Excelsior 1–7 Ajax
Excelsior
1–7HT 0–2
Ajax
Excelsior played Ajax in the Eredivisie on 11 November 2018 at Stadion Woudestein. The match finished 1–7.
Goals and cards
- 25'Jeffrey Fortes — Yellow card
- 25'Haspolat Dogucan — Yellow card
- 31'D. van de Beek (assist by D. Tadić)
- 43'Herve Matthys — Yellow card
- 44'L. Schöne
- 48'D. van de Beek (assist by R. Kristensen)
- 52'A. Messaoud (assist by E. Ómarsson)
- 58'K. Dolberg (assist by D. van de Beek)
- 71'J. Schouten (OG)
- 79'H. Ziyech (assist by N. Tagliafico)
- 87'David Neres (assist by H. Ziyech)
Line-ups
Excelsior 4-3-2-1
- S. Stevens
- L. Burnet
- J. Mattheij
- H. Matthys
- L. Bruins
- R. Koolwijk
- Jeffry Fortes
- A. Messaoud
- J. Schouten
- D. Haspolat
- E. Ómarsson
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Anderson
- R. van der Meer
- D. Mahmudov
- M. El Hamdaoui
- A. Damen
- S. Horemans
- T. Oude Kotte
- A. Hadouir
- J. Caenepeel
- M. Edwards
- M. de Fockert
- COACHES: A. Poldervaart
Ajax 4-3-3
- A. Onana
- D. Blind
- N. Tagliafico
- M. de Ligt
- L. Schöne
- H. Ziyech
- D. van de Beek
- N. Mazraoui
- F. de Jong
- D. Tadić
- K. Dolberg
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Kristensen
- David Neres
- K. Huntelaar
- M. Wöber
- K. Lamprou
- D. de Wit
- J. Ekkelenkamp
- COACHES: E. ten Hag
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Ajax | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 12 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 8 |
| 13 | Total shots | 29 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 9 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 22 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 5 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Corners | 15 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 337 | Total passes | 561 |
| 266 | Accurate passes | 482 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 86% |