Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, February 1, 2026
Ajax Amsterdam LDWWL 2
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Excelsior WLDDD 2
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AJA202
EXC022
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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
51.8
Possession
48.2
9
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
396
Accurate Passes
356
487
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
69
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
3
Interceptions
14
18
Effective Clearances
17
18
Clearances
17

Head to Head

AJA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

EXC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 3Rick MeissenCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 20Lennard HartjesDM
  5. 12Arthur ZagreLB
  6. 2Ilias BronkhorstRB
  7. 10Noah NaujoksCM-L
  8. 23Irakli YegoianCM-R
  9. 7Emil HanssonLM
  10. 30Sanches FernandesRM
  11. 33Jerolldino BergraafF

Substitutes

  1. 6Adam CarlénSUB
  2. 18Chris-Kevin NadjeSUB
  3. 16Calvin RaatsieSUB
  4. 14Lewis SchoutenSUB
  5. 17Nolan MartensSUB
  6. 26Miliano JonathansSUB
  7. 29Mike van DuinenSUB
  8. 15Simon JanssenSUB
  9. 11Gyan De RegtSUB
  10. 5Stan HendrikxSUB

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Vitezslav JarosG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 24Jorthy MokioLB
  5. 3Anton GaaeiRB
  6. 6Youri RegeerCM
  7. 48Sean SteurLM
  8. 18Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 9Kasper DolbergF
  10. 11Mika GodtsLF
  11. 43Rayane BounidaRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Wout WeghorstSUB
  2. 68Abdellah OuazaneSUB
  3. 12Joeri HeerkensSUB
  4. 23Steven BerghuisSUB
  5. 30Aaron BouwmanSUB
  6. 17Oliver EdvardsenSUB
  7. 57Jinairo JohnsonSUB
  8. 52Paul ReversonSUB
  9. 55Tijn PetersSUB
  10. 41Gerald AldersSUB
  11. 32Takehiro TomiyasuSUB
  12. 2Lucas RosaSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 1. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayane Bounida.
  2. 40' Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 2. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
  3. 62' Substitution, Excelsior. Gyan de Regt replaces Emil Hansson.
  4. 63' Substitution, Excelsior. Miliano Jonathans replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  5. 63' Substitution, Excelsior. Lewis Schouten replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf.
  6. 67' Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  7. 67' Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Rayane Bounida.
  8. 70' Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 74' Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 2. Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
  10. 79' Goal! Excelsior 2, Ajax 2. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Gyan de Regt.
  11. 80' Substitution, Ajax. Jinairo Johnson replaces Sean Steur.
  12. 80' Substitution, Ajax. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  13. 89' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Lennard Hartjes.

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