Ajax Amsterdam 2-2 Excelsior

Eredivisie· Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

Ajax Amsterdam

4-2-1

Julian Brandt 32'
Tolu Arokodare 64'

Excelsior

3-2-2

Lennard Hartjes 45'+1'
Aymen Sliti 62'

2:2

📍 Johan Cruijff Arena

Timeline

Owen Wijndal
↓ Caio Henrique
23'
Julian Brandt1-0
🅰 Kasper Dolberg
32'
35'
Jan Plug
45'+1'
Lennard Hartjes1-1
Oliver Edvardsen
↓ Viktor Tsygankov
61'
Tolu Arokodare
↓ Kasper Dolberg
62'
62'
Aymen Sliti1-2
🅰 Irakli Yegoian
Tolu Arokodare2-2
🅰 Oscar Gloukh
64'
65'
Kasey Bos
↓ Eric Da Silva Moreira
71'
Ilano Silva Timas
↓ Ágúst Þorsteinsson
71'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
↓ Aymen Sliti
Sofyan Amrabat
↓ Jorthy Mokio
76'
Abdellah Ouazane
↓ Davy Klaassen
77'
Oscar Gloukh
85'
85'
Irakli Yegoian
85'
Mario Dominguez
↓ David Garden

Game leaders

Ajax Amsterdam

Total ShotsT. Arokodare9
Accurate PassesT. Kehrer137
Defensive InterventionsY. Baas7

Excelsior

Total ShotsA. Sliti3
Accurate PassesS. van Gassel22
Defensive InterventionsR. Meissen15

Stats

AjaxExcelsior

Possession

81%

19%

33Shots4

8Shots on target2

8Blocked shots1

Match info

Kick-off: Saturday 19 September
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Jannick Van Der Laan
Attendance: 54,175
Round: 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

Form

Ajax AmsterdamWWLWW

WvsFC Sion5-3
W@Telstar4-0
LvsPSV Eindhoven3-1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	6	1	0	:	+12	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	5	2	0	:	+18	17

755Accurate passes132

ExcelsiorLDWWL

LvsPSV Eindhoven2-1
WvsSparta Rotterdam2-1
W@Willem II3-0
D@NEC Nijmegen2-2
LvsFC Utrecht2-1

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3

1 Feb 26Excelsior2-2Ajax Amsterdam
22 Nov 25Ajax Amsterdam1-2Excelsior
24 Apr 24Ajax Amsterdam2-2Excelsior
19 Aug 23Excelsior2-2Ajax Amsterdam
29 Jan 23Excelsior1-4Ajax Amsterdam

755Accurate passes132

8Yegoian

3Meissen

20⚽Hartjes

7⚽↓Sliti

19↓Garden

30↓Þorsteinsson

1ter Stegen

15Baas

12↓Henrique

6Kehrer

3Gaaei

8⚽Brandt

24↓Mokio

18↓Klaassen

10Gloukh

9↓Dolberg

11↓Tsygankov

Substitutes · Ajax Amsterdam

43Rayane Bounida
36Dies Janse
51Charlie Setford
21Jofre Torrents
2Lucas Rosa
99Tolu Arokodare↑⚽
20Oliver Edvardsen↑
5Owen Wijndal↑
26Maarten Paes
4Sofyan Amrabat↑
68Abdellah Ouazane↑
38Marcos Leonardo

Substitutes · Excelsior

9Mario Dominguez↑
28Nesto Groen
22Osman Turay
12Kasey Bos↑
18Valentin Sulzbacher
24Guilliano Cairo
6Daniel Van Vianen
16Celton Biai
11Alireza Jahanbakhsh↑
21Ilano Silva Timas↑

86'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Irakli Yegoian.

86'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Kasey Bos.

86'

Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdellah Ouazane.

85'

Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.

85'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.

85'

Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

84'

Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.

84'

Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).

83'

Handball by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).

81'

Thilo Kehrer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81'

Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).

81'

Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.

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.

79'

Attempt missed. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

79'

Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.

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).

77'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Plug.

77'

Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.

77'

Substitution, Ajax. Abdellah Ouazane replaces Davy Klaassen.

76'

Substitution, Ajax. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Jorthy Mokio.

75'

Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior).

75'

Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.

74'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Casper Widell.

73'

Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.

73'

Foul by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).

73'

Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.

73'

Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).

71'

Offside, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen is caught offside.

71'

Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.

71'

Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.

69'

Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.

68'

Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).

68'

Kasey Bos (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

67'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.

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.

65'

Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.

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.

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.

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.

62'

Substitution, Ajax. Tolu Arokodare replaces Kasper Dolberg.

61'

Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Viktor Tsygankov.

59'

Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax).

59'

Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt.

54'

Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt.

52'

Foul by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).

52'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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.

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.

45'

Second Half begins Ajax 1, Excelsior 1.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Ajax 1, Excelsior 1.

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'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

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.

42'

Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorthy Mokio.

41'

Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.

39'

Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39'

Foul by Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).

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.

35'

Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

35'

Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).

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.

31'

Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

31'

Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).

30'

Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell with a headed pass.

29'

Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).

29'

Jan Plug (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29'

Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

28'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Eric da Silva Moreira.

28'

Attempt missed. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.

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.

27'

Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Casper Widell.

27'

Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.

26'

Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Julian Brandt.

24'

Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.

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.

23'

Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Caio Henrique because of an injury.

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.

19'

Offside, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh is caught offside.

17'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

16'

Delay in match because of an injury Caio Henrique (Ajax).

14'

Offside, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.

13'

Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13'

Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Caio Henrique (Ajax).

Delay in match because of an injury David Garden (Excelsior).

Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax).

Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).

Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).

Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Ajax Amsterdam

Excelsior

Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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