Ajax vs GO Ahead Eagles

2 - 2

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Ajax 5 · GO Ahead Eagles 12

Referee Stats

Serdar Gozubuyuk

27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	48%
Draws	15%
Away wins	37%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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

GO Ahead Eagles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 1.18 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

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

0.76

1.88

1.18

1.00

1.71

53%

O2.5

53%

59%

BTTS

59%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th

GO Ahead Eagles rank12th

Ajax points56

GO Ahead Eagles 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.

GO Ahead Eagles: #12 · 38 pts · GD +1

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.

GO Ahead Eagles last 5 away

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-6

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.

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%

GO Ahead Eagles trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%

Ajax clean sheet at home35%

GO Ahead Eagles score away71%

GO Ahead Eagles clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first59%

Ajax win after scoring first80%

GO Ahead Eagles score first24%

GO Ahead Eagles win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 33% · GO Ahead Eagles 27%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 16.5' · GO Ahead Eagles 25.3'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home1.88 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.00 vs 1.38

GO Ahead Eagles score away1.18 vs 1.38

GO Ahead Eagles concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Ajax score 5% above league average, while GO Ahead Eagles score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 27% below league average at home, and GO Ahead Eagles are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 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

GO Ahead Eagles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

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

15' ⚽

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15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Klaassen

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Godts

19'

19' K. Goudmijn

28' ⚽

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28' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Dolberg

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Klaassen

39'

39' M. Smit

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Goudmijn

1st substitution · For: V. Edvardsen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Slory

2nd substitution · For: T. Baeten

53' ⚽

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53' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Baeten

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Linthorst

63'

63' J. Kramer

66' ⚽

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66' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Smit

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Breum

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Adelgaard

3rd substitution · For: D. James

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Breum

4th substitution · For: G. van Zwam

72'

72' E. Linthorst

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Sean Steur

1st substitution · For: J. Mokio

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Klaassen

2nd substitution · For: J. Šutalo

77'

77' A. Gaaei

78'

78' Y. Regeer

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Godts

3rd substitution · For: Raul Moro

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Rayane Bounida

4th substitution · For: O. Gloukh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Dolberg

5th substitution · For: O. Edvardsen

Ajax vs GO Ahead Eagles 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ajax drew 2-2 with GO Ahead Eagles on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Serdar Gozubuyuk. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: Ajax took the lead at 15' when D. Klaassen scored, with the assist credited to M. Godts, making the score 1-0. K. Goudmijn received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 19'. Ajax extended the lead at 28' when K. Dolberg scored, with the assist credited to D. Klaassen, making the score 2-0. M. Smit received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 39'.

Second half: GO Ahead Eagles made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Goudmijn replacing V. Edvardsen. GO Ahead Eagles made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Slory replacing T. Baeten. GO Ahead Eagles reduced the deficit at 53' when T. Baeten scored, with the assist credited to E. Linthorst, making the score 2-1. J. Kramer received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 63'. GO Ahead Eagles leveled the score at 66' when M. Smit scored, with the assist credited to J. Breum, making the score 2-2. GO Ahead Eagles made their 3rd substitution at 67', with A. Adelgaard replacing D. James. GO Ahead Eagles made their 4th substitution at 67', with J. Breum replacing G. van Zwam. E. Linthorst received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 72'. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 75', with Sean Steur replacing J. Mokio. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. Klaassen replacing J. Šutalo. A. Gaaei received a yellow card for Ajax at 77'. Y. Regeer received a yellow card for Ajax at 78'. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Godts replacing Raul Moro. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 84', with Rayane Bounida replacing O. Gloukh. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 84', with K. Dolberg replacing O. Edvardsen.

Ajax used 5 substitutions while GO Ahead Eagles used 4 substitutions. Ajax got 2 yellow cards, while GO Ahead Eagles got 4 yellow cards.