Ajax vs Excelsior

2 - 2

🕒 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jannick van der Laan 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Ajax 4 · Excelsior 10

Referee Stats

Jannick van der Laan

5 matches · 2.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.60
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	20%
Home wins	40%
Draws	40%
Away wins	20%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Ajax outshot their opponent (33-4).
Ajax controlled possession (81%).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 9

Avg: 2.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 8

Avg: 2.20 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.20

PPG

1.60

2.20

1.80

1.60

80%

O2.5

100%

BTTS

40%

60%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Ajax rank4th

Excelsior rank10th

Ajax points18

Excelsior points11

Ajax: #4 · 18 pts · GD +15

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #10 · 11 pts · GD -2

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

D D W L D

Points6/15

Weighted index42

Goals11-9

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Excelsior last 5 away

L D D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index36

Goals11-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 80%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home100%

Ajax clean sheet at home0%

Excelsior score away80%

Excelsior clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first60%

Ajax win after scoring first33%

Excelsior score first20%

Excelsior win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 50% · Excelsior 67%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 26.7' · Excelsior 17.0'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home2.20 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.80 vs 2.04

Excelsior score away2.20 vs 2.04

Excelsior concede away1.60 vs 1.80

Ajax score 22% above league average, while Excelsior score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 12% below league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 5.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

81%

19%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

821

197

Passes Accurate

755

132

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ↑↓

↑↓

23' ⇄ Caio Henrique

1st substitution · For: O. Wijndal

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Brandt

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Dolberg

35'

35' J. Plug

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Hartjes

Normal Goal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ V. Tsygankov

2nd substitution · For: O. Edvardsen

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Dolberg

3rd substitution · For: T. Arokodare

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Sliti

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Yegoian

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

T. Arokodare

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Gloukh

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira

1st substitution · For: K. Bos

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Á. Þorsteinsson

2nd substitution · For: I. Silva Timas

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Sliti

3rd substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Mokio

4th substitution · For: S. Amrabat

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Klaassen

5th substitution · For: A. Ouazane

85'

85' O. Gloukh

85'

85' I. Yegoian

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Garden

4th substitution · For: Mario Domínguez

Ajax vs Excelsior 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ajax drew 2-2 with Excelsior on Saturday, 19 September 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jannick van der Laan. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: Ajax made their 1st substitution at 23', with Caio Henrique replacing O. Wijndal. Ajax took the lead at 32' when J. Brandt scored, with the assist credited to K. Dolberg, making the score 1-0. J. Plug received a yellow card for Excelsior at 35'. Excelsior leveled the score at 45+1' when L. Hartjes scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 61', with V. Tsygankov replacing O. Edvardsen. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 62', with K. Dolberg replacing T. Arokodare. Excelsior took the lead at 62' when A. Sliti scored, with the assist credited to I. Yegoian, making the score 1-2. Ajax leveled the score at 64' when T. Arokodare scored, with the assist credited to O. Gloukh, making the score 2-2. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 65', with Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira replacing K. Bos. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Á. Þorsteinsson replacing I. Silva Timas. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 71', with A. Sliti replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. Mokio replacing S. Amrabat. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 77', with D. Klaassen replacing A. Ouazane. O. Gloukh received a yellow card for Ajax at 85'. I. Yegoian received a yellow card for Excelsior at 85'. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Garden replacing Mario Domínguez.

Ajax used 5 substitutions while Excelsior used 4 substitutions. Ajax got 1 yellow card, while Excelsior got 2 yellow cards.