Excelsior vs Ajax

Excelsior

2 - 2

Ajax

🕒 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 13 · Ajax 5

Referee Stats

Marc Nagtegaal

23 matches · 2.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.74
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.39
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	52%
Draws	17%
Away wins	30%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (11-9).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 22

Avg: 1.18 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-10-2

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.76 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.06

PPG

1.47

1.18

1.76

1.29

1.41

53%

O2.5

65%

53%

BTTS

76%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Excelsior rank13th

Ajax rank5th

Excelsior points38

Ajax points56

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.

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.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-6

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ajax last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-4

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.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home76%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

Ajax score away88%

Ajax clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first53%

Excelsior win after scoring first56%

Ajax score first41%

Ajax win after scoring first14%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 43% · Ajax 83%

Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.6' · Ajax 26.7'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.18 vs 1.80

Excelsior concede at home1.29 vs 1.38

Ajax score away1.76 vs 1.38

Ajax concede away1.41 vs 1.80

Excelsior score 35% below league average, while Ajax score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 6% below league average at home, and Ajax are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Excelsior goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Ajax goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

445

488

Passes Accurate

356

397

Passes %

80%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Godts

Normal Goal · Assist: Rayane Bounida

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

M. Godts

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Dolberg

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. Hansson

1st substitution · For: G. de Regt

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Jerolldino Armantrading

2nd substitution · For: L. Schouten

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

3rd substitution · For: M. Jonathans

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Rayane Bounida

1st substitution · For: O. Edvardsen

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Dolberg

2nd substitution · For: W. Weghorst

70'

70' L. Schouten

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Jonathans

Normal Goal · Assist: G. de Regt

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Zagré

Normal Goal · Assist: G. de Regt

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Mokio

3rd substitution · For: T. Tomiyasu

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Sean Steur

4th substitution · For: Jinairo Johnson

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ L. Hartjes

4th substitution · For: M. van Duinen

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

Excelsior drew 2-2 with Ajax on Sunday, 01 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal. It was played at unknown.

First half: Ajax took the lead at 21' when M. Godts scored, with the assist credited to Rayane Bounida, making the score 0-1. Ajax extended the lead at 40' when M. Godts scored, with the assist credited to K. Dolberg, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 62', with E. Hansson replacing G. de Regt. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Jerolldino Armantrading replacing L. Schouten. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 63', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing M. Jonathans. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 67', with Rayane Bounida replacing O. Edvardsen. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 67', with K. Dolberg replacing W. Weghorst. L. Schouten received a yellow card for Excelsior at 70'. Excelsior reduced the deficit at 74' when M. Jonathans scored, with the assist credited to G. de Regt, making the score 1-2. Excelsior leveled the score at 79' when A. Zagré scored, with the assist credited to G. de Regt, making the score 2-2. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Mokio replacing T. Tomiyasu. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 80', with Sean Steur replacing Jinairo Johnson. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 89', with L. Hartjes replacing M. van Duinen.

Excelsior used 4 substitutions while Ajax used 4 substitutions. Excelsior got 1 yellow card.