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Ajax Amsterdam

5th · 4-2-1 · 14 pts · +12
Nope, tied.
Ajax Amsterdam tied Excelsior
Excelsior3-2-2 2 – 2 Ajax Amsterdam4-2-1
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

12T
EXC 11 2
AJA 11 2

Match Leaders

Excelsior
Ajax Amsterdam

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
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.

Team Stats

ExcelsiorAjax Amsterdam
General
19.2 Possession % 80.8
4 Shots 33
2 On Target 8
0 Offsides 3
0 Corners 9
12 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
132 Passes Completed 755
0 Crosses Won 13
2 Tackles Won 9
20 Interceptions 6
34 Clearances 10
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 0

Recent Form

Ajax Amsterdam W W L W W
Excelsior L W W D L

Starting Lineups

Excelsior4-3-3
1 van Gassel
2 Da Silva Moreira 4 Widell 14 Plug 15 Janssen
8 Yegoian A 3 Meissen 20 Hartjes 45'+1'
7 Sliti 62' 19 Garden 30 Þorsteinsson
10 Gloukh A 9 Dolberg A 11 Tsygankov
8 Brandt 32' 24 Mokio 18 Klaassen
12 Henrique 15 Baas 6 Kehrer 3 Gaaei
1 ter Stegen
Ajax Amsterdam4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Ajax Amsterdam

  1. MT #1 Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. #15 Youri BaasCD-L
  3. TK #6 Thilo KehrerCD-R
  4. #12 Caio HenriqueLB
  5. #3 Anton GaaeiRB
  6. #24 Jorthy MokioCM
  7. JB #8 Julian BrandtLM32'
  8. #18 Davy KlaassenRM
  9. KD #9 Kasper DolbergF
  10. #10 Oscar GloukhLF
  11. VT #11 Viktor TsygankovRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. JP #14 Jan PlugCD-L
  3. #4 Casper WidellCD-R
  4. #15 Simon JanssenLB
  5. ED #2 Eric Da Silva MoreiraRB
  6. #3 Rick MeissenCM
  7. #20 Lennard HartjesLM45'+1'
  8. IY #8 Irakli YegoianRM
  9. #19 David GardenF
  10. ÁÞ #30 Ágúst ÞorsteinssonLF
  11. AS #7 Aymen SlitiRF62'
Substitutes · 4 used

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