Sat, 19 Sept 2026, 18:00
Eredivisie
Netherlands
Full Time
Match Timeline
23'
Caio Henrique🔄Substitution 1 → Owen Wijndal
32'
Julian Brandt⚽Normal Goal → Kasper Dolberg
35'
Jan Plug🟨Yellow Card
45+1'
Lennard Hartjes⚽Normal Goal
61'
Viktor Tsygankov🔄Substitution 2 → Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
62'
Kasper Dolberg🔄Substitution 3 → Tolu Arokodare
62'
Aymen sliti⚽Normal Goal → Irakli Yegoian
64'
Tolu Arokodare⚽Normal Goal → Oscar Gloukh
65'
Eric da Silva Moreira🔄Substitution 1 → Kasey Bos
71'
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson🔄Substitution 2 → Ilano Silva Timas
71'
Aymen sliti🔄Substitution 3 → Alireza Jahanbakhsh
76'
Jorthy Mokio🔄Substitution 4 → Sofyan Amrabat
77'
Davy Klaassen🔄Substitution 5 → Abdellah Ouazane
85'
Oscar Gloukh🟨Yellow Card
85'
Irakli Yegoian🟨Yellow Card
85'
David Garden🔄Substitution 4 → Mario Domínguez Franco
Match Statistics
755Passes accurate132
24Shots insidebox4
9Shots outsidebox0
8Blocked Shots1
12Free Kicks5
8Shots on Goal2
17Shots off Goal1
3Offsides0
821Total passes197
33Total Shots4
1Yellow Cards2
9Corner Kicks0
0Goalkeeper Saves6
6Fouls12
0Red Cards0
81Ball Possession19
Starting Lineups
Ajax1:1
Starting XI
1M. ter StegenG
12Caio HenriqueD
8J. BrandtM
10O. GloukhF
15Y. BaasD
24J. MokioM
9K. DolbergF
6T. KehrerD
18D. KlaassenM
11V. TsygankovF
3A. GaaeiD
Excelsior1:1
Starting XI
1S. van GasselG
15S. JanssenD
20L. HartjesM
30Á. ÞorsteinssonF
14J. PlugD
3R. MeissenM
19D. GardenF
4C. WidellD
8I. YegoianM
7A. SlitiF
2Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraD
Head-to-Head
12
Wins
5
Draws
1
Wins
📈 Team Form & Statistics
Record
7 W
2 D
1 L
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7 W
1 D
2 L
Goals Per Game
3.3
Scored
vs
2.8
Scored
1.5
Conceded
vs
1.2
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
20%
Clean Sheets
30%
BTTS
80%
BTTS
70%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:3.2
Away:3.4
Conceded
Home:2.0
Away:1.0
Scored
Home:1.3
Away:3.4
Conceded
Home:1.7
Away:1.0
ELO comparison
Pre-match ratings
 AjaxHome | Rating |  ExcelsiorAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,695.8 | Overall | 1,527.7 |
| 1,702.5 | Match venue | 1,470.2 |
| 1,702.5 | At home | 1,477.4 |
| 1,699.7 | Away | 1,470.2 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,613.7 | Attack | 1,537.2 |
| 1,641.7 | Defence | 1,535.8 |
| 1,618.7 | Home attack | 1,480.5 |
| 1,628.8 | Away attack | 1,536.9 |
| 1,630 | Home defence | 1,539.5 |
| 1,606.6 | Away defence | 1,462 |
| Match profile | ||
| 2,840 | Goal environment | 2,141.7 |
| 2,263.3 | Home goals | 1,770 |
| 2,076.7 | Away goals | 1,871.7 |
| 1,538 | Possession | 1,488.3 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,535.8 | Set-piece attack | 1,491.7 |
| 1,534.4 | Set-piece defence | 1,491.4 |
| 1,560.1 | Close games | 1,496.9 |
| 1,731.4 | Winning margin | 1,548.7 |
Match venue compares Ajax at home with Excelsior away. All ratings are within this league.
Higher goal environment ratings mean higher-scoring games, not necessarily a stronger team. A starting league rating is 1500.