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Matchday 7 · · Johan Cruijff Arena

Ajax vs Excelsior: result, lineups and stats

Ajax 3 · 25 points
2 - 2
Excelsior 15 · 11 points
  • 32' Julian Brandt
  • 64' Tolu
  • 45+1' Lennard Hartjes
  • 62' Aymen Sliti

Lineups Ajax vs Excelsior

Ajax 4-3-3 · Míchel
1 ter Stegen
12 Henrique
15 Baas
6 Kehrer
3 Gaaei
8 Brandt
24 Mokio
18 Klaassen
10 Gloukh
9 Dolberg
11 Tsygankov
  • 23' Owen Wijndal Caio Henrique
  • 61' Oliver Edvardsen Viktor Tsygankov
  • 62' Tolu Kasper Dolberg
  • 76' Sofyan Amrabat Jorthy Mokio
  • 77' Abdellah Ouazane Davy Klaassen

Lineup for Ajax: ter Stegen, Henrique, Baas, Kehrer, Gaaei, Brandt, Mokio, Klaassen, Gloukh, Dolberg, Tsygankov

Bench
  • 2 Lucas Rosa
  • 4 S. Amrabat 76'
  • 99 T. Arokodare 62'
  • 43 Rayane Bounida
  • 20 O. Edvardsen 61'
  • 36 D. Janse
  • 68 A. Ouazane
  • 26 M. Paes
  • 38 Marcos Leonardo
  • 51 C. Setford
  • 21 Jofre Torrents
  • 5 O. Wijndal 23'
Absentees Ajax

Dolberg, Tsygankov (injured), Gaaei, Brandt, Adingra, Berghuis, Kehrer (doubtful)

Excelsior 4-3-3 · R. den Uil
1 van Gassel
15 Janssen
14 Plug
4 Widell
2 Moreira
20 Hartjes
3 Meissen
8 Yegoian
30 Þorsteinsson
19 Garden
7 Sliti
  • 65' Kasey Bos Eric da Silva Moreira
  • 71' Ilano Silva Timas Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson
  • 71' Alireza Jahanbakhsh Aymen Sliti
  • 85' Mario Domínguez David Garden

Lineup for Excelsior: van Gassel, Janssen, Plug, Widell, Moreira, Hartjes, Meissen, Yegoian, Þorsteinsson, Garden, Sliti

Bench
  • 16 Celton Biai
  • 12 K. Bos
  • 24 Giulliano Cairo
  • 9 Mario Domínguez 85'
  • 28 N. Groen
  • 11 A. Jahanbakhsh 71'
  • 21 I. Silva Timas 71'
  • 18 V. Sulzbacher
  • 22 O. Turay
  • 6 D. van Vianen
Absentees Excelsior

Groen (suspended)

Stats Ajax vs Excelsior

Ajax Match Excelsior
  • 81% Possession 19%
  • 33 Shots 4
  • 8 Shots on target 2
  • 17 Shots off target 1
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 6 Fouls 12
  • 3 Offsides 0
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Ajax

Marc ter Stegen is set to return in goal for Ajax after being rested for the win over Willem II to aid his recovery from a serious injury. Aaron Bouwman remains unavailable through injury, so Thilo Kehrer is set to continue partnering Youri Baas in central defence.

Anton Gaaei looks set to return at right-back, with Lucas Rosa the alternative. Up front, Marcos Leonardo is not expected to start after missing the match against Fortuna Sittard by the manager's decision, though he remains part of Míchel's plans.

Excelsior

Excelsior's left-back spot is again a question mark for the visit of Ajax. Simon Janssen has started four of the last five matches and is pencilled in to start, but his fitness is uncertain, with Kasey Bos — who deputised there against FC Utrecht — the alternative if he is not risked. Noah Naujoks, who has missed the recent run of matches, is also a doubt.

At right-back, Rick Meissen has had the busier role recently, though Eric da Silva Moreira has also come in with little to choose between them. In attack, Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson has started in each of his last four appearances but been substituted every time, generally in the closing stages.

Which English players could feature in Ajax vs Excelsior?

1 player
  • Charlie Setford Ajax On the bench

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Ajax

  1. Tolu 13 goals 3 assists
  2. Oscar Gloukh 6 goals 8 assists
  3. Davy Klaassen 9 goals 1 assists
  4. Julian Brandt 8 goals 2 assists
  5. Abdellah Ouazane 2 goals 5 assists

Excelsior

  1. Irakli Yegoian 5 goals 5 assists
  2. Aymen Sliti 4 goals 1 assists
  3. David Garden 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Noah Naujoks 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Simon Janssen 0 goals 3 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Ajax

Player Starts Min. Form
Marc ter Stegen 5/5 446 strong
Lucas Rosa 5/5 446 strong
Youri Baas 5/5 408 strong
Jorthy Mokio 5/5 401 mixed
Owen Wijndal 4/5 349 solid
Tolu 4/5 345 excellent
Oscar Gloukh 3/5 316 excellent
Davy Klaassen 4/5 301 mixed

Excelsior

Player Starts Min. Form
Stijn van Gassel 4/5 449 solid
Rick Meissen 4/5 449 mixed
Casper Widell 4/5 449 mixed
Jan Plug 4/5 449 solid
Irakli Yegoian 4/5 422 solid
Lennard Hartjes 3/4 360 mixed
Aymen Sliti 3/5 277 mixed
Noah Naujoks 3/5 272 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.68 1.62
  • Predicted goals4.2
  • Both teams to score67%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners13.3

Team comparison

AJA home Per match EXC away
1.50 Points 1.33
2.00 Goals for 1.83
1.50 Goals against 1.50
2.35 xG for 1.14
1.29 xG against 1.63
6.0 Corners 3.8
LWDDW Home and away form WDDLL

Ajax vs Excelsior: head-to-head record

18 previous meetings
13 Ajax 4 draws 1 Excelsior
  • Goals per match4.00
  • Both teams scored72%
  • Over 2.5 goals72%
  • Feb 2026 Excelsior 2 - 2 Ajax
  • Nov 2025 Ajax 1 - 2 Excelsior
  • Apr 2024 Ajax 2 - 2 Excelsior
  • Aug 2023 Excelsior 2 - 2 Ajax
  • Jan 2023 Excelsior 1 - 4 Ajax
  • Oct 2022 Ajax 7 - 1 Excelsior
  • Apr 2019 Ajax 6 - 2 Excelsior
  • Nov 2018 Excelsior 1 - 7 Ajax
  • May 2018 Excelsior 1 - 2 Ajax
  • Dec 2017 Ajax 3 - 1 Excelsior

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