Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, September 19, 2026
Excelsior LWWDL 2
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Ajax Amsterdam WWLWW 2
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EXC112
AJA112
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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
0
19.2
Possession
80.8
4
SHOTS
33
2
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
132
Accurate Passes
755
197
Passes
820
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
13
3
Crosses
35
0.0
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
34
26
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
8
2
Effective Tackles
9
10
Tackles
12
0.2
Tackle %
0.8
20
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
10
34
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 6Thilo KehrerCD-R
  4. 12Caio HenriqueLB
  5. 3Anton GaaeiRB
  6. 24Jorthy MokioCM
  7. 8Julian BrandtLM
  8. 18Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 9Kasper DolbergF
  10. 10Oscar GloukhLF
  11. 11Viktor TsygankovRF

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 14Jan PlugCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 15Simon JanssenLB
  5. 2Eric Da Silva MoreiraRB
  6. 3Rick MeissenCM
  7. 20Lennard HartjesLM
  8. 8Irakli YegoianRM
  9. 19David GardenF
  10. 30Ágúst ÞorsteinssonLF
  11. 7Aymen SlitiRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Delay in match because of an injury David Garden (Excelsior).
  2. 8' Delay in match because of an injury Caio Henrique (Ajax).
  3. 9' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 9'
  5. 16' Delay in match because of an injury Caio Henrique (Ajax).
  6. 16'
  7. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 17'
  9. 23' Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Caio Henrique because of an injury.
  10. 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.
  11. 35' Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 45'+1' Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 1. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  13. 61' Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
  14. 62' Substitution, Ajax. Tolu Arokodare replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 65' Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
  18. 71' Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  19. 71' Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
  20. 76' Substitution, Ajax. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  21. 77' Substitution, Ajax. Abdellah Ouazane replaces Davy Klaassen.
  22. 85' Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 85' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 85' Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.

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