Ajax 6–2 Excelsior
Ajax
6–2HT 3–1
Excelsior
Ajax played Excelsior in the Eredivisie on 13 April 2019 at Johan Cruijff Arena. The match finished 6–2.
Goals and cards
- 4'Noussair Mazraoui — Yellow card
- 10'K. Huntelaar (assist by D. van de Beek)
- 32'Jeffrey Fortes — Yellow card
- 37'D. Tadić (assist by K. Huntelaar)
- 40'K. Huntelaar (assist by H. Ziyech)
- 42'M. El Hamdaoui (assist by S. Horemans)
- 43'Ryan Koolwijk — Yellow card
- 49'Mounir El Hamdaoui — Yellow card
- 60'D. Tadić
- 65'K. Huntelaar (assist by D. Tadić)
- 75'K. Dolberg (assist by H. Ziyech)
- 84'Jurgen Ekkelenkamp — Yellow card
- 89'Jeffry Fortes (assist by A. Messaoud)
Line-ups
Ajax 4-3-3
- A. Onana
- D. Blind
- N. Tagliafico
- M. de Ligt
- H. Ziyech
- D. van de Beek
- N. Mazraoui
- F. de Jong
- K. Huntelaar
- D. Tadić
- David Neres
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Ekkelenkamp
- K. Dolberg
- J. Veltman
- K. Lamprou
- L. Schöne
- Bruno Varela
- R. Kristensen
- L. Magallán
- Z. Labyad
- D. de Wit
- D. Sinkgraven
- COACHES: E. ten Hag
Excelsior 4-4-2
- A. Damen
- J. Mattheij
- H. Matthys
- S. Horemans
- T. Oude Kotte
- L. Bruins
- R. Koolwijk
- Jeffry Fortes
- J. Schouten
- M. El Hamdaoui
- D. Eckert
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Messaoud
- M. Anderson
- D. Haspolat
- D. Payne
- D. Mahmudov
- E. Ómarsson
- A. Hadouir
- M. de Fockert
- M. Edwards
- T. Ozdemir
- COACHES: R. Moniz
Match statistics
| Ajax | Excelsior | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 22 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 19 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Corners | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 60% | Possession | 40% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 609 | Total passes | 405 |
| 500 | Accurate passes | 299 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 74% |