Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, November 22, 2025
Excelsior LLDLL 2
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Ajax Amsterdam LWDLL 1
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Team Stats

13
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
2
35.7
Possession
64.3
8
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
285
Accurate Passes
555
360
Passes
631
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
38
0.1
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
51
47
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
11
40
Effective Clearances
17
40
Clearances
17

Head to Head

AJA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Remko PasveerG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 41Gerald AldersLB
  5. 3Anton GaaeiRB
  6. 10Oscar GloukhAM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 6Youri RegeerRM
  9. 25Wout WeghorstF
  10. 11Mika GodtsAM-L
  11. 17Oliver EdvardsenAM-R

EXC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 3Rick MeissenCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 17Nolan MartensLB
  5. 2Ilias BronkhorstRB
  6. 10Noah NaujoksAM
  7. 20Lennard HartjesLM
  8. 23Irakli YegoianRM
  9. 33Jerolldino BergraafF
  10. 11Gyan De RegtAM-L
  11. 30Sanches FernandesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Wout Weghorst (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Goal! Ajax 0, Excelsior 1. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rick Meissen.
  4. 46' Goal! Ajax 0, Excelsior 2. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 52' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lennard Hartjes because of an injury.
  6. 57' Josip Sutalo (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Anton Gaaei because of an injury.
  8. 59' Goal! Ajax 1, Excelsior 2. Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  9. 66' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf.
  10. 66' Substitution, Excelsior. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  11. 76' Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Gerald Alders.
  12. 76' Substitution, Ajax. Raúl Moro replaces Oliver Edvardsen.
  13. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Nolan Martens because of an injury.
  14. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Lewis Schouten replaces Casper Widell because of an injury.
  15. 84' Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Josip Sutalo.

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