Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, August 19, 2023
Ajax Amsterdam WLLWL 2
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Excelsior LDWLW 2
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AJA112
EXC112
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Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
5
68.4
Possession
31.6
15
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
532
Accurate Passes
180
628
Passes
280
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
7
23
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
72
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
18
15
Effective Clearances
23
15
Clearances
23

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 34Serano SeymorCD-L
  3. 5Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 12Arthur ZagreLB
  5. 2Siebe HoremansRB
  6. 4Redouan El YaakoubiCM
  7. 33Julian BaasLM
  8. 15Noah NaujoksRM
  9. 19Nikolas AgrafiotisF
  10. 7Lazaros LamprouLF
  11. 14Couhaib DriouechRF

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Jay GorterG
  2. 4Jorrel HatoCD-L
  3. 18Jakov MedicCD-R
  4. 17Anass Salah-EddineLB
  5. 2Devyne RenschRB
  6. 20Mohammed KudusAM
  7. 21Branco van den BoomenLM
  8. 33Benjamin TahirovicRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 7Steven BergwijnAM-L
  11. 11Carlos ForbsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 1. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Forbs.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 1. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
  4. 48' Goal! Excelsior 2, Ajax 1. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou.
  5. 59' Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Branco van den Boomen.
  6. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Carlos Forbs.
  7. 60' Substitution, Excelsior. Mimeirhel Benita replaces Serano Seymor.
  8. 60' Substitution, Excelsior. Richie Omorowa replaces Nikolas Agrafiotis.
  9. 72' Goal! Excelsior 2, Ajax 2. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  10. 74' Substitution, Excelsior. Sven Nieuwpoort replaces Siebe Horemans.
  11. 74' Substitution, Excelsior. Derensili Sanches Fernandes replaces Couhaib Driouech because of an injury.
  12. 86' Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Noah Naujoks.
  13. 90' Substitution, Ajax. Kristian Hlynsson replaces Jakov Medic.

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