Ajax vs Excelsior

Ajax

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Excelsior

🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Joey Kooij 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Ajax 5 · Excelsior 13

Referee Stats

Joey Kooij

18 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	44%
Draws	33%
Away wins	22%

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 17

Avg: 1.88 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 34

Avg: 1.35 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.18

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

1.82

PPG

1.18

1.88

1.35

1.00

2.00

53%

O2.5

71%

59%

BTTS

76%

59%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th

Excelsior rank13th

Ajax points56

Excelsior points38

Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +21

9 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Ajax last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Excelsior last 5 away

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals10-9

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 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%

Ajax clean sheet at home35%

Excelsior score away82%

Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first59%

Ajax win after scoring first80%

Excelsior score first29%

Excelsior win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 33% · Excelsior 44%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 16.5' · Excelsior 20.8'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home1.88 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.00 vs 1.38

Excelsior score away1.35 vs 1.38

Excelsior concede away2.00 vs 1.80

Ajax score 5% above league average, while Excelsior score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 27% below league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% above 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: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' W. Weghorst

24'

24' I. Bronkhorst

37' ⚽

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37' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

N. Naujoks

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Meissen

46' ⚽

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46' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

N. Naujoks

Normal Goal

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ L. Hartjes

1st substitution · For: A. Carlén

57'

57' J. Šutalo

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ A. Gaaei

1st substitution · For: K. Dolberg

59' ⚽

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59' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Dolberg

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Godts

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

2nd substitution · For: S. Mitrović

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Jerolldino Armantrading

3rd substitution · For: M. van Duinen

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Gerald Alders

2nd substitution · For: O. Wijndal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ O. Edvardsen

3rd substitution · For: Raul Moro

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Šutalo

4th substitution · For: D. Klaassen

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Widell

4th substitution · For: L. Schouten

84' ↑↓

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84' ⇄ N. Martens

5th substitution · For: S. Janssen

Ajax vs Excelsior 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Excelsior beat Ajax 2-1 on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Joey Kooij. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: W. Weghorst received a yellow card for Ajax at 16'. I. Bronkhorst received a yellow card for Excelsior at 24'. Excelsior took the lead at 37' when N. Naujoks scored, with the assist credited to R. Meissen, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Excelsior extended the lead at 46' when N. Naujoks scored, making the score 0-2. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 52', with L. Hartjes replacing A. Carlén. J. Šutalo received a yellow card for Ajax at 57'. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 57', with A. Gaaei replacing K. Dolberg. Ajax reduced the deficit at 59' when K. Dolberg scored, with the assist credited to M. Godts, making the score 1-2. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing S. Mitrović. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 66', with Jerolldino Armantrading replacing M. van Duinen. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Gerald Alders replacing O. Wijndal. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 76', with O. Edvardsen replacing Raul Moro. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Šutalo replacing D. Klaassen. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 84', with C. Widell replacing L. Schouten. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 84', with N. Martens replacing S. Janssen.

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