Ajax 2–2 Excelsior
Ajax
2–2HT 1–1
Excelsior
Ajax played Excelsior in the Eredivisie on 19 September 2026 at Johan Cruijff Arena. The match finished 2–2.
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Goals and cards
- 32'Julian Brandt (assist by Kasper Dolberg)
- 35'Jan Plug — Yellow card
- 45+1'Lennard Hartjes
- 62'Aymen sliti (assist by Irakli Yegoian)
- 64'Tolu Arokodare (assist by Oscar Gloukh)
- 85'Oscar Gloukh — Yellow card
- 85'Irakli Yegoian — Yellow card
Line-ups
Ajax 4-3-3
- M. ter Stegen
- A. Gaaei
- T. Kehrer
- Y. Baas
- Caio Henrique
- D. Klaassen
- J. Mokio
- J. Brandt
- V. Tsygankov
- K. Dolberg
- O. Gloukh
- SUBSTITUTES
- Lucas Rosa
- S. Amrabat
- T. Arokodare
- Rayane Bounida
- O. Edvardsen
- D. Janse
- A. Ouazane
- M. Paes
- Marcos Leonardo
- C. Setford
- Jofre Torrents
- O. Wijndal
- COACHES: Míchel
Excelsior 4-3-3
- S. van Gassel
- Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
- C. Widell
- J. Plug
- S. Janssen
- I. Yegoian
- R. Meissen
- L. Hartjes
- A. Sliti
- D. Garden
- Á. Þorsteinsson
- SUBSTITUTES
- Celton Biai
- K. Bos
- Giulliano Cairo
- Mario Domínguez
- N. Groen
- A. Jahanbakhsh
- I. Silva Timas
- V. Sulzbacher
- O. Turay
- D. van Vianen
- COACHES: R. den Uil
Match statistics
| Ajax | Excelsior | |
|---|---|---|
| 755 | Accurate passes | 132 |
| 24 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 9 | Shots outside box | 0 |
| 9 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 5 |
| 8 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 16 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 820 | Total passes | 197 |
| 33 | Total shots | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 9 | Corners | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 81% | Possession | 19% |