%12/6
OGO. GloukhF 907.7 017 67 58%09/10
AGA. GaaeiD 907.5 005 96 86%35/6
OEO. EdvardsenF 297.1 000 10 10%00/2
OWO. WijndalD 677.0 000 53 47%02/7
KDK. DolbergF 626.9 012 13 10%02/4
T. KehrerD 906.8 001 140 137%15/8
YBY. BaasD 906.5 000 142 135%14/7
JMJ. MokioM 766.5 001 61 58%24/10
AOA. OuazaneM 136.4 002 13 13%03/4
DKD. KlaassenM 776.4 002 47 44%24/6
VTV. TsygankovF 616.3 001 36 30%02/5
SAS. AmrabatM 146.2 000 18 17%11/1
CHCaio HenriqueD 236.1 000 14 10%01/1
M. ter StegenG 906.1 000 26 25%00/0

Excelsior

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
ASA. SlitiF 718.0 103 6 3%13/4
LHL. HartjesM 907.4 101 18 15%15/8
SVGS. van GasselG 907.0 000 44 21%01/1
CWC. WidellD 906.9 000 21 17%16/12
IYI. YegoianM 906.8 010 20 15%04/10
KBK. BosF 256.8 000 4 3%12/4
MDMario DomínguezF 56.7 000 000/0
AJA. JahanbakhshF 196.5 000 2 2%00/2
ISTI. Silva TimasF 196.5 000 2 1%00/1
DGD. GardenF 856.4 000 4 2%01/6
Á.Á. ÞorsteinssonF 716.4 000 9 7%00/5
SJS. JanssenD 906.3 000 11 7%34/8
EEDEric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraD 656.3 000 18 13%03/5
JPJ. PlugD 906.2 000 16 12%23/7
RMR. MeissenM 905.9 000 22 14%12/11