Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, January 29, 2023
Ajax Amsterdam DWDDD 4
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Excelsior WLLWL 1
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AJA224
EXC101
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Team Stats

5
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
5
79.4
Possession
20.6
19
SHOTS
12
9
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
789
Accurate Passes
137
879
Passes
214
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
63
29
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
15
11
Effective Clearances
13
11
Clearances
13

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

EXC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 17Maxime AwoudjaCD
  3. 4Redouan El YaakoubiCD-L
  4. 16Sven NieuwpoortCD-R
  5. 28Nathan Tjoe-A-OnLB
  6. 2Siebe HoremansRB
  7. 23Peer KoopmeinersCM-L
  8. 8Kenzo GoudmijnCM-R
  9. 22Lazaros LamprouLM
  10. 14Couhaib DriouechRM
  11. 10Marouan AzarkanF

Substitutes

  1. 18Norbert AlblasSUB
  2. 24Nathangelo MarkeloSUB
  3. 7Nikolas AgrafiotisSUB
  4. 29Mike van DuinenSUB
  5. 6Joshua EijgenraamSUB
  6. 5Adrian FeinSUB
  7. 34Serano SeymorSUB
  8. 9Reda KharchouchSUB
  9. 38Pascal KuiperSUB

AJA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 12Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 4Edson ÁlvarezCD-L
  3. 2Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 8Kenneth TaylorDM
  5. 5Owen WijndalLB
  6. 15Devyne RenschRB
  7. 23Steven BerghuisCM-L
  8. 6Davy KlaassenCM-R
  9. 7Steven BergwijnLM
  10. 20Mohammed KudusRM
  11. 10Dusan TadicF

Substitutes

  1. 22Remko PasveerSUB
  2. 3Calvin BasseySUB
  3. 9Brian BrobbeySUB
  4. 1Maarten StekelenburgSUB
  5. 28Kian Fitz-JimSUB
  6. 19Jorge SánchezSUB
  7. 26Youri RegeerSUB
  8. 18Lorenzo LuccaSUB
  9. 43Olivier AertssenSUB
  10. 35Francisco ConceiçãoSUB
  11. 58Victor JensenSUB
  12. 57Jorrel HatoSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 1. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 36' Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 1. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech with a cross following a corner.
  3. 45' Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 2. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 58' Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 3. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  7. 62' Substitution, Ajax. Francisco Conceição replaces Davy Klaassen.
  8. 74' Substitution, Excelsior. Nathangelo Markelo replaces Siebe Horemans.
  9. 74' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Lazaros Lamprou.
  10. 79' Substitution, Ajax. Calvin Bassey replaces Steven Berghuis.
  11. 83' Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 4. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
  12. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Reda Kharchouch replaces Marouan Azarkan.

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