Eredivisie · Matchday 7
Ajax v Excelsior
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Ajax 44%Draw 19%Excelsior 36%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
AjaxExcelsior
81Possession19
33Shots4
8Shots on target2
17Shots off target1
8Blocked shots1
24Shots inside box4
9Shots outside box0
9Corners0
3Offsides0
6Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Saves6
821Passes197
755Accurate passes132
Match events
- 23′Caio Henrique → Owen Wijndal
- 32′Julian Brandt (assist Kasper Dolberg)
- 35′Jan Plug
- 45′Lennard Hartjes
- 61′Viktor Tsygankov → Oliver Edvardsen
- 62′Kasper Dolberg → Tolu Arokodare
- 62′Aymen Sliti (assist Irakli Yegoian)
- 64′Tolu Arokodare (assist Oscar Gloukh)
- 65′Eric da Silva Moreira ← Kasey Bos
- 71′Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson ← Ilano Silva Timas
- 71′Aymen Sliti ← Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 76′Jorthy Mokio → Sofyan Amrabat
- 77′Davy Klaassen → Abdellah Ouazane
- 85′Oscar Gloukh
- 85′Irakli Yegoian
- 85′David Garden ← Mario Domínguez
Ajax · Excelsior
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Ajax16.3Stegen
186.5↓77'Klaassen
66.5Kehrer
87.5Brandt
116.5↓61'Tsygankov
97.3↓62'Dolberg
126.5↓23'Henrique
156.5Baas
107.0Gloukh
36.5Gaaei
246.5↓76'Mokio
Excelsior156.5Janssen
16.3Gassel
46.5Widell
207.5Hartjes
36.5Meissen
146.2Plug
26.5↓65'Moreira
87.0Yegoian
196.5↓85'Garden
77.5↓71'Sliti
306.5↓71'Þorsteinsson
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Ajax
- 1Marc-André ter Stegen6.3
- 18Davy Klaassen6.5
- 6Thilo Kehrer6.5
- 8Julian Brandt7.5
- 11Viktor Tsygankov6.5
- 9Kasper Dolberg7.3
- 12Caio Henrique6.5
- 15Youri Baas6.5
- 10Oscar Gloukh7.0
- 3Anton Gaaei6.5
- 24Jorthy Mokio6.5
Excelsior
- 15Simon Janssen6.5
- 1Stijn van Gassel6.3
- 4Casper Widell6.5
- 20Lennard Hartjes7.5
- 3Rick Meissen6.5
- 14Jan Plug6.2
- 2Eric da Silva Moreira6.5
- 8Irakli Yegoian7.0
- 19David Garden6.5
- 7Aymen Sliti7.5
- 30Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson6.5
AjaxTale of the tapeExcelsior
4-4-2Formation3-3-4
18 ptsTable11 pts
+15Goal difference-2
WWLWDFormLDWWL
0Head-to-head wins1
44%Win chance36%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Ajax 0W1D1W Excelsior
Goals 3–4
- 2026-02-01Excelsior2–2Ajax
- 2025-11-22Ajax1–2Excelsior
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Ajax
WWLWD- vsWillem II5-1
- @Fortuna Sittard5-1
- vsPSV Eindhoven1-3
- @Telstar4-0
- vsHeerenveen2-2
Excelsior
LDWWL- vsUtrecht1-2
- @NEC Nijmegen2-2
- @Willem II3-0
- vsSparta Rotterdam2-1
- vsPSV Eindhoven1-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
