Excelsior

7th · 3-2-2 · 11 pts · +6

Nope, tied.

Excelsior tied Ajax Amsterdam

3-2-2 2 – 2

4-2-1

FT · Sat, Sep 19

Match Details

Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam) · 54,175 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

·Match ends, Ajax 2, Excelsior 2.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Excelsior 2.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen.
90'+3'Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
90'+1'Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen with a cross following a corner.
89'Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Simon Janssen.
87'Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
87'Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
86'Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Irakli Yegoian.

Line Score

	1	2	T
EXC	1	1	2
AJA	1	1	2

Match Leaders

Excelsior

LH Lennard Hartjes · 1Goals
AS Aymen Sliti · 3Total Shots
Stijn van Gassel · 6Saves
Rick Meissen · 15Defensive Interventions
Stijn van Gassel · 22Accurate Passes

Ajax Amsterdam

JB Julian Brandt · 1Goals
TA Tolu Arokodare · 9Total Shots
Youri Baas · 7Defensive Interventions
TK Thilo Kehrer · 137Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	6	1	0	+12	19
2	Feyenoord	7	5	2	0	+18	17
3	PSV	7	5	1	1	+14	16
4	FC Twente	7	5	1	1	+8	16
5	Ajax	7	4	2	1	+12	14
6	Fortuna	7	4	1	2	-1	13
7	Excelsior	7	3	2	2	+6	11
8	FC Groningen	7	3	2	2	+2	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	2	4	1	+2	10
10	Heerenveen	7	2	3	2	+2	9
11	NEC	7	2	2	3	-1	8
12	Sparta	7	1	2	4	-7	5
13	Telstar	7	1	2	4	-7	5
14	Cambuur	7	1	2	4	-9	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	1	2	4	-13	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	1	1	5	-14	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	0	2	5	-10	2
18	Willem II	7	0	2	5	-14	2

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Key Events

85'Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.

85'Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.

85'Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

77'Substitution, Ajax. Abdellah Ouazane replaces Davy Klaassen.

76'Substitution, Ajax. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Jorthy Mokio.

71'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.

71'Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.

65'Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.

64'Goal! Ajax 2, Excelsior 2. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.

62'Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 2. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.

62'Substitution, Ajax. Tolu Arokodare replaces Kasper Dolberg.

61'Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Viktor Tsygankov.

45'+1'Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 1. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

35'Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

32'Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 0. Julian Brandt (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.

23'Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Caio Henrique because of an injury.